The Forbidden City, located in Beijing, the capital of China, was built in the fourth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, mainly based on the then Nanjing Forbidden City, and was not completed until the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420). The Forbidden City is a rectangular city with a length of 96 1 m from north to south and a width of 753 meters from east to west. There are also the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, the Hall of Baohe and the Forbidden City, which are the most complete and largest ancient wooden structures in the world. So what is the historical value of the Forbidden City?

1. Historical value of ancient buildings-The Forbidden City is the most intact wooden structure in the world, with symmetrical left and right sides, large scale and strict and neat planning. In addition, the building was built according to the architectural style of China, and absorbed many architectural types of China, which has very good historical value for studying the types and construction techniques of ancient buildings in China.

2. Historical value of cultural relics-The Forbidden City has 1052653 rare treasures, including paintings, Wan Wen, toys and other historical relics. Through the analysis of these cultural relics, we can understand the ancient cultural civilization and daily life, which is of great help to the study of the ancient history of China.

The Forbidden City has many historical values. Architecture can not only study the architectural technology in ancient history, but also study people's living habits in ancient history and historical events in China through cultural relics. It provides more valuable significance for human beings to understand the history of China.