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The Beijing Museum of Ancient Architecture is a thematic museum that collects and displays the history and techniques of ancient Chinese architecture. The museum is located in the Xiannong Altar. This is the ancient place of worship for agriculture with the highest level of sacrifice, the largest scale, and the most complete preservation in China, and was built in 1420. | This Is Beijing

The Palace Museum within the Forbidden City was first established in 1925, and finds itself located in the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum holds paintings, calligraphy, ceramics and antiquities of the imperial collections. In 1987, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The imperial palace is now a public museum where visitors can learn, among other things, about its past as a fortress protecting the ancient city. The imperial collections are becoming ever more