Here is a warning for the adventurous and spirited: Please do not venture her without a trusted guide, for the forbidden city contains 9,999 buildings. S it is that easy for you to get lost. For your sake do no think you can do this.
Most likely, your tour would start from Wumen like mine did. Wumen is called Meridian Gate in English. It is also named five phonix tower, Wufenglou in chinese, for it looks like a phoenix with five pavilion buildings up there. it is the Main gate and south gate of the forbidden city. Inside the Meridian gate are the Inner marble bridges. Water flows beneath this marble bridges. The golden water river is very gorgeous and well decorated. The river bed and sand are paved with white stones. Decorative marble columns and banisters were established along the river. Standing on the bridges, you can see a grand and impressiveb structure with two bronze lions guarding the front called Taihemy ( Gate of Supreme Harmony).
There is the grand Taihedian (Hall of Supreme Harmony), where emperors exercised their autocracy over the whole country. This is where the emperor ascended his throne and gave audience to visiting officials and other important events were celebrated. Flanking this hall are two other halls called Wenhuadian (hall of literary Glory) and Wuyingdian (hall of martial valour). The fformer on the right side used to be the study of the crown princes, where banquets and some rites were held. In the north of Wenhuadan lies Wenyuang (Pavilion of literay Source), the imperial library where the world's largest encyclopedia Sikuquanshu (complete library of the four treasures of knowledge) was housed. The library architecture has many chinese cultural factsin its structure and decoration. Nanxundian (south france hall) near Wuyingdian is where portraits of emperors of dynasties are kept. I really appreciated the guide that was with me as he was well versed in the history of every room and structure as he got me there.
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