Imperial Wonder |
| Location: The Forbidden City, Beijing, China |
After seeking wonder of eternal love,
now I bring you to the imperial palace (The Forbidden City). Beijing is
definitely one of the most visited cities in the world. Beijing is
a city for all seasons and one does can always find something no matter what
time we are in Beijing and whatever our interests are. There are actually
hundreds of tourist scenic spots and historical sites in Beijing and one of it
is the Forbidden City.
Forbidden
City is the largest and best preserved palace in the world. Situated at the
city center and called Gu Gong in Chinese. It was first built throughout 14
years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). A
total of 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived here over a period of
about five hundred years. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the
Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the
emperor, hence the name called Forbidden City.
In
thus grand palace complex, the high walls, heavy doors, and thick windows cut
off the imperial family from the ordinary people, and kept imperial secrets
closely guarded. Each door has a total of 81 knobs arranged in nine horizontal rows
and nine vertical rows. The number nine – the biggest single odd number – is
regarded in ancient Chinese philosophy as the maximum yang number representing
the masculine or positive principle in nature, and since it is believes to be
supreme it is therefore reserved for emperors only.
Yellow color can be seen widely in this Palace as it shows or reflects the color of dynasty or royals.
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| Rooms at the Palace, Nine Dragons Screen, Nice textures of the steps and carvings |
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| Different view of The Forbidden City |
Impatient to see this wonders, catch on:
http://www.dpm.org.cn/index1024768.html
Information credit:
1. http://www.snapshotjourneys.com/beijingsights-html1.html
2. http://famouswonders.com/shanghai-old-city/
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