1997 CONNECT 35 TWEET 1 LINKEDIN 22 COMMENT EMAIL MORE. More than seven months after his suspension from NBC for fabricating stories about his reporting exploits, Brian Williams returned to the air Tuesday afternoon to anchor MSNBC's coverage of Pope Francis' visit to the US.
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty (1420 - 1912) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). It is located in the middle of Beijing, China and now houses the Palace Museum.
It was from this location that China was ruled by the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperors who lived inside the walls indulged in a life of extravagance from which they rarely left. As I traveled over the years, I learned more about the facts and stories behind the Forbidden City. Hereâs a look at some of the facts and stories I learned during my travels. At a certain period in the Ming Dynasty, story has it that the emperor had around 9000 concubines and 70,000 eunuchs. The emperor kept reports of which concubines he liked on jade tablets and would use the information to help him make requests for which concubine he wanted for the night.