The Royal Gate-Annieli tours

For a start ,look north, how many gates can you see? Three gates. So how many gates Meridian Gate has in fact? It has five gates in fact. Where ate the two other gates. Annieli tours’s Beijing tours guide will tell you where the two other gates are. When you approach the Meridian Gate , please look both ways. Then you’ll find the two other gates on both sides. During Qing Dynasty, the two gates were closed in normal times. The two gates were open when the ceremonies were held. The main entrance of Meridian Gate is for emperors 。The Ministers of Qing Dynasty from both sides of the East-West gate can only go through. After going through the Meridian Gate you really into Beijing forbidden city.