The Forbidden City (Gugong), the largest remaining ancient palace complex in the world, was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It's perfactly placed in the heart of Beijing, and it now houses the palace museum, which owns a massive collection f delicate Chinese artefacts, ranging from ceramics to jade, from traditional paintings to sculptures. But the complex itself is also a museum in addition to being a historic marvel.