What is the Forbidden City?

Answer 1

The Forbidden City was the seat of the Emporer of China, in Beijing, from 1420 to 1912. Nowadays, the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum is open to tourists from home and abroad. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders, the grand and deluxe halls, with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy 'modern civilians.' Until 1924 when the last emperor in China was driven out of the Inner Court, 14 emperors of the Ming dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing dynasty had reigned here. About 500 years being the Forbidden City, it houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities. It is now listed by the UN as World Cultural Heritage in 1987 and is the hottest tourist magnets. 1. The Forbidden City is also called the Imperial Palace in English, but it is most commonly known in Chinese as Gugong (means the "Former Palace"). Designated by the Chinese government as one of the country's foremost protected historical sites in 1961, it was officially renamed the "Palace Museum" (the name used by the R.O.C in 1924).

Answer 2

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace (Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty).
It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and is now the Palace Museum.