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China
From the Tiananmen Gate you can walk towards the Forbidden City (the biggest Imperial Palace in world). There are 9999.5 rooms inside, and with over 600 years history. There were total 24 Chinese emperors who lived and ruled the country in this place from Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty). It's worth to spend a couple of hours to visit the highlight of the Forbidden City.
Contents
5 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1The Palace Museum
Welcome to the Palace Museum, known to the world for half a millennium as the Forbidden City. You are standing at the absolute center of the world, according to ancient Chinese cosmology. …
Listen in the app2The 300-Ton Stone Slab — A Frozen Miracle
As we move toward the rear of the Three Great Halls, stop and look at the massive stone ramp located behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony. This is the Large Stone Carving, a single block of marble sixteen meters long and…
Listen in the app3The Inner Court — Secrets Behind the Curtain
Crossing the Gate of Heavenly Purity, we enter the Inner Court, the domestic heart of the empire where the emperor lived with his family and a vast entourage of eunuchs and concubines. This was a woman’s realm, and no man except…
Listen in the app4Palace of Earthly Tranquility — Imperial Weddings
The Coon-ning Palace, or Palace of Earthly Tranquility, served as the residence for the empress and was the traditional site for the imperial wedding night. The most poignant story of this room belongs to Poo-yee, the last…
Listen in the app5Closing
Our journey concludes at the Shen-woo-men, or Gate of Divine Prowess, the northern exit of the palace. As you step out, you leave behind the silent world of the Son of Heaven and re-enter the modern bustle of Beijing. …
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What is The Palace Museum?
The Palace Museum is a place in China with 5 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | China |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 5 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 39.9163, 116.3972 |
| Last updated |
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