history of the forbidden city beijing china

As part of the China series, your host, Dawn, brings you inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Dawn explains the city with historical facts. The Forbidden City is the world’s largest surviving palace that once ruled by the Ming Dynasty...


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The Forbidden City,Beijing


The Forbidden City, Beijing,


The Forbidden City - Palace


Introduction to the Forbidden


Introduction to the Forbidden

The Forbidden City "What's in a name?" I figured since I am visiting some of Beijing's most historical attractions, I should get an idea of what I am seeing. I thought it would be good to research a little about China's history...
Beijing: The Heart of China: The Forbidden City "What's in a name?"

You are here: Home » Inside the Forbidden City, Beijing. February 20, 2012 | 19 Comments... Today the palace still stands at the very heart of Beijing; it's a vast complex of some 980 buildings housing more than 8600 rooms, or 9999 – and a half – if you count with the Chinese unit of jian. It was believed that Heaven had... In 1925 the Forbidden City became the Palace Museum, and for the first time in its history, the doors were opened to the very people it had tried so long to keep out.
history of the forbidden city beijing china