This Forbidden City Map gives a general overview of The Forbidden City area. The Map includes to the North - The Palace Museum ( Forbidden City ) within its walls and surrounding moat , to the
South : Wumen or the Official South Gate of the Palace Museum and Forbidden City Grounds with beyond it the Zhongshan Park with behind it and to the North the connected Sun Yat-Sen Park (so named after the " Father of the Revolution " and 1st President o/t 1st Republic of China) and its Sun Yat-Sen Shrine Hall (Bai Dian).
The most Southern Gate depicted is Tian An Men ( or the Gate of Heavenly Peace ) that stands at the North of Tian An Men Square. In the Past there was another Gate halfway between TiananMen and QianMen, giving access to the Outer Imperial City. Outside of this was the Realm of the Chinese Commoner. The entire map area is locally referred to as Forbidden City or GuGong. The Palace Grounds proper, constructed in the Ming Dynasty, are known as the Palace Museum, a United Nations World Heritage Site and the largest preserved group of wooden buildings in the World.
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