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Forbidden City, Beijing
China's Forbidden city ( the Imperial Palace) is the most visited tourist
attraction in Beijing. Forbidden City served as the palace for the Emperor
of China for many centuries. This place got its name because ordinal people
were forbidden to to enter into it. Forbidden city is located by
the middle of the Beijing, north to Tienanmen Square.
The history of Forbidden city starts somewhere around
Yuan Dynasty in the period of 1271 - 1368. Some expansion to this
happen during the emperor Yongle is time in early 1400s. There are 980
surviving buildings and more than 7000 bays of rooms are there. There
is a tall red wall around this palace, encasing it from the rest of the world.
Recently the Forbidden City is named as a UNESCO heritage site and to its
considers as the largest surviving palace in the world.
Today this place is visited by thousands of tourist in every year.
Directions for Forbidden City:
Location: Address: Dongcheng District
Contact Phone: (010) 65132255
Subway : Tian An Men East Station, Subway Line 2
Bus Routes: 101, 103, 109, 124, 202, 211, 685, 810, 814, 846
Chinese Name: Gu Gong
Forbidden City Hours: Open daily, 8:30am to 4:30pm ( closing time may extend
depending on the season)
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