Journey to the Forbidden City, Beijing

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The vast majority of first-time visitors to Beijing make the Forbidden City a must-see. Also known as the Forbidden City, the Forbidden City is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the symbol of ancient China. When you are in the imposing and well-organized high walls and deep courtyards, you can really feel its former glory.

The long history of the place has left behind large-scale precious buildings and countless cultural relics, which have also become the main attraction of visiting the Forbidden City today. Tour of the ancient architectural complex of the Forbidden City is a very well-preserved and large-scale wooden structure of ancient architectural complexes in China and even in the world. These splendid buildings can be divided into two major parts: the “outer court” and the “inner court”. To the Qianqing Gate as the boundary, south of the Qianqing Gate for the outer court, is the place where the emperor dealt with political affairs, north of the inner court, lived in the harem concubines, is the emperor's family life.

Walked through the Palace of the Golden Emperor, Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, in the Emperor's Royal Garden to enjoy getting flowers and grass, feel as if traveling to the ancient costume drama.

Appreciate the large number of precious relics in the Forbidden City has a large number of precious relics, according to statistics there are millions of pieces. There are several exhibition halls with different types of cultural relics. Among them, the Museum of Treasures and Clock Museum is very eye-catching, clock museum every day at 11:00 and 14:00 clock demonstration, you can see the Qing dynasty collection of a variety of strange shape of the rare mechanical clocks and watches, must make your eyes wide open.

Tour Route
The Forbidden City covers a wide area, with more than 70 palaces of various sizes and many routes to visit. If you want to take a good look around, you need to arrange a day's time. If you just take a look at the main palace, you can finish it in two hours.