Tour to Forbidden City

After I read a book based on a true story “Empress Orchid” (by Anchee Min), I was excited to visit the place where the story in the book happened. So I joined tour group to China…to the place in the story book “The Forbidden City” . The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace which is now houses the Palace Museum. Located in the middle of Beijing, this amazing and impressive palace consisted of 980 buildings. The Forbidden City was declared as a World Heritage site in 1987 and listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

This building is called The Hall of Supreme Harmony. This is the largest hall (from 3 halls) in the Forbidden City. It is the ceremonial centre of imperial power. The Emperor (Dynasty Ming) held court here to discuss affairs of state and for other ceremonial purpose such as coronation, wedding etc.

The Garden inside the Forbidden City.This garden was used exclusively by the imperial family to sip tea, play chess, meditate and generally relax.

The Throne in one of the hall

container for water storage

Note: The photos were taken using SLR camera...blur sikit