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Or called "Purple Gold Palace", it is the best-kept and largest imperial dwelling in China. The Forbidden City stands in the center of Beijing. It is protected by high walls and a moat on all four sides and consists of dozens of halls and courtyards. The emperors of two dynasties, 24 emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, lived here with their families and hundreds of court ladies and palace eunuchs. From their throne in the Forbidden City they governed the country by holding court meetings with their ministers, issuing imperial orders and initiating military expediti...Read More