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| The imperial throne within Baohedian (Hall of Preserving Harmony). The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government, from the Ming to the end of the Qing dynasties (1420 to 1912). |
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