China - Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

"Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings constructed between 1625–26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the centre of the country and moved the capital to Beijing. This palace then became auxiliary to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. This remarkable architectural edifice offers important historical testimony to the history of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultural traditions of the Manchu and other tribes in the north of China." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1A - Forbidden City of Beijing
I have visited the Forbidden City of Beijing - now the National Palace Museum a few times. Bought this special commemorative postcard when I was there for the Summer 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. Cancelled the special 8.8.08 which is the date of the opening ceremony at the Beijing post office near Tiananmen Square.





Postcard 1B
Imperial throne where the Emperor of China sat in the Forbidden City of Beijing - now called the Palace Museum. I have seen this throne several times during my Beijing visit and always impressed by the splendour and symbolism of each of the artefacts around the throne. Thanks to Chang of China for sending this postcard.






Postcard 1C - Beijing Forbidden City




Postcard 1D - Beijing Forbidden City




Postcard 1E - Beijing Forbidden City




Postcard 1F - Beijing Forbidden City




Postcard 1G - Beijing Forbidden City

Postcard 1H - Beijing Forbidden City

Architecture view of Forbidden City. Thanks to Sun of China.

Postcard 2A - Shenyang Imperial Palace - Hall of Dazheng

Shenyang (Mukden) was an imperial city and the capital of the northern province of Liaoning near North Korea.Thanks to Yang Shu for sending this nice card from Shenyang.

Postcard 2B - Shenyang Fuling Mausoleum of Qing Dynasty

Another winter landscape postcard from Yang Shu.

Postcard 2C - Shenyang Forbidden City

Received this postcard mailed from Shenzhen, Guangdong in Southern China.

Postcard 1-I - Beijing Forbidden City

Panorama postcard of Beijing Palace - thanks to Du Xin of Xingjiang, China. Mailed in June 2019.

Postcard 3

A nice postcard of World Heritage in China - Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties by Hong Kong Post. It is a prepaid air mail postcard with printed matching postal stamp. Cool postmark of Kowloon City Hong Kong 28-12-2021 and arrived in Penang on Jan 10, 2021. Thanks to Ben of Hong Kong.