Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)
BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The year 2020 marks the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the Forbidden City measures 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, spanning an area of around 720,000 square meters. Featuring red walls and yellow glazed roof tiles, it represents the culmination of traditional Chinese palatial architecture, influencing cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and surrounding areas.
Located in central Beijing, the Palace Museum was built in 1925. It is based on the Forbidden City, an imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum after snow in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Ma Xiaodong)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows people visiting the Palace Museum after snow in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Tian Chenxu)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a turret of the Palace Museum after snow in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Xia Zilin)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a turret of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows an overview of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Lingyi)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Jan.10, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows people taking photos in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a visitor posing for pictures in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows visitors posing for pictures in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum after rainfall in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)■
