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Asked by shelby from USA | May. 14, 2013 10:28
About:Forbidden City

why is it called the Forbidden city when people live there? i thought

if somethings forbidden i mean't stay away or something like that...

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Answered by Harry from United Kingdom | May. 14, 2013 22:29
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Ancient Chinese people believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. And the city is forbidden to enter without certain permission of the emperor, so the city is called Purple Forbidden City and short for Forbidden City.
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