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

Beijing, China: Great Hall of the People façade with Chinese coat of arms, seen behind the Monument to the People's Heroes. One of the most symbolic buildings in Beijing. The neoclassical-style building designed by Zhang Bo is located on the west side of Tiananmen Square and serves the Chinese leadership as a place to receive state guests and as a venue for national celebrations and as the meeting place of the Chinese parliament (National People's Congress).

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

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.

Roofs Walls Dragons Imperial Palace Shenyang Liaoning Province China

Beijing Tiananmen Gate at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Ticket office at the Meridian Gate in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Outside of Forbidden city during and a bit after sunrise. Mostly Forbidden city is surrounded by moat and each corner is ancient watch tower.

Hall of Supreme Harmony in Forbidden City

Beijing, China - December 16, 2019. A wide-angle view of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, showing ongoing restoration work on the central walkway leading up to the iconic gate. The setup includes protective coverings and equipment, with the portrait of Mao Zedong overlooking the scene. Patriotic banners flank the entrance, emphasizing the importance of this historic and politically significant location.

Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

China Beijing Tiananmen gate entrance to Forbidden city

A low-angle view of an ancient temple in China on a sunny day

The Forbidden City Sunset in Beijing, China

Historical buildings in Beihai Park, Beijing, China. It is a traditional Chinese royal Buddhist building. It is surrounded by archways and the main hall in the middle.

Palace Museum, Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Beijing,China - September 14, 2015: Tiananmen square near Forbidden City SEPTEMBER 14,2015 in Being,China

Shenyang, Liaoning, China- March 3, 2012: Zhaoling Tomb, also called North Tomb due to its location in the north of Shenyang, is the tomb of Hongtaiji (the Second Emperor in Qing Dynasty) and his wife. As one of tourist attractions and historic sites in Shenyang, Zhaoling Tomb is the essence of China's ancient architectures, and also the representative of cultural communication between Manchus and Han nationalities.

Seoul Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Korea

Beijing,China - March 29 ,2011 : View of Forbidden city look from Jinshan Park in Beijing,China.The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

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

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