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  2. Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924.

  3. List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing

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    Chinese name Location Designation Image ... Beijing 1-98 Forbidden City: 故宫: Beijing 1-100 Great Wall at Badaling: 万里长城—八达岭: Yanqing ...

  4. Palace of Earthly Tranquility - Wikipedia

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    ᡤᡠᠩ kun ning gung) is the northernmost of the three main halls of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The other two halls are the Palace of Heavenly Purity and Hall of Union. The color red is prominently displayed in the palace as it is the color of love, sex, and reproduction in China.

  5. Palace of Tranquil Longevity - Wikipedia

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    Detail of one of the nine dragons, The Palace of Tranquil Longevity (Chinese: 寧壽宮), literally, "peaceful old age palace", also called the Qianlong Garden, Qianlong Palace, Qianlong District or the Palace of Tranquility and Longevity, is a palace in Beijing, China, located in the northeast corner of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City.

  6. Hall of Supreme Harmony - Wikipedia

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    ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ;Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure deyen) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden ...

  7. History of the Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park. The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, continuing to be home of the last emperor, Puyi, until 1924, since then it has been ...

  8. List of reportedly haunted locations in China - Wikipedia

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    The Forbidden City, located in the heart of Beijing, is a 100-hectare (250-acre) complex of former imperial palaces to which public entrance was forbidden, except for the members of the imperial family and their servants. Due to its very long history, including countless betrayals, executions, and murders, it is said by believers to be haunted.

  9. Murder of Pamela Werner - Wikipedia

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    Chiang had left General Song Zheyuan in charge of Beijing, to do what he could to hold off both the northern warlords who still remained and, increasingly, the Japanese, who were camped within a few miles of the onetime Chinese imperial palace, the Forbidden City, and controlled almost all the routes in and out of the city. [3] Planning to use ...