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Forbidden City Facts

Clip: Season 44 Episode 15 | 1m 34s

Discover how Beijing’s Forbidden City, the largest palace complex in the world.

Discover how Beijing’s Forbidden City, the largest palace complex in the world, has survived 500 years of earthquakes

09/27/2017

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