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The Forbidden City with 9,999 rooms
By (Karson Baker)
The Forbidden City was used in the Ming and Qing dynasties(The Forbidden City). Only 24 emperors lived there throughout the imperialism and when they were in power only certain people could go in because the emperor had to give them permission to go in, therefore the name the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was a little city in the inner part of Beijing that was built for emperors to live in and only invite people they wanted in the city to live or to visit. This city has 9,999 rooms because the Chinese thought the number 9 is a lucky number (The Forbidden City). It lies in the center of Beijing.
The roofs were painted with yellow because it was considered a royal color in the Ming dynasty …show more content…

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