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Our journey begins in Beijing, the world's most populous capital city with over 21 million residents.
Beijing is located in the Northern part of China in the Hebei province. In the Ming and Qing dynasties. The city was split into 3 sections: the imperial city,the inner city and the outer city. Beijing is structured along the central axis which runs through the National Stadium, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, Pavillion in Jingshan, Tiananmen rostrum, Qianmen, Temple of heaven, Yongdingmen and Daxing airport.
Tiananmen square holds lots of political and cultural significance. It was the site of the proclamation of the People's republic of china, 1946 Tiananmen square protest and 70th anniversary military parade. To the east is the National Museum of China, to the south Maozedong Memorial Hall, to the west Great Hall of the People and to the north is Tiananmen Gate. You can also watch the daily raising and lowering of the flag at sunset and sunrise.
The Forbidden palace was the political centre of China for almost 500 years and no commoners were ever allowed inside and no commoners were ever allowed inside. Now it is China's most visited attraction with over 16 million tourists visiting per year .The Forbidden City is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.It was constructed from 1406 to 1420 which served as the palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasty
The Forbidden city typifies ancient Chinese architecture with intricate wooden roofs and decorated wooden beams. The primary colours used are red, the most auspicious colour, yellow is the emperor's colour and green symbolizes growth, health, and balance.
The structure is based on Confucian thought which follows the south-north axis and was believed to point visitors towards Heaven. At the centre is the main building is the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the dragon throne because emperors were seen as descendants of dragons.
The 8m walls separate 2 sections of the GuGong the outer court where the emperor performed royal duties and ceremonies and the inner court where the emperor, his family and concubines resided.
The Forbidden palace museum is home to over 1.8 million pieces of art, mostly from the imperial collection of Ming and Qing dynasty. It is amazing to see these rare and valuable works including paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed wares, bronze wares, enamel objects,
Behind the Forbidden city is Jingshan. It's worth the stunning aerial view of the Forbidden city at sunset.
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