Eventually you will come to Jinghsen Qanyie Road and the moat and wall of the Forbidden City.
Start your cycle tour at breakfast time in one of the hutongs (alleys) north of the Forbidden City.
Why would anyone take a bite of the forbidden fruit when they could excel with Windows?
On the western and eastern sides of the Forbidden City are an assortment of libraries, temples, theatres and gardens.
On the plane to Singapore I watched the Jackie Chan and Jet Li film The Forbidden Kingdom.
The China Club, near the Forbidden City and owned by the well-known Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang.
Girls whose schools ban the socks can be seen furtively slipping on the forbidden leg-wear after class.
All the right elements are in place: the lovable outlaw, the repugnant bad guy, the forbidden love affair.
Ever wondered what the Forbidden City or the Great Wall would look like if they were made of ice?
This was the portal through which Chinese emperors emerged from their palace, the Forbidden City, to meet the people.
For 500 years commoners were prohibited from entering the Forbidden City .
He likes the hotel for its location in the diplomatic district near the Forbidden City and the attached retail mall.
The dark red colour pervades everything, he says: the streets, the sides of the damaged houses and the forbidden zone beyond.
His current cinematic venture sees him paired with longtime friend Jet Li in "The Forbidden Kingdom" in their first movie collaboration.
Dusk is falling over the Forbidden City, the former imperial residence, and the last crowds of the day are filtering out through the gateways.
When the forbidden zone stops aircraft getting in or out of Heathrow, Schiphol and Charles de Gaulle, things get a bit more desperate.
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There is the Forbidden City, which is the ancient imperial palace where dozens of Chinese emperors ruled the country for 500 years.
Fourteen Ming and 10 Qing emperors called the Forbidden City home and the intrigue, scandal and drama that went on here has inspired countless films and books.
"I think a lot of Americans are going to want to travel to Cuba because it's been the forbidden fruit for so long, " Aral said.
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In the Forbidden City they were given a show of huge ancient scrolls that were silently rolled and unrolled by women trained for the task.
On the plane to Singapore for the 8th annual Forbes Global CEO Conference in September I watched the Jackie Chan and Jet Li film The Forbidden Kingdom.
For something more regal, try the imperial hutong courtyards, including those once lived in by royal eunuchs, in the area immediately northeast of Jingshan Park, just north of the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, for example, has 9, 999 rooms.
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Linked Hybrid is sited just 2.5 miles from the Forbidden City and its residents can apparently see into the former palace on a "clear day, " Holl tells CNN.
Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I'm in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great Wall.
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The trip included visits to the forbidden city and great wall of China in Beijing, the terra cotta warrior museum in Xi An and the Bund and French Concession in Shanghai.
Believe it or not, you can actually visit the Forbidden Corner in Middleham, North Yorkshire, an insane amusement park infested with talking statues, shrinking rooms, giant statues, secret doors and endless underground labyrinths.
At the northern end of the Forbidden City is the Imperial Garden, a classical Chinese garden with 7, 000 sq metres of fine landscaping, including rockeries, walkways, pavilions and ancient - carbuncular and deformed - cypresses.
The popular royal dish moved with the court to Beijing in the early 15th Century and the many cooks who made a pilgrimage to the new palace kitchens of the Forbidden City to impress the emperors refined it over time.
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