Noun: Forbidden City
- A walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
- The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
- Lhasa, Lassa, capital of Tibet
Type of: national capital, section
Part of: Beijing, capital of Red China, Peiping, Peking, Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xizang
Encyclopedia: Forbidden City, China