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  1. The Wumen or "Meridian" Gatehouse is the "front door" to the Forbidden City (Bu Gong in Mandarin). Its outstreched wings form a vast courtyard where tourist vendors and crowds of visitors reign. At 38 meters high, these are the tallest buildings in the Emperor's Palace complex. The five "Phoenix Towers" crown the Ga...

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  2. The Forbidden City (Bu Gong in Mandarin was the Emperor of China's residence and administrative centre. It is entered through a series of gates and plazas. Outside of the outer gate (Wumen or Meridian Gate) is a plaza packed with a carnival atmosphere and many tourists booths and kiosks (beyond the red building on th...

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