The coronavirus outbreak that originated in central China has prompted closures of many of the nation’s best known landmarks and cultural sites
Among the sites to be temporarily closed are the Forbidden City and Palace Museum, the Great Wall Jiankou section and the National Museum of ChinaTextChina has closed many of its best-known tourist attractions and historical sites in an effort to contain the spread of the Wuhan virus. Here are some of the most-visited locations that have closed temporarily.
The Forbidden City. More formally known as the Palace Museum, Beijing’s Forbidden City was the seat of imperial power for nearly 500 years until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912. It is one of the world’s most-visited sites, receiving more than 19 million visitors in 2019.
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