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This is a full day tour of the World Heritage Site and National Palace Museum.National Palace MuseumIt was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1987!Once known as the "Forbidden City," a total of 24 emperors lived in this palace from the time the Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1421 until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.There are over 9,000 buildings on a site of over 720,000 square meters, and it is a collection of the best of ancient Chinese architecture.The surrounding wall is about 3 km long, and a 52 m wide protective moat runs around the outside of the wall.The layout of the palaces is broadly divided into two: the outer court and the inner court.The outer dynasty was centered on the three great halls of Taiwa, Chuwa, and Howa, with the Bunka and Wuei halls on either side, and was a public place where the emperor held ceremonies and invited his courtiers. .The inner court consisted of Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Hall, Kunning Palace, East Six Palaces, West Six Palaces, etc., and was where the emperor handled daily political affairs, the empress and the prince lived, and performed rituals.It is also known as the setting for the movie ``The Last Emperor,'' about the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Jiro Asada's ``Subaru in the Blue Sky,'' which was made into a TV drama. Meridian Gate(Gomon)The main gate of the Forbidden City is 37.95 meters high.It is called the Meridian Gate because it is located in the direction of the meridian.It was founded in the 18th year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1420).Three passages lead to it, and the central gate was once reserved for the emperor and was usually closed.The gate on the right was reserved for the imperial family and dukes, and the gate on the left was for civil and military officials.Five towers, commonly known as Wufenglou, are built on the platform, and there are bell pavilions and drum pavilions on the left and right sides of the central tower.When the emperor holds a ceremony in the Taihe Hall, the bells and drums are rang out all at once, giving a sense of dignity. It was showing.Outer Court/Taiwaden Square(Taiwaden Plaza)Commonly known as Jinluan Hall, it is located in the center of the Forbidden City.It is the most important building among the Three Great Halls of the Forbidden City, and was used for all the important ceremonies of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as the enthronement and birth of the emperor, festivals such as the Spring Festival (New Year's Day in the lunar calendar) and the winter solstice, and military expeditions. It was held here at Taiwaden.Yamatoden, built on a three-story Chinese white jade base, is 29 meters high, approximately 63 meters wide, and has a floor area of ​​2,377 square meters.Red walls with yellow tiles!It is the most spectacular building in the Forbidden City and the largest surviving wooden structure in China.inner court passageThere is an unofficial plan for the residence of the princesses, ``Tozai Rokunomiya''.There are passages between the six shrines, and they are connected to each other.Inner Court·Chuxiu PalaceOne of the ``East and West Six Palaces'' of the inner court.It was the residence of the queens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Xi Taigo also stayed here for several years.corner towerIn addition to being aesthetically pleasing, it also served as a security guard.The Forbidden City viewed from Jingshan Park

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A trip to enjoy the Forbidden City! World Heritage Site [Palace Museum] One day sightseeing including Outer Dynasty, Inner Court, East and West Six Palaces, Cining Palace, Treasure Hall, Grand Garden, etc. Lunch included <Hotel pick-up/Japanese guide/1 person departure>