Lions Paw, Forbidden City Beijing picture - More than a million people, including 100,000 artisans, built the Forbidden City in the 15th Century. All obeyed the demands of Imperial authority, symbolized here by the paw of a lion upon a globe.
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More than a million people, including 100,000 artisans, built the Forbidden City in the 15th Century. All obeyed the demands of Imperial authority, symbolized here by the paw of a lion upon a globe.