The forbidden City

The Forbidden City

250 acres of mystery, the forbidden city hold not only thousands of China's rarest most valuable artifacts, but housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The wall that surrounds this huge palace complex, is almost 30 feet tall. The Forbidden City, ( so named because common people were forbidden to enter ) was indeed a city. Over 800 buildings containing 8,886 rooms, and covering 250 acres. The history of this city all begins in 1407 when millions of workers started its construction. The inside of the palace is a violent shade of yellow. Its bricks that layer the ground and its other surroundings, also a similar shade of yellow. This amzing city was divided in two parts when the emperors lived here. The outer court, where the emperors governed, and the inner court where they lived along with the royal family.The two were seperated by the immense gate of celestial purity.Today, the Forbidden City is a public museum, drawing the attention of millions of people from around the world. It is here that you can see traditional architectural pieces up close and marvel in the treasures of the Imperial family and its court. You will find this magnificent piece of history sitting directly across from the Tiananmen Square, the heart of Beijing. Here you will find the main entrance into the museum although smaller entrances are still open through the east and north gages.

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Where is china located?
The exact location of china is 35 degrees north and 105 degrees east. By Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea bay, Yellow sea, between north korea and Vietnam.

China's population

With just over 1.3 billion people (1,330,044,605 as of mid-2008), China is the world's largest and most populous country. As the world's population is approximately 6.7 billion, China represents a full 20% of the world's population so one in every five people on the planet is a resident of China. China's population has been slowed though, due to the one child law that was passed in 1979.

China's River System

China's River System

Known as the Nanpan and then the Hongshui in its upper course, the Xi proper begins as it enters Guangdong province from eastern Guangxi autonomous region. It flows east through Guangdong and then through the vast Pearl River delta before entering the South China Sea west of Hong Kong near Macau; the city of Guangzhou (Canton) is in its delta. It is about 1,200 mi (1,930 km) long, shorter than other important Chinese rivers, but its volume of flow is second only to that of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). It is the great commercial waterway of southern China, linking the delta cities with the interior