The forbidden city, once restricted to Chinese royalty and dignitaries, this huge city within a city was absolutely beautiful in autumn. Noel and I explored the main buildings and sights for nearly 3 hours, but only saw about 50% of the entire complex.
The buildings are amazing. It was said that over 1 million people built the city from 1406 to 1420 using only simple tools. Still difficult to see how something so complex could be done back in those days.
Detail on the buildings is second to none. Even inside posts where only a select few could see, were decked out in intricate patterns. We were very fortunate that on the day of our visit, few people and, even better, less pollution was noticeable.
Though difficult to describe, you could really get a sense that this is one of those world cultural heritage sites. Something big and important, a long time ago, was at this massive palace and even now, you still get a feeling of imperial royalty.
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