A close up of the Palace Museum, known as the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Construction of the imperial palace began in 1407 and was not completed until fourteen years later in 1420. It was said that a million workers including one

A close up of the Palace Museum, known as the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Construction of the imperial palace began in 1407 and was not completed until fourteen years later in 1420. It was said that a million workers including one hundred thousand artisans were driven into the long-term hard labor, Beijing, China