The Invisible Palace

This cased volume contains more than a hundred awe-inspiring color photographs which convey the changing ambience from the era of the Ming dynasty and the beginning of the construction of the Forbidden city to today. The book traces the intriguing history of this magnificent imperial palace and explores its architecture and artifacts (Palace Museum). From 1420-1911, the Forbidden city was the administrative and cultural nerve centre of the feudal Ming and Qing dynasties. The text includes accounts of historical events and court procedures, anecdotes and poems. Take a trip through time and enter the Forbidden city with this unique high-quality pictorial.