CHINA BEIJING The Forbidden City also known as the Gugong or Imperial Palace, detail of copper decorations of two dragons

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CHINA BEIJING The Forbidden City also known as the Gugong or Imperial Palace was for the exclusive use of 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties The copper decorations are traditional and depict two dragons playing with a pearl

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Size: 6096px × 4068px
Location: CHINA BEIJING The Forbidden City
Photo credit: © Tina Manley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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