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The Palace Museum. "Collection highlights – Paintings" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
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The Palace Museum. "Collection highlights – Timepieces" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
The Palace Museum. "Collection highlights – Jade" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
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Xie, Yinming; Qu, Wanlin (7 November 2006). ""文化大革命"中谁保护了故宫 (Who protected the Forbidden City in the Cultural Revolution?)". CPC Documents (in Chinese). People Net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2007.

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北京确立城市发展脉络重塑7.8公里中轴线 [Beijing to establish civic development network; Recreating 7.8 km (4.8 mi) central axis] (in Chinese). People Net. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2007.

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Liu, Peng; Lan, Lan (July 2021). "Bodily Changes: Castration as Cultural and Social Practice in the Space of the Forbidden City". SAGE Open. 11 (3): 215824402110407. doi:10.1177/21582440211040772. ISSN 2158-2440. S2CID 238145832.

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故宫2017年接待观众逾1699万人次创历史新纪录 (in Chinese). 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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"故宫外朝宫殿为何无满文？ (Why is there no Manchu on the halls of the Outer Court?)". People Net (in Chinese). 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
Zhou Suqin. "坤宁宫 (Palace of Earthly Tranquility)" (in Chinese). The Palace Museum. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
China Central Television, The Palace Museum (2005). Gugong: "XI. Flight of the National Treasures" (Documentary). China: CCTV. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
Cao Kun (6 October 2005). "故宫X档案: 开院门票掏五毛钱可劲逛 (Forbidden City X-Files: Opening admission 50 cents)". Beijing Legal Evening (in Chinese). People Net. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
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"National Palace Museum – Tradition & Continuity". National Palace Museum. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
"三大院长南京说文物 (Three museum directors talk artefacts in Nanjing)". Jiangnan Times (in Chinese). People Net. 19 October 2003. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
Chen, Jie (4 February 2006). "故宫曾有多种可怕改造方案 (Several horrifying reconstruction proposals had been made for the Forbidden City)". Yangcheng Evening News (in Chinese). Eastday. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
Xie, Yinming; Qu, Wanlin (7 November 2006). ""文化大革命"中谁保护了故宫 (Who protected the Forbidden City in the Cultural Revolution?)". CPC Documents (in Chinese). People Net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
The Forbidden City was listed as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Archived 26 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine" (Official Document). In 2004, Mukden Palace in Shenyang was added as an extension item to the property, which then became known as "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang": "UNESCO World Heritage List: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang". Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
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