The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of about 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about10.5 million square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9000 houses.
The architecture of the Forbidden City in Beijing is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, which are collectively called the three halls, and are the places where the country holds ceremonies. The left and right wings of the three main halls are supplemented by two groups of buildings: Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall. The center of the Forbidden City is Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live.
Followed by the imperial garden. On both sides of the last three palaces, there are six palaces in the east and west, which are places where empresses live and rest. On the east side of the East Sixth Palace are Buddhist buildings such as the Heavenly Palace, and on the west side of the West Sixth Palace are Buddhist buildings such as the Zhongzheng Hall. In addition to the outer court and the inner court, there are two buildings: Waidong Road and Waixi Road.
Traffic information of Beijing Forbidden City
1, public transportation
Take buses 1, 2, 52, 59, 82, 99, 120 and 126 in Beijing, and take sightseeing buses 1, 17, 1, 2 and 2. Or, take the 1 bus, No.5, No.52, No.99, Sightseeing 1 bus, Night 1 bus and No.2 bus and get off at Tiananmen West, then walk about 1000 meters and enter from the meridian gate.
2. Subway
Take the subway 1 line and get off at Tiananmen East Station. Walk about 900 meters and enter the Forbidden City from the noon gate.