The Forbidden City

About The Forbidden City

About The Forbidden City The Forbidden City is former palace that was constructed for the Ming dynasty and their emporer in the early 1400's. It is located in Beijing, China's capital city. The forbidden city is north of the tiananmen square which also a great place to visit in Beijing. The meaning of The Fobidden City translates to '紫禁城' (Zijin Cheng). The city was called Cheng and Zijin translates to forbidden. It is called the Forbidden City as a refrence to the fact that no one could enter or leave the city of Cheng without the emporer's permission. The city has over 1,000 buildings and has many beautiful old artifacts and architecture. This palace is the worlds largest imperial palace! The forbidden city was home to about 20 emperors, possibly more! Although this city is huge about 30-40% of the area is still locked from visiters. But, that does not mean there isn't places to visit while there! The city became visa free in 2017, so make sure to take advantage of that!

What to look for in the Forbidden City

• Qianlong Garden
• The Imperial Garden
• The Hall of Central Harmony
• Treasure Gallery
• Three Great Halls
• Painting and Calligraphy Gally
• The Hall of Literary profudity
• Palace of compassion and tranquility

Expenses

Disclaimer: This table is in Yuan, China's currency.
One Chinese Yuan is 16 cents in America so dont be discouraged if something seams too expensive!

Activity	price (Yuan)
Hotel	450 per night
Food	120 a day
Transpertation	5 per transport

Check out the map of the forbidden City! Feel free to interact with it