Which is located in the center of Beijing, Tiananmen Square before the pass, after leaning Jingshan East near Wangfujing Market, west of Zhongnanhai. Formerly known as the Forbidden City, the imperial palace was once the Ming and Qing dynasties. Third Ming emperor Zhu Di in usurping the throne, decided to move the capital Beijing, which began to build the palace, to the Ming Yongle eighteen years (1420) completed. In 1911, a revolution overthrew China's last feudal monarchy - Qing dynasty, 1924 Johnson emperor Puyi was expelled palace. In this 500 years, a total of 24 emperors were here lived and ruled from. In 1961, the State Council approved the Forbidden City was designated as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed by UNESCO "World Heritage" list.
Forbidden City is surrounded with high walls and 10m 52m wide moat. North to south and 961m, east-west width 753m, covers an area of ​​720,000 square meters. Surrounded by walls each have a gate, where the south and north Shenwu Meridian Gate is now accessible for tourists today. City palaces along the axis to the east and west sides expanded. Magnificent sight, painted ridges and carved beams, magnificent. Temples tower, low walls, magnificent and majestic. Towards evening twilight in Tun, are like a fairyland. The southern portion of the Forbidden City, and, Paul, and three hall as the center, flanked by the Mandarin, Wu ounce temple, the emperor will be held towards the place known as the "former." Northern half of the places dry clean, AC Thai, Kun Ning Sannomiya and things Palaces and Royal Court as the center, the outer eastern side of Fengxian, Huang poles of the temple, west of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yuhua Court, Cining Gong, etc. , the Emperor and Empress who live, worship and hold religious activities and to deal with daily affairs of the place, called "sleep." Two parts palace total construction area of ​​163,000 square meters. Precisely in the entire group of palaces, orderly, inch brick tile are followed feudal hierarchy etiquette, illuminates the supreme authority of the emperor. In feudal imperial era, ordinary people can not dare step near it.
Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City, a very majestic tower on the main hall, the surface profile of nine, five deep, being reflected "the royal prerogative." The main hall and the four corners of the square pavilion, like five peaks, patchwork, so called "Wufeng Lou.".