Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing ... testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Imperial Palace of the Qing ...

and kept the Four Collections of Books. They were the cultural center of the Forbidden City, and tea was served whenever the emperors attended lectures. As early as the Ming Dynasty, it became an ...

The Palace Museum, former home to the Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City (Zijincheng ... 1420 under Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing ...