The ‘Forbidden City’ is located in the
heart of Beijing and it is the world biggest imperial palace that still exists.
It is built in 1406 and starting from 1421, 24 Chinese emperors of Ming and
Qing dynasty lived in this huge palace in about 500 years until 1924. There are
980 separate buildings, 8707 rooms covering 720000 square meter in total! It is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1987. This place is definitely one of the best at showing how great the
Chinese dynasties are.
The name ‘Forbidden City’ is direct
translation of Zijin Cheng which actually means Purple forbidden palace where
it is the centre of the world, and only allowed to emperors. After 1924 where
it has lost its function as imperial palace, it is opened to crowds as ‘Palace
Museum’.
Information from official Website (Travel China Guide)
We STRONGLY recommend you to bring enough
water to drink when you visit here. As the dimensions and size say, The
Forbidden City makes you extremely tired and you might consider going to gym
when you realize you cannot even wonder around one’s house. It will be good to
free yourself after the visit to the Forbidden City when you plan your trip. Also,
make sure you carry the map with you otherwise you will probably get confused
since some places are very look alike.
IT'S HUGE!
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