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Guugun Boquoian (Museum "Former Imperial Palace"), also known as the Guogun Museum, was created on October 10, 1925 on the basis of the palace Forbidden City, which lies in the heart of Beijing and is the largest palace complex in world. Once in the palace was the residence of generations of emperors of two mighty dynasties - Ming and Qing. There is a legend that the palace was placed in the very center of the globe

Guyun is on the register of the first category of "important historical and cultural monuments under state protection" and on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Built in 1420, the Forbidden City consists of a number of pavilions in which more than 9,000 rooms are located. To date, the museum has about a million priceless priceless artifacts, belonging to different periods of time. But there is no less historical and cultural value than the palace complex itself, similar to which does not exist in the whole world.

There is a legend that the Palace of Guugun was placed in the very center of the globe

The palaces of the museum complex bear romantic names: Pavilion of Higher Harmony , Middle Harmony Pavilion and Pavilion of Conserved Harmony, Pavilion of Celestial Purity, Imperial Gardens, Pavilion for Self-Improvement and t . d . All these buildings to this day keep their original appearance, and in the rooms of the pavilions are interesting the largest exhibitions of ancient works of art from porcelain and bronze, colored ceramics and jade, magnificent canvases and calligraphic masterpieces stored here for centuries . More than 10 thousand . of these arts and crafts have a value of national importance .

In 1933 When the Japanese troops invaded China, many items from the museum's collection were transported to Sichuan and Guizhou to return after the war. But some of the exhibits evacuated to Taiwan still remain there and is located in the eponymous museum in Taipei

Forbidden City is a stunningly boldest imagination of China's history, architecture and culture, a mysterious collection of signs and symbols, like some mysterious cipher, the secret of Chinese civilization, which can not be put into words. Like a giant magnet, Gugun attracts an incredible number of tourists from all over the world who want to touch a fragment of the centuries-old culture of this amazing and sophisticated country.

Address: Dongcheng, Jingshanqyan, 4 (Beijing, Dongcheng, 4) Working hours: October 16 - April 15 - 8: 30-16: 30; April 16 - October 15 - 8: 30-17: 00.