Audio guide rentals are another option. You must enter the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate, which is easily reached via the Tian'an men East or Tian'an men West subway stops. The palace ...

The Palace Museum, former home to the Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City ... Gate (Xihuamen) to the west. The largest and best preserved group of ancient buildings in ...

Almost anyone can recognize the Gate of Heavenly Peace emblazoned ... the National Museum of China and the Forbidden City sit on the edges. Recent visitors warned the area is usually crowded ...

Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace ... of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming and Qing emperors ...

Immediately to the west of the Forbidden City is a large lake area ... The area between Xinhuamen (New China) Gate on Chang' an Boulevard in the south and Yingtai (SEA terrace Island) in the ...