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2. Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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   The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum.

3. History of the Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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   View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park. The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, continuing to be home of the last emperor, Puyi, until 1924, since then it has been ...

4. Imperial City, Beijing - Wikipedia

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   In 1403, the name of Beiping was changed to Beijing (literally "the Northern Capital"), and in 1406 a plan was drafted to move the capital to Beijing. In 1406, construction of the Forbidden City began, copying the layout of the existing palaces in Nanjing. The new imperial palace was placed in the site of Yuan palace.

5. AP PHOTOS: Beijing's imperial palace bustles with throngs of ...

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   In Beijing's Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China's Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical costumes pose for ...

6. AP PHOTOS: Crowds bundle up to take snowy photos of Beijing's ...

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   Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial ...

7. Palace Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Palace Museum is housed in the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the emperor and his household, and the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.

8. Hall of Supreme Harmony - Wikipedia

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   ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ;Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure deyen) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony . Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden ...

9. Chinese palace - Wikipedia

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   Hall of Supreme Harmony within the Forbidden City of Beijing. A Chinese palace is an imperial complex where the court, civil government, royal garden and defensive ...