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The Forbidden City, located at the center of Beijing municipality, was the seat of power for 24 emperors from 1406 to 1911. It took thousands of artisans and 14 years to complete the colossal complex spread over 720.000 square meters with 9.000 bays of halls and rooms which become a symbol of China’s monarchial grandeur [...]

Beijing is a city in northern China and the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, and has also been known in English as Peking. Beijing is China’s second largest city, after Shanghai. It is also the focal point of many international flights to [...]