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Explore the Forbidden City
Home to two dynasties of emperors, the stupendous Forbidden City (
Click
here
) is Beijing's other must-see sight after the meandering Great Wall. Ch-
ina's grandest piece of imperial heritage, the now-empty palace at the heart of
Beijing was once the source of imperial decrees and directives to the furthest-
flung corners of the Chinese empire, until last orders were served by the Re-
public.
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