Did you know that the world’s largest palace complex is big enough to hold 50 Buckingham Palaces and covers more than 7.75 million square feet😮
The Forbidden City’s name in Chinese, Zijincheng, literally means 'purple forbidden city?' The color purple is considered auspicious in Chinese culture and symbolizes divinity and immortality, as well as the North Star.
The Forbidden City would be the home and seat of power for 24 rulers—14 from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and 10 from the Qing (1644-1911).
Read on to learn more about this grand, historical site.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/emperors-ruled-from-chinas-forbidden-city-for-nearly-5-centuries
