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Facade of historical Green Tile or Lüwa Building, only one in Shanghai with palace-like and neoclassical architecture style built in 1933, in Shanghai University of Sport, Yangpu, Shanghai, China.

Seoul, Korea - September 14, 2012: Tourists visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, Ancient Korean palace.This is South Korea's National treasure. The picture of the gates of the palace, Gyongbokkung Entrance.To travel to Seoul will visit here.

the Forbidden City stands as a testament to over six centuries of imperial grandeur. Once the exclusive domain of emperors and their households, this majestic palace complex is now known as the Palace Museum, a place where the past meets the present.

Traditional ancient buildings in Beijing

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

$China,Henan province,Luoyang city.\nLuoyang is one of the famous ancient capitals in our country, and has the bright characteristic and the typical image among cities of China, even in the world.\nLuoyang once there are a lot of old buildings,However,many do not exist already.\nThe reproduction of ancient building as a new architecture form combines modern building technology with ancient building art. It establishes a new path for rebuilding and restoring ancient building.\nArchaizing buildings are constructed widely nowadays, because it could not only keep the traditional architectural style, but also get some social, cultural and economic benefits.\nThese are imitated Chinese tang dynasty architecture.\nEvery night, it attracts many tourists from all over the world.$

Scenery of Caotang Temple in Xi'an, China

Shenyang, Liaoning, China- March 3, 2012: The Mukden Palace, also called Shenyang Imperial Palace is the only existing royal palace in China outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is one twelfth the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Here is the Chongzheng Dian (Taiji Dian) in Shenyang Imperial Palace.

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

Maitreya Lamasery, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

Taipei, Taiwan - May 26, 2016: National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. It has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest of its type in the world.

The Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years.

Ancient architecture landscape in Shanxi, China

Beijing, China- November 7, 2020: The Tiananmen Square is the geographic center of Beijing and the heart of China. Here is the Tiananmen Gatetower.

Hall of Worship of Ancestors in Chinese Palace

Beijing Tiananmen Gate at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Yuchi Jingde Temple, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China

Beijing Forbidden City in the snow black and white picture

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The entrance to the Forbidden City with a sign saying 'Meridian Gate'. View from outside the Forbidden City.

Beijing, China - October 6, 2020: Chinese classical architectural landscape in Beijing Summer Palace

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China- October 16, 2022: Other than Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an, there many small but with long history cities or towns. Zhengding, a county under Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is a remarkable ancient city with over 3000 years long history. Here is a pavillion in Zhaoyun Temple.

$The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC, simplified Chinese: 中国美术馆; traditional Chinese: 中國美術館; pinyin: Zhōngguó měishùguǎn) is located at 1 Wusi Ave, Dongcheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is one of the largest art museums in China, and is funded by the Ministry of Culture.[3] The construction of the museum started in 1958, and concluded in 1962. It has a total land area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft). The museum was renovated between May 2004 and January 2005, and has been given an additional area of 5,375 square metres (57,860 sq ft).\nCollection\nIts permanent collection includes both ancient and contemporary Chinese artworks as well as notable Western artworks. Although the museum contains collection of imperial Chinese art, its main mission is to serve as a national level art museum dedicated to displaying, collecting and researching the modern and contemporary artistic works of China. It has a main building of four stories, the first three being display areas. There are 21 exhibition halls at the museum.$

Chengkan Ancient Village, She County, Anhui, China

The enchanting Forbidden City in Beijing in the early morning sunlight.

Forbidden City, Beijing, China. A traditional gate inside the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City has traditional Chinese architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Seoul Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Korea

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