Forbidden City Moat
Forbidden City Moat is in Beijing, North China. Forbidden City Moat is situated nearby to the palace Hall of Preserving Harmony, as well as near the city gate Left Rear Gate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City.
Forbidden City
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forbidden City, located at the centre of Beijing, was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.
Forbidden City
Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Palace
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The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.
Donghuamen
Suburb
Photo: Ekaterina Kvelidze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Suburb
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Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.
Xichang’anjie
Suburb
Photo: 高晶, Public domain.
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, Beijing. The subdistrict got its name from the Chang'an Avenue. As of 2020, it had 11 residential communities under its administration, containing a total population of 36,645…
Forbidden City Moat
- Type: Body of water
- Description: Moat of The Forbidden City
- Categories: watercourse and moat
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9167° or 39° 55′ 0″ northLongitude
116.39078° or 116° 23′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW98R+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 4845030OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=moatWikidata ID
Q10459829
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Forbidden City Moat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “筒子河”
- German: “Palastgraben”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Preserving Harmony and Left Rear Gate.
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