Forbidden City
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City ( Chinese : GùGōng or Gugong museum, also known as the Palace Museum ) is the imperial palace of the Chinese Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.
Forbidden City Name
The common English name "Forbidden City", a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese...
Forbidden City Travel Tips
Posted under Forbidden City on Saturday, 1 January 2011 by Travel Beijing
Forbidden City is a must when traveling to Beijing. The visit of the Forbidden City (The Palace Museum) is without doubt one of the highlights of your trip to Beijing. Before the start of your visit, it is very helpful for some basic travel tips for visiting the Forbidden City to take effect. To...
Forbidden City Sightseeing
Forbidden City Tour
Forbidden City Address: Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, No. 4,
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Getting Forbidden City: 1,2,4,5,10,20,52,57,22,54,120,802, special one way or the Tiananmen Square, Zhongshan Park Station, subway, ...
Virtual Forbidden City
Posted under Forbidden City on Saturday, 6 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
As you know, the Forbidden City has 9999 buildings, it is just easy to be lost if they are familiar with the Forbidden City architectural structure, but it is certainly symmetrical. Now I want a virtual tour of the mysterious Forbidden City. Follow me and you will not get lost!
Now you start...
Forbidden City History
Posted under Forbidden City on Friday, 5 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
The history of the Forbidden City covers six centuries. At the heart of Beijing, China, the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.
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The construction of the Forbidden City:
Qing Dynasty Forbidden...
Meridian Gate – Forbidden City
Posted under Forbidden City on Thursday, 4 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Forbidden City Meridian Gate or Wumen in Chinese, is the southern entrance to the Forbidden City. Chinese emperors thought they were the son of heaven, and therefore live in the center of the universe. They believed that the meridian crossed the Forbidden City, so that the door has been named...
Hall of Literary Glory – Forbidden City
Posted under Forbidden City on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Hall of Literary Glory Chinese name: Wenhuadian
East of the Gate Unified Harmony (Xiehemen), the court outside the Forbidden City is the Hall of Literary Glory. The building is 工-shaped structure with a passage between the front and back rooms. The entrance hall is the Hall of Literary...
Hall of Martial Valor – Forbidden City
Posted under Forbidden City on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Hall of Martial Valor Chinese call it Wuyingdian.
On the west side of the Gate of Harmony wealthy (Xihemen), western courtyard of the Forbidden City is the Hall of Martial Valor (Wuyingdian). The building is 工-shaped structure with a hall connecting the main hall and back room. The Hall of...
