Detail Of Gate Door, Forbidden City, Beijing, China Stock Photography

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the centre 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.