The Forbidden City, Beijing
Regardless of where and how far the treasure fleets traveled, when they returned they were expecting to receive glory and riches. They did not. A year after the Forbidden City was completed in 1420 a lightning storm sparked a fire and it burnt to the ground. To this day 308 water vessels dot the city grounds, a memory of the past fire phobia.
Tags: Beijing, Eurasia: Marco Polo-in' it
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