故宫是明、清两代的皇宫，有大规模的珍贵建筑和无数文物，故宫的建筑采用榫卯和斗拱结构，木头之间结合得非常牢固而且很抗震。此外，故宫的建筑多数东西对称，太和殿等主要建筑就分布在中轴线上。

The Forbidden City is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It has large-scale precious buildings and countless cultural relics. The buildings of the Forbidden City adopt mortise and tenon and bucket arch structures, and the wood is firmly combined and highly earthquake-resistant. In addition, most of the buildings in the Forbidden City are symmetrical from east to west, and the main buildings such as the Hall of Supreme Harmony are distributed on the central axis.

地址：北京市东城区景山前街4号

Address: No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

交通路线：地铁1号线天安门东或天安门西站；公交1、120、2、52、82、夜1、观光1线、观光2线天安门东站，1、5、52、夜1、观光1线、观光2线天安门西站

Traffic route: Tiananmen East or Tiananmen West Station of Metro Line 1; Bus 1, 120, 2, 52, 82, Night Bus 1, Sightseeing Line 1, Tiananmen East Station of Sightseeing Line 2, Bus 1, Bus 5, Bus 52, Night Bus 1, Sightseeing Line 1, Tiananmen West Station of Sightseeing Line 2