The Forbidden City is a palace complex located in Beijing's Dongcheng District, in the Imperial City of Beijing. The 54-acre Zhongshan Park, the sacrificial Imperial Ancestral Temple, the 171-acre Beihai Park, and the 57-acre Jingshan Park are among the many lavish imperial gardens and temples that surround it.
From the Ming dynasty (from the Yongle Emperor) through the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924, the Forbidden City served as the old Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China. For over 500 years, the Forbidden City was the home of Chinese emperors and their families, as well as the ceremonial and political core of the Chinese government. The Palace Museum has been in charge of the Forbidden City since 1925, and its large collection of artwork and antiquities was built on the imperial treasures of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1987, the Forbidden City was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
There are 980 structures in total, with 8,886 rooms and a total area of 178 acres. The palace epitomizes the richness of the Chinese emperor's homes and traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and it has impacted cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and beyond. UNESCO has designated it as the world's biggest collection of surviving old wooden constructions. The Forbidden City has experienced an average of 14 million visitors per year since 2012, with more than 19 million in 2019. The market value of the Forbidden City has been estimated at US$70 billion, making it both the world's most valuable palace and the world's most valuable piece of real estate.
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