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Beijing’s Forbidden City

On the occasion of China's 60th birthday, we're taking a look at its previous centre of power - Beijing's Forbidden City. The world’s largest palace complex housed 24 emperors and their entourage for 500 years. YongLe, third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered its construction in 1406, which lasted until 1420. Not very long for such an impressive complex but then, about one million workers were employed, among them 100,000 artisans alone.

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