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ThePalaceMuseumisalsocalledtheForbiddenCity.ItliesintheheartofBeijing.ThePalaceMuseumwastheimperial(皇帝的)palacesduringtheMingandQingdynasties(朝代).Ithasahistoryofmorethan500years.

ThePalaceMuseumistheworld’slargestpalacemuseum.Itismorethan720,000squaremetersinsize.Itis961meterslongand760meterswide,withabout9,000houses.In1406,Chinesepeoplebegantobuildit.Theconstructionwasfinallyfinishedin1420.

In1925,theForbiddenCitywaschangedintomuseum.Anditisalsothe