Want to step back in time to a haunting ancient palace when traveling in China? You ought to go visit the Palace Museum, which is known as the Forbidden City during the times of the emperors. It is a perfect masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture and the world’s largest existing ancient wooden buildings.
1920 - Emperor Puyi (the last emperor of China) hugged a pillar in front of Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿).
1923 - The teenage Empress Wanrong was leaning against the railing of Xishang Pavilion, which is not existent today.
A photo of a maid in the imperial palace, taken in 1924
1924 – Photo was taken in the royal garden of Palace Museum; the three ladies are Empress Wanrong, concubine Wenxiu and Lady Shixia Tang
Wumen Door(午门) – the Forbidden City’s front entrance. Only the King can walk into the middle door, while others can go inside from the side doors.
Today’s Wumen Door
Taihe Door (太和殿) – the biggest entrance of Forbidden City
Today’s Taihe Door
Zhonghe Palace (中和殿) – one of the three palaces of Forbidden City, where the king would meet the officials before the all kinds of grand ceremony
Today’s Zhonghe Palace
