Hall of Earthly Tranquility 坤宁宫
Not far from the Hall of Union and Peace is the Hall of Earthly...
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Hall of Union and Peace 交泰殿
The further in your go into the Forbidden City, the more buildings you encounter....
Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宫
Finally, I was inside the inner court of the Forbidden City. The outer court...
Gate of Heavenly Purity 乾清门
What seemed like an end to the endless series of gates in the Forbidden...
Hall of Preserved Harmony 保和殿
Up next is the second largest hall in the Forbidden City. This is the...
Hall of Central Harmony 中和殿
We had to go around the large Hall of Supreme Harmony to be able...
Around the Hall of Supreme Harmony 太和殿
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is huge, it is huge and it is in...
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony 太和殿
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the three large halls of the...
Hall of Supreme Harmony 太和殿
When I got back from Beijing and I was showing my photos to my...
Meridian Gate 午门
One would be surprised upon entering the Gate of Heavenly Peace and seeing as...
Inside the Gates of Heavenly Peace 天安门
For any visitor to the Forbidden City, entering the Gate of Heavenly Peace is...
Gate of Heavenly Peace 天安门
The first thing that will greet the visitor when visiting the Forbidden City is...
Sacrificing at the Temple of Heaven 天坛
Being a highly cultured civilization, the Ming civilization has all sorts of rituals associated...
West Annex Hall 西配殿
Previously featured on this site just a few days ago was the East Annex...
Imperial Vault of Heaven 皇穹宇
At the center of the cluster of Ming dynasty buildings and what I would...