Forbidden City, China
紫禁城
Brian and the view of the Forbidden City (Gùgōng) 故宫, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
The Chinese name for the Forbidden City is Gùgōng, which means Former Palace. A more literal translation is Zǐjinchéng 紫禁城 which means Purple Forbidden City.
In front of the Meridian Gate 午门, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Enjoying the Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Guardian lion (Shíshī) 石獅, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Hall of the Great Supremacy (Tài Jí Diàn) 太极殿, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
The Empresses and Imperial Concubines of the Ming and Qing Dynasties lived here.
¥40.00 ticket for the Forbidden City, China — March 25, 2001
Incense burner, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Golden building, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Walls of the Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Forbidden City shop, Běijīng Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Behind the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiān’ānmén) 天安门, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity 乾清宫, Forbidden City
Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
Palace of Heavenly Peace, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001
