Forbidden City Research Paper

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Many people think of a city with skyscrapers and full of people, although the Forbidden City has many people there are no skyscrapers. Instead of skyscrapers, it has palaces. Let’s find out more about the Forbidden City and the wonder of its history. The Forbidden City is actually quite a wonder. Built in 1420, it was the palace for the Ming dynasty, from 1368 to 1644, and Qing dynasty, from 1644 to 1911. In fact, this palace is one of China’s three ancient palaces. From 1925 to present time, the palace is a museum,called the Palace Museum. It is the most visited museum in the People’s Republic of China, with about eighty thousand visitors everyday!The city alone has nine million visitors annually.
In the 15th century, the Forbidden city wasn’t

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