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The Forbidden City in Beijing

北京故宮（紫禁城）

"The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperorsand their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft).[1] The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture,[2] and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987,[2] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world." - Wikipedia

北京故宮，又稱紫禁城，歷經明清兩朝作為皇帝的宮殿，現在為故宮博物院，建於西元1406~1420年，在西元1987年列為世界文化遺產之一，世界上最大的木造建築群。 很想親自去現場感受500多年的歷史，當年的皇帝們不可一世，後宮佳麗嬪妃的一顰一笑，如此奢華糜爛的花花世界，哈哈，似乎想像的太投入了。

The Forbidden City in Beijing

This postcard is from Yu-Jie, a girl studying in Shanghai. I like this kind of postcards with a bird's eye view. The wide and vast view makes me feel expansive and unlimited. Thanks her for the details about her every nice postcard. 

在上海唸書的钰洁寄來的北京故宮鳥瞰明信片，忽然發現我還蠻喜歡這類的明信片，遼闊的全景照，總是給人寬廣無界限的感覺。謝謝她每次都詳細的介紹了明信片的圖樣。^^

Stamps

Stamps are also different and specific each time. They match the topic of postcards, even the same patterns. It's really nice to me. Thank you soooo much. :)

郵票也是每次都不同，每次都很有特色，尤其配合明信片的圖樣挑選了類型相似甚至是一樣的圖案，真的很有心呢～ ^^  Thank you soooo much.

(Arrival @ 1 November 2012)