Show Ancient Cities in China Compare With Great Wall The Thc city of has a Ing lug history beginning about 2000 years year before Chi Christ 1st Peking called of over oer the reign has seen forty ort y Mongol Ming and Manchu rul rul- 11 the city comprises four tour ers ems In rea reality ty by different sections each surrounded Imposing fortified walls The heart of Is the Forbidden Forbidden Forbid den Uit City with Its yellow tile the roofs marble cO courtyards and nd pink walls of ot prior to 1012 this was the abode the thc imperial family and their retinue Surrounding this is the UH Imperial City In which arc are to be found the lakes I called seas and the winter palace Encircling this latter city is the Tartar Tartar Tartar Tar tar City In which are located the Lama temple Hall BaIl of Classics Bell Ben and Drum towers toners legation quarters and which is the oldest In Inthe Inthe inthe the observatory ator the world Passing through the south southgate southgate I gate of ur the Tartar CIt City one enters the Chinese city where Is situated the I Temple of or leaven Heaven and the Temple o of Agriculture Fort Fortt Forty five t te e miles north of Is the Great G Wall Nall which ranks with the Pyramids of Egypt as ns one of the Seven I Wonders of the Ancient W World rl For 2100 miles this great stone structure marks marls the bor border er of Inner China Not far II away wa are fire the 13 Ming tombs with their Holy a Way paved in fn marble nn and lined by huge hue m mythological animals am and ll figures To the west lies the celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- summer sunnier palace built by the late empress dowager with Its Us large lake dra dragon on island rookeries and famous famous fa fa- Marble Boat |