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ancient royal palaces of the Forbidden City in Beijing,China

Entrance to the forbidden city in Beijing, China. Lot's of tourists meeting in front of the temple.

China - East Asia, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Asia, Beijing

Scenery of The Imperial Palace of Shenyang and the city skyline in Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Beijing, Beijing, China - August 8, 2014: The Pagoda of the Summer Palace of Beijing

Wumen (Meridian Gate) of the Forbidden City located in the north and it is the next gate after the Duanmen Gate

Roofs Walls Dragons Imperial Palace Shenyang Liaoning Province China

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

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

Aerial view of Beijing with historical architecture, China.

Chinese style red wall blank backgrounds

The Ancestral Temple（Taimiao）, Beijing, China. Beijing labor people's Cultural Palace. Chinese translation of plaque: the Ancestral Temple（Taimiao）

detail of a roof of a buddhist temple in Shenzhen China

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

Chinese ancient building roof decoration

Gate of Godly Prowess of the Forbidden City Museum in Beijing, China

Roof of a temple in Seoul South Korea - Guardians Sculpture on roof

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

Chinese classical retro building, a close-up of a corner of the turret

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

Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the most famous landmarks of China.

Red Chinese lanterns hanging below pagoda eaves Shanghai

Beijing saw its first round snowfall of this winter season in the last week, leaving residents to wake up a capital blanketed with powdery white snow. The photo was taken last Thursday. Because the Forbidden City is red as whole, it is particularly beautiful when it is covered with snow. Many tourists put on traditional costumes and took photos. The heavy snowfall semmed to travel back a thousand years.

Beijing, China, October 28th 2015. Beijing's Forbidden City, as seen from The Palace Museum, at the North Gate, with Beijing's skyline in the background

Situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Beijing Inner City, the Drum Tower (GuLou in Mandarin) is one of the most prominent ancient buildings in north Beijing. Together with the Bell Tower next to it, they were used to tell people time in old ages.

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