In the heart of modern Beijing is the Forbidden City. It served as the political center of ancient China between 1420 and 1912 and now it isworld famous museum.
The Forbidden City(build) by Emperor Yongle, the third Ming ruler,moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijng in 1403. Sources say it took a million(worker) to build it between 1406 and 1420. Legend has it that the Forbidden City was redesigned to have 9, 9991/2 rooms. Half a room is missing to avoid(upset) the God of Heaven. The maincolors of the Forbidden City are yellow and red. The walls, doors, and windows were(most) painted in red, a symbol of(happy) in Chinese culture.
The English name "Forbidden City" is a translation of the Chinese name Zijincheng. In the past, it was forbidden to ordinary people and that isthe Forbidden City is so named. After the Qing Dynasty, it was made a(nation) museum-the Palace Museum and was open to the public. As one of the world's largest cultural museums, the Palace Museum holds more than a million rare and valuable works of art. So do find a chance(visit) it some day!
