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The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall of Wan Li, was an ancient military fortress in China. It is a tall, solid and continuous long wall, which is used to limit the enemy's riding. The Great Wall is not a simple isolated wall, but a defense system with the wall as the main body and a large number of cities, obstacles, pavilions and landmarks.

Second, the information of the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of about 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about10.5 million square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9000 houses.

The overall pattern of the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is about 960 meters long from north to south, 750 meters wide from east to west, with an area of more than 720,000 square meters and more than 8,000 existing houses. There are 10 meters high walls and 52 meters wide moats around. There are doors on all sides, the meridian gate in the south, the Shenwu gate in the north, the Donghua gate in the east and the Xihua gate in the west. The Forbidden City consists of an outer court and an inner court.

The outer court is centered on the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, with Wenhua Hall in the east and Wuying Hall in the west as its wings, which is the place where the imperial court held the ceremony. Behind the outer court is the Imperial Palace, including Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace, Imperial Garden and Six Palaces of East and West. It is the place where the emperor handles daily affairs and the emperor and queen live. In addition, there is Ningshougong District on the east side, which is the place where Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty abdicated to provide for the aged.

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