What is the origin of the name of the Forbidden City?

Because the feudal palace was forbidden in ancient times, ordinary people could not enter it, so it was called "Purple Forbidden". However, it was called the "Imperial City" in the early Ming Dynasty and directly called the "Forbidden City" in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

The Forbidden City is the royal palace of China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, located in the center of Beijing's central axis, and is the essence of ancient court architecture in China. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about10.5 million square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9000 houses. It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden buildings in the world.

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Development history

1949 After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Palace Museum carried out a large-scale renovation and sorted out a large number of cultural relics.

196 1 year, the State Council announced the Forbidden City as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

1987 The Forbidden City was listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO and turned into a "Palace Museum".

Since 2 1 century, the Palace Museum has received an average of 600-8 Chinese and foreign tourists every year. The green area is an open area, and the green area is an open area for one million people. With the development of tourism, the number of tourists is increasing, which shows that people's interest in the Forbidden City is lasting.

20 13, 13 On August 5, Shoukang Palace was officially exhibited after it was displayed in its original state. Cining Palace Sculpture Museum opened on May 3rd, 20th1May 5th. According to the scale of 20 15, the open area of the Forbidden City will reach 76% by 2020. The Forbidden City is carrying out the renovation of cultural relics, environmental improvement and the expansion of the exhibition area.

On October 2014165438+2310, the mascot of the Forbidden City in Beijing made its debut. The mascot originated from the traditional auspicious dragon and phoenix images in China, namely "strong dragon" and "beautiful phoenix".

On May 24th, 20 18, the Palace Museum decided to close on Mondays from June 20th18, except national holidays.

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