Apart from the Wall.....

Apart from the Wall, what else is there to see in Beijing?

There's a lot of history in the capital, the obvious being the Forbidden City. Constructed in 1420, during the early Ming Dynasty, it is China's best-preserved imperial palace, and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.

The Forbidden City took 14 years to build (from 1406 to 1420). It was built by over 1,000,000 workers, including more than 100,000 craftsmen. It was the imperial palace of China for 492 years (1420–1912). It was the home of 24 emperors — 14 of the Ming dynasty and 10 of the Qing dynasty. Considered a divine place, it was certainly forbidden to ordinary people and that is why the Forbidden City is so named.

Check out my page on China to see what I got up to on my trip.