Received from: ChinaCategory: Postcrossing - official cardDate: May 2014Distance: 6936 kmTime of travelling: 51 days

The
Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as
well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.