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The Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is a monumental gate in the centre of Beijing, widely used as a national symbol of China. First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located

View of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House from the building's observation deck

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

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

Hall of Supreme Harmony in Forbidden City

The Blue House, the former residence of the South Korean president and now a museum, is seen amid traditional-style roofs of buildings in Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Five storied stone pagoda of Jeongnimsa Temple site in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, Korea

Seoul Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Korea

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

Juyongguan Great Wall is one of the three most famous passes along the Great Wall of China, together with Jiayuguan and Shanhaiguan. 37 miles (60 km) from downtown Beijing, Juyong Pass was a solid stronghold encircling a valley, which was the northern direct access to Beijing in ancient times.

Pingyao, Shanxi, China- April 7, 2012: The Ancient City of Ping Yao is a well-preserved ancient county-level city in China. It is located in Ping Yao County, central Shanxi Province. The Ancient City of Ping Yao well retains the historic form of the county-level cities of the Han people in Central China from the 14th to 20th century. The Pingyao County Government office, also named Yamen in Chinese, is an ideal place for a culture discovery to check out what an ancient Chinese local government looks like. Here is the Qinmin Hall, the main hall of the Yamen.

Tian 'anmen and Huabiao in Beijing, ChinaQianmen Gate on Tiananmen Square and the entrance to the Palace Museum in Beijing (Gugun).Inscription-Long live the People's Republic of China! Long live the solidarity of the peoples of the world! Tiananmen square in Beijing, China

$October 25, 2020 in Busan, South Korea:\nBuilding and yard of the famous Beomeosa Temple in Busan, South Korea.$

Rainy morning at Corner Tower or the Turret of The Forbidden City is famous for its unique shape and its beautiful style. The Corner Towers are located in the four corners of the Forbidden City. It was first built in 1420 (Yongle 18, Ming Dynasty) and was rebuilt and renovated in Qing Dynasty.

Lijiang, China - April 23, 2014: People visit Mu Residence in the Old Town of Lijiang. The residence reflects the architectural style of China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Scenery of Caotang Temple in Xi'an, China

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.

Kyoto, Japan - October 23 2014: Nijo Castle is a flatland castle, one of the seventeen assets of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site

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Maitreya Lamasery, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

White marble railing in the park, Beijing

Building protecting the Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.

Pyongyang, North-Korea - May 1, 2019: The central square of Kim Il Sung. Great People's Study House with of portraits of two presidents DPRK on background

Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China- March 4, 2023: Zhenjiang is a city close to Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Privince. Zhenjiang is famous for its local products- black vinegar and was the former capital of Jiangsu province. There is a AAAAA level scenic point : Jinshan Temple. It is an important Buddhist temple of more than 1600 years old. Here is the temple and the tower.

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