Forbidden City, China  故宫

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

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

Palace of Heavenly Peace, Forbidden City, Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001

Duanmen Gate, Běijīng Běijīng, China — March 25, 2001