The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City was the imperial residence and center of the kingdom during the reign of 24 emperors of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty. It is also now the largest and the best preserved ancient architecture in China. The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, and it is a rectangular architectural shape. It can be describe from outside to inside and from south to north. The south of the Forbidden City is …

…Hall of Union and Peace, the Hall of Earthly peace and the Imperial Gardens from south to north. And that all these buildings within the Forbidden City are located in the same straight line that is called the Meridian Line. It also connects with the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Divine Military Genius. According to the description, the Forbidden City is not only a Chinese ancient architecture but also shows Chinese ancient architectural style.