Established in 1925， the Palace Museum was installed in the imperial palace of two consecutive dynasties - the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) The magnificent architecture， also known as the Forbidden City， and the vast holding of the imperial collections of paintings， calligraphy， ceramics， and decorative objects make it one of the most prestigious museums in China and the world at In 1961 the imperial palace was designated by the State Council as one of China's foremostprotected cultural heritage sites， and in 1987 was made a UNESCO World Heritage Once inside， visitors will see a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of an invisible central The buildings' glowing yellow roofs levitating above vermilion walls is a magnificent The painted ridges and carved beams all contribute to the sumptuous Known as the Outer Court， the southern portion of the Forbidden City centers on three main halls-Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe dian)， Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghe dian)， and Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe dian)with Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence (Tiren ge) and Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness (Hongyi ge) flanking It was here in the Ourter Court that the emperor held court and conducted grand Mirroring this arrangement is the Inner Court comprising the northern portion of the Forbidden CThe Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing gong)， the Hall of Union (Jiaotai dian)， and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility (Kunning gong) straddle the central On the east and west are residences called the Six Eastern Palaces and the Six Western PAn Imperial Garden is laid out at the north
The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing D It is located in the middle of Beijing， C It now houses the Palace MThe complex consists of 800 buildings with 8，886 It covers 720，000 square The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"，[1] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the
The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing D It is located in the middle of Beijing， C It now houses the Palace M The complex consists of 800 buildings with 8，886 It covers 720，000 square The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"，[1] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the
A Visit to the National Palace MuseumRecently I spent over three hours looking， reading and enjoying the exhibits at the National Palace Museum located in the Many local and foreign visitors go there daily to take pictures outside and spend endless hours No cameras are allowed inside， but you can buy you can buy colored slides of the exhibits in the gift shop There is a very large collection of beautiful Also， there is an ancient bronze vessel Some of the exhibits are changed regularly for special collections such as porcelain and silk My attention was mainly in the room with the wall-size slide show describing some archeological discoveries from pre-history Also， the oracle bones’ exhibit was very good; there seemed to be an endless amount of rare， beautiful， interesting， and fascinating
