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Forbidden city Gates, Wall, Surrounding Water in the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is 3.5 kilometers long in circumference. The trapezoid-shaped city wall is pierced with four gates: the Merid-ian Gate, the Gate of Spiritual Valor, the Gate of Eastem Flower nd the Gate of Western Flower, guarded with four exquisite corner towers and surrounded by a 52-meter-wide moat. At sun-rise and sunset, the corner tower and the moat set off each other and form a charming view.

With the Forbidden City as its center, Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties consists of four cities,ies, one surrounded with another. They are the Forbidden City, Imperial City, Their main gates are located on the centra/ axis of Beijing, which is the imperial route paved with huge flagstones that could be seen as soon as one enters the Palace Museum.

Forbidden City Attractions

East Route
Forbidden City Gates Wall Surrouding Water
Hall Of Mental Cultivation
Imperial Garden
Outer East Route
Square Before Heavenly Purity Gate
Square Before Supreme Harmony Gate
Three Rear Palaces
Unopen Areas
West Route
Wings Of Heavenly Purity Palace

Forbidden City Gates ,Wall ,Surrouding Water Attractions in the Forbidden City China

Meridian Gate: the Gate with Five Phoenixes
Gate of Spiritual Valor
Gate of Eastern Flower
Gate of Western Flower
City Wall and Corner Tower
Moat
Golden Water River