This week I'm in the capital of China, Beijing, so I'm going to be visiting all the famous landmarks here. Guess where I went today? It's the largest wooden palace complex in the world, it's on the UNESCO World Heritage List and it's separated from the rest of Beijing by a large moat and tall walls? The Forbidden City!
Did you know that the reason it's called the Forbidden City is because it was forbidden for everyone except the Emperor, Empress, the Emperor's wives, concubines and their servants called Eunuchs to enter it. Also, the reason the Forbidden City was built was, for the Emperor, Empress, wives and concubines to live in, so the Emperor could get away from his enemies in Nanjing and so that he could be closer to the front line of the war with Mongolia. From 1407 to 1912 there has been 24 Emperors that have lived there!
I hired a tour guide so that I could get a better experience. They showed me all the interesting places in the Forbidden City that you would normally miss.
It was a great day out - I will definitely go back if I'm ever in Beijing again!
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