In the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is the best-preserved and largest-scale ancient architectural complex in China. From 1421 to 1911, it was the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing organization of buildings reflects the feudal order of importance or seniority in human relationships between a monarch and his subjects, father and son, and husband and wife, which makes the characteristics and artistic expression of the courtyard-style layout in ancient Chinese architecture reach perfection.
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