Sunday, April 20, 2008

Forbidden City

We then joined the large crowd and entered the main palace of the Imperial family that consists of a series of pagodas, courtyards and residences. It is the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. This area was home to the Ming and Qing Dynasties for 500 years. The main residence includes 9999 rooms that served as a different bedroom for each night of the first 27 years of the ruling Emperor.


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