Nous avons eu la bonne idée de visiter la Cité Interdite la journée la plus "achalandée" de l`année. En effet, le 1er mai est le début d`une semaine de congé pour les 1 milliard 300 millions de Chinois, 300,000 d`entre eux se sont joint à nous pour la visite de ce majestueux Musée. Ampoules aux pieds assurées nous vous le garantissons!!!
A bit of history...
The Forbidden City, also named Palace Museum, shares the honor of being one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia.
The palace, the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the construction took 14 years from 1406 to 1420.
In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was the imperial palace. 24 emperors ascended the throne and exercised their power to the nation.
The incomparable palace occupies an area of 720,000 square meters (177.9 acres) and has approximately 8,700 rooms. There are four gates in each side, with Meridian Gate (Wu Men) as the main entrance.
The palace has two primary parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Court. Some halls are converted into art galleries to exhibit paintings, clocks, bronze wares, pottery and other invaluable treasures.
It is said that there are over 1,000,000 articles in this museum that account for one-sixth of such national treasures.
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