China has one of the most beautiful, but formidable palaces in the world. Located in Gu Gong, which is Beijing to the rest of the world, the Forbidden City is found. It is now no longer just a palace, but a beautiful museum. Quite close and to the north of Tiananmen Square, this city is rectangular in shape and is considered to be the world’s largest palace complex with an incredible 9,999 rooms.
Construction of the Forbidden City began in 1407 during the fifth year of the Yongle reign. This was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. While the palace is incredibly large, construction only took about 14 years to complete. However, it should be noted that it required a workforce of one million workers. While much of the construction was hard labor, this city’s beauty was created by an estimated 100K artisans that worked on the project.
Today, this beautiful museum-palace is open to tourists. What was once forbidden to practically all Chinese is now open not only to Chinese citizens, but to foreign tourists as well. A wide variety of tours are available and the ability to see the incredible splendor this palace offers is finally a wonderful reality. To learn more about the Forbidden City, the Smithsonian Magazine has put together an extremely interesting and in-depth article on the subject. Please visit us today by clicking on the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
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