Most of the outer most walls around the Forbidden City have been torn down but the large gates are still there. If somebody built a big gate to keep me out, I don't think it'd be stormin' the castle if you know what I mean.
Asia » China » Beijing For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more