Dongcheng District
Entrance to the forbidden city at night
No busy - it seems that nobody would leave the main route
The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess is the northern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
神武门是故宫的后门，这是一个承载了很多中国历史的地方。明朝末代皇帝崇祯就是从这里逃离皇宫，在对面的景山上，自缢身亡的。清朝末代皇帝溥仪，则是从这里被冯玉祥将军赶出故宫，从而终结了他小朝廷的生活。
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Only the stones are blooming. It was really cold and that night it snowed.
Nothwest corner of the forbidden city, view towards Jingshan park
Tiananmen Square
Chinese Railways Museum
The Forbidden City, viewed from Jingshan Hill to the south
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.f
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