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Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province - Aerial photography of West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda and city skyline

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

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

Snow scene in Deyu Ancient Town, Zanhuang County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China

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

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. 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.

A view on a big square inside a building complex of Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The buildings have very richly decorated rooftops, with elements of gold. Thera are lots of people on the square.

HIgh angle view of The Forbidden City, Beijing.

Seoul Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Korea

Hall of Supreme Harmony in Forbidden City

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.

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.

Huangji hall in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

his palace complex close to the West Heavenly Gate was used by the emperor for three days prior to conducting the winter solstice ceremony at the Round Altar. Purification was achieved by abstaining from meat, alcohol and sex.

Maitreya Lamasery, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

The eaves of the imperial building of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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Hall of Worship of Ancestors in Chinese Palace

$Bussiere Garden is located at the eastern foot of Balcony Mountain and north of Dajue Temple, Sujiatuo Town, Haidian District, Beijing. It is a villa built by Bussiere, a French doctor from Union Hospital, during the Republic of China. Bussiere (1872-1958), the owner of Beijia Garden, came to Beijing in 1913 and practiced medicine and lived in China for 41 years. His French name is Jean Jérome Augustin Bussière, and there is a Chinese name stamp with \$

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.

The Summer Palace in Peking used to be a royal garden in Qing Dynasty. Now it is a park open to the public.

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