Geographical location:
The Forbidden City, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is located in the center of Beijing. It is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It ranks with Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, Kremlin in Russia and White House in the United States, making it the "five largest palaces in the world".
Reason for selection:
The Forbidden City is the imperial capital of Ming and Qing Dynasties, an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture, and the largest and most well-preserved ancient wooden structure complex in the world. In the past, it was a royal palace with many halls, pavilions and heavily guarded forbidden areas. It has been lifted now. Who doesn't want to go into the deep palace and have a look at what is known as "the largest palace in the East"? Who doesn't want to know the places where emperors lived and studied in history?
Ruling the world is the supreme power. People revere it, envy it, love it, admire it and fear it. However, magnifying the mottled history, perhaps at an unknown moment, a dead leaf in the details suddenly shook off, and an inexplicable feeling came to mind.
In addition to the faint sadness, there is also a shutter to the past. The past is gone, and now there is only a city built with red walls, which is in people's memory.
This is the most magnificent palace complex in the world, with a length of 96 1 m from north to south and a width of 753 m from east to west, with a construction area of only 1.55 million square meters. There are more than 90 courtyards and 980 houses. First-class wood, glazed tile roof, green white stone pedestal and various splendid color paintings complement each other, showing the splendor of the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City is very big. At the beginning of tourism, its scale often exceeds people's imagination. Wumen Gate, Donghuamen Gate, Xihuamen Gate and Shenwumen respectively guard the southeast and northwest directions of the Forbidden City. Opposite Shenwumen, Jingshan Park, a park made of earth and stone, stands for eternal evergreen.