China 2012: gates to the Forbidden City
Actually, there are several entrances to visit the forbidden city.
Here below is a map of the site taken from the website wikipedia
where
A. Meridian Gate
B. Gate of Divine Might
C. West Glorious Gate
D. East Glorious Gate
E. Corner towers
F. Gate of Supreme Harmony
G. Hall of Supreme Harmony
H. Hall of Military Eminence
J. Hall of Literary Glory
K. Southern Three Places
L. Palace of Heavenly Purity
M. Imperial garden
N. Hall of Mental Cultivation
O. Palace of Tranquil Longevity
the red line is for representing the approximate dividing line between Inner (north) and Outer (south) Courts
Well, I think most of the time, tourists shall enter through the meridian gate, because they come from the Tiananmen square where we can see the Mao portrait.
If you have enough time, I advise you to go to the Beihai park, northward from the forbidden city, to get a likely aerial and panoramic view of the Forbidden City, or visit the Jingshan park to get a better view from the Coal hill (which is an artificial hill). We didn't go the Coal hill, so I will not show you any pictures of the place, except this one taken from the Meridian gate:
When you go up to the pagoda in Beihai park, you get this panoramic view:
Here below is a map of the site taken from the website wikipedia
where
A. Meridian Gate
B. Gate of Divine Might
C. West Glorious Gate
D. East Glorious Gate
E. Corner towers
F. Gate of Supreme Harmony
G. Hall of Supreme Harmony
H. Hall of Military Eminence
J. Hall of Literary Glory
K. Southern Three Places
L. Palace of Heavenly Purity
M. Imperial garden
N. Hall of Mental Cultivation
O. Palace of Tranquil Longevity
the red line is for representing the approximate dividing line between Inner (north) and Outer (south) Courts
Well, I think most of the time, tourists shall enter through the meridian gate, because they come from the Tiananmen square where we can see the Mao portrait.
If you have enough time, I advise you to go to the Beihai park, northward from the forbidden city, to get a likely aerial and panoramic view of the Forbidden City, or visit the Jingshan park to get a better view from the Coal hill (which is an artificial hill). We didn't go the Coal hill, so I will not show you any pictures of the place, except this one taken from the Meridian gate:
When you go up to the pagoda in Beihai park, you get this panoramic view:
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