In previous centuries, anyone entering the Forbidden City without permission would have faced instant death.
The article 'Beijing's once Forbidden City' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
Eventually you will come to Jinghsen Qanyie Road and the moat and wall of the Forbidden City.
Start your cycle tour at breakfast time in one of the hutongs (alleys) north of the Forbidden City.
Why did you pick to have your office, your headquarters in the Forbidden City?
On the western and eastern sides of the Forbidden City are an assortment of libraries, temples, theatres and gardens.
Like Muzak-meister Yanni, Li has even performed within the hallowed walls of Beijing's Forbidden City.
The China Club, near the Forbidden City and owned by the well-known Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang.
Ever wondered what the Forbidden City or the Great Wall would look like if they were made of ice?
This was the portal through which Chinese emperors emerged from their palace, the Forbidden City, to meet the people.
For 500 years commoners were prohibited from entering the Forbidden City .
He likes the hotel for its location in the diplomatic district near the Forbidden City and the attached retail mall.
Even Beijing's vast Forbidden City would have been steamrolled had Premier Zhou Enlai not objected and posted troops in its defense.
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Dusk is falling over the Forbidden City, the former imperial residence, and the last crowds of the day are filtering out through the gateways.
X-ray machine for the use of the last emperor which was only recently discovered in a storage room in the Forbidden City.
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There is the Forbidden City, which is the ancient imperial palace where dozens of Chinese emperors ruled the country for 500 years.
Fourteen Ming and 10 Qing emperors called the Forbidden City home and the intrigue, scandal and drama that went on here has inspired countless films and books.
In the Forbidden City they were given a show of huge ancient scrolls that were silently rolled and unrolled by women trained for the task.
The stately building is home to one of the world's top collections of Chinese art, including most of the imperial treasures once housed in Beijing's Forbidden City.
For something more regal, try the imperial hutong courtyards, including those once lived in by royal eunuchs, in the area immediately northeast of Jingshan Park, just north of the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, for example, has 9, 999 rooms.
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Linked Hybrid is sited just 2.5 miles from the Forbidden City and its residents can apparently see into the former palace on a "clear day, " Holl tells CNN.
In the capital, the files of most privately employed workers are guarded by the Beijing Talent Centre, which is housed inside a former concubines' compound at the Forbidden City.
Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I'm in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great Wall.
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Jenny Chen, a young woman who was vice president of an Internet start-up company, proudly showed me her office, where a model of Capitol Hill not the Forbidden City stood on her desk.
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The trip included visits to the forbidden city and great wall of China in Beijing, the terra cotta warrior museum in Xi An and the Bund and French Concession in Shanghai.
At the northern end of the Forbidden City is the Imperial Garden, a classical Chinese garden with 7, 000 sq metres of fine landscaping, including rockeries, walkways, pavilions and ancient - carbuncular and deformed - cypresses.
China's expanding economy, along with the financial woes of the European Union and the U.S., could usher in a new era in which the Forbidden City replaces the White House as the coveted status symbol.
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