The forbidden city is a city in China that is about 72 hectares big. It was the ritual and political center of China for more than 5000 years. It is basically the old white house of China. It was the home of 24 emperors and their servants. It also was home to the rest of the emperors families. They lived in one of the 98 buildings of the compound, and the whole thing was surrounded by a 52 meter long moat to protect the emperors from any invaders. Today, it is a massive tourist attraction, and as many as 15,340,000 people visit it per year, making this one of the most visited site in the entire world.(travel Leisure)(Khan)