NOUN
- a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
- the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
How To Use Forbidden City In A Sentence
- In 1742, when the Qianlong Emperor had been on the throne for six years, he gave orders for a new palace and garden to be built in the north-east quarter of the Forbidden City.
- Remember that the Forbidden City closes about 5 pm and is very large.
- The most controversial proposal is for a three-storey museum under the Forbidden City, a sprawling citadel dating from the Ming Dynasty.
- Only India produces more. China boasts the world's largest outdoor film studio, called Hengdian World Studios, which includes a full-scale mock-up of the Forbidden City.
- When Starbucks opened in the Forbidden City, the nation was not offended; it applauded a savvy integration of East and West -- until, that is, the nationalistic blososphere fringe started making noises. Tom Doctoroff: The China Code: From Robotic Depersonalization to Epic Ambition
- Only India produces more. China boasts the world's largest outdoor film studio, called Hengdian World Studios, which includes a full-scale mock-up of the Forbidden City.
- We were in a round room of pure stone, which was not unordinary because actually the Council room was in a large cave to the side of the Forbidden City.
- Scott-Scobie(Sentence dictionary), he's one of the most ambitious young men at the Forbidden City.
- Legend has it that the very structure of the Forbidden City was conceived in a dream by Yung-lo's tutor, a visionary monk.
- Living in Sydney, he has had time to recall childhood experiences such as pressing his nose up against windows in the Summer Palace of the Forbidden City to see the antique porcelains contained within.
