Forbidden City

Some sources describe it as the largest palace in the world still in existence,<ref name=”Largest1″>{{cite book|last1=Bhutoria|first1=Sundeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWa5DwAAQBAJ&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PT31|title=China Diary|year=2019|isbn=9781529045284}}</ref><ref name=”Largest2″>{{cite book|last1=Bushell|first1=Stephen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2iU0EJGudQC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA41|title=Chinese Art|year=2012|isbn=9781780429243|page=41}}</ref><ref name=”Largest3″>{{cite book|last1=Bandarin|first1=Francesco|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L6VSbUHXYzAC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA17|title=The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century|last2=van Oers|first2=Ron|year=2012|isbn=9781119968092|page=17}}</ref> but other Chinese imperial residences far exceed it in size, namely the {{convert|6.1|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Zhongnanhai]] which lies just west of the Forbidden City, the {{convert|2.9|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Summer Palace]] in [[Haidian District]], [[Beijing]], and the {{convert|5.6|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Chengde Mountain Resort]] in [[Chengde]], [[Hebei Province]].{{fact|date=April 2021}}

Some sources describe it as the largest palace in the world still in existence,<ref name=”Largest1″>{{cite book|last1=Bhutoria|first1=Sundeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWa5DwAAQBAJ&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PT31|title=China Diary|year=2019|isbn=9781529045284}}</ref><ref name=”Largest2″>{{cite book|last1=Bushell|first1=Stephen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2iU0EJGudQC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA41|title=Chinese Art|year=2012|isbn=9781780429243|page=41}}</ref><ref name=”Largest3″>{{cite book|last1=Bandarin|first1=Francesco|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L6VSbUHXYzAC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA17|title=The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century|last2=van Oers|first2=Ron|year=2012|isbn=9781119968092|page=17}}</ref> but other Chinese imperial residences far exceed it in size, namely the {{convert|6.1|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Zhongnanhai]] which lies just west of the Forbidden City, the {{convert|2.9|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Summer Palace]] in [[Haidian District]], [[Beijing]], and the {{convert|5.6|km2|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Chengde Mountain Resort]] in [[Chengde]], [[Hebei Province]].{{fact|date=April 2021}}

Having endured generations of neglect, the Forbidden City has now been adopted as a proud symbol of the nation’s history and culture, with money lavished on its restoration and preservation.<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/forbidden-city-china-architecture-600-years/index.html</ref>

Having endured generations of neglect, the Forbidden City has now been adopted as a proud symbol of the nation’s history and culture, with money lavished on its restoration and preservation.<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/forbidden-city-china-architecture-600-years/index.html</ref> The restoration efforts of the 2010s have emphasized traditional construction methods, while incorporating modern fire and earthquake protection.

== Etymology ==

== Etymology ==