{"id":27834,"date":"2025-08-10T03:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/?p=27834"},"modified":"2025-08-23T05:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:14:46","slug":"kenapa-semua-bumbung-di-kota-larangan-itu-berwarna-kuning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/why-were-all-the-roofs-in-the-forbidden-city-yellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mengapa Semua Bumbung di Kota Larangan Berwarna Kuning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27834\" class=\"elementor elementor-27834\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8032c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d8032c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36214b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b36214b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; border-left: 4px solid #FF9870; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 24px; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n  <p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #FF9870;\">soalan: <span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: black;\">Mengapa Semua Bumbung di Kota Larangan Berwarna Kuning?<\/span><\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-weight: bold; color: #FF9870;\">Jawapan Pantas: <span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #000;\">Di China purba, bumbung kuning di Kota Larangan menandakan pihak berkuasa empayar, simbolisme budaya, dan hierarki seni bina yang ketat dikhaskan untuk maharaja.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7128a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7128a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"699\">Maksud Teras: Kuning sebagai Simbol Imperial Eksklusif<\/h2><p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"1082\">Kota Larangan berfungsi sebagai istana empayar untuk 24 maharaja <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/dinasti-ming\/\">Ming<\/a> dan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/dinasti-qing\/\">Qing<\/a> dinasti. Di China purba, kuning adalah <strong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"855\">warna diraja eksklusif<\/strong>. Hanya kediaman maharaja, makam, dan kuil tertentu boleh menggunakan jubin berlapis kuning. Sebarang penggunaan yang tidak dibenarkan oleh pegawai atau rakyat biasa telah dipertimbangkan <em data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1022\">jin yue<\/em> (melebihi pangkat), yang boleh membawa kepada hukuman yang berat.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1135\">Mengapa Kuning Menjadi &quot;Warna Maharaja&quot;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b43544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b43544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22265\" alt=\"Kota Larangan, Beijing Gambar panorama Kota Larangan yang menawan, mempamerkan keluasan seni bina tradisional dan kepentingan sejarah.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f5c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f5c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1191\">1) Akar Budaya dalam Teori Lima Unsur<\/h3><p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1276\">Kosmologi Cina purba mengaitkan warna dengan <strong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1273\">Lima Elemen dan arahan<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1411\"><li data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1305\"><p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1305\">Timur \u2192 Kayu \u2192 Biru-hijau<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1328\"><p data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1328\">Selatan \u2192 Api \u2192 Merah<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1353\"><p data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1353\">Barat \u2192 Logam \u2192 Putih<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1379\"><p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1379\">Utara \u2192 Air \u2192 Hitam<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1411\"><p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1411\"><strong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1409\">Pusat \u2192 Bumi \u2192 Kuning<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1664\">Sebagai &quot;Anak Syurga,&quot; maharaja dilihat sebagai pusat dunia, memerintah semua arah. Kuning, mewakili unsur Bumi pusat, menjadi miliknya <strong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1587\">identiti visual<\/strong>, sama seperti penggunaan eksklusif motif naga dan kata ganti nama \u201cZhen\u201d (\u6715).<\/p><p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1664\"><strong>Lihat juga:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/wuxing-lima-unsur\/\">Panduan Terbaik Wuxing\/Lima Elemen<\/a><\/p><h3 data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1716\">2) Simbolisme Prestij dan Nasib Baik<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9601002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9601002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22266\" alt=\"Kota Larangan, Beijing Pemandangan Kota Larangan (Muzium Istana) dari udara yang menakjubkan dengan bumbung ikonik merah dan emas di bawah langit biru terang.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d4acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d4acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1765\">Kuning membawa makna bertuah tambahan:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"2053\"><li data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1855\"><p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1855\">Baris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/sungai-kuning\/\"><strong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1788\">Sungai Kuning<\/strong><\/a>, buaian tamadun China, melambangkan kehidupan dan kemakmuran.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1952\"><p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1952\"><strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1866\">Emas<\/strong>, logam yang paling berharga, mengukuhkan persatuan kuning dengan kekayaan dan prestij.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"2053\"><p data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2053\">Warna emas tanaman masak pada musim luruh mewakili kelimpahan, kestabilan, dan alam yang makmur.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2107\">3) Dikuatkuasakan oleh Undang-undang Hierarki Senibina<\/h3><p data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2225\">Kod bangunan Ming dan Qing, seperti <em data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2179\">Gongbu Gongcheng Zuofa Zeli<\/em> (\u5de5\u90e8\u5de5\u7a0b\u505a\u6cd5\u5219\u4f8b), warna bumbung yang dikawal ketat:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 500px;\"><div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"><div class=\"_tableWrapper_1rjym_13 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"><table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2678\"><thead data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2289\"><tr data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2289\"><th data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2249\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Kedudukan<\/th><th data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2274\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Warna Bumbung<\/th><th data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2289\" data-col-size=\"md\">Dibenarkan Untuk<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2678\"><tr data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2486\"><td data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2375\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2366\">Tertinggi<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2400\">Jubin berlapis kuning<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2486\">Istana empayar, Kuil Leluhur Imperial, kuil Confucian (dengan dekri khas)<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2580\"><td data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2509\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2504\">Peringkat kedua<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2534\">Jubin kaca hijau<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2580\">Kediaman putera, kuil diraja tertentu<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2678\"><td data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2603\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2598\">Peringkat yang lebih rendah<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2630\">Jubin kelabu \/ Jubin hitam<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2678\">Rumah rakyat jelata, beberapa bangunan istiadat<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><p data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"3007\">Dewan utama Kota Larangan\u2014seperti Hall of Supreme Harmony, Palace of Heavenly Purity, dan Hall of Mental Cultivation\u2014mempamerkan jubin berlapis kuning, dengan bilangan dan gaya binatang rabung yang dikodkan dengan ketat (cth, Hall of Supreme Harmony secara unik mempunyai <strong data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2974\">10 binatang rabung<\/strong>, melambangkan kuasa tertinggi).<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3058\">Adakah Semua Bumbung Kota Larangan Kuning?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f88907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f88907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22222\" alt=\"Bumbung Kota Larangan Bumbung tradisional Cina dan unsur hiasan Kota Larangan, dengan patung simbolik berlatarkan langit yang cerah dan jernih.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1536x860.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky.webp 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d0802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d0802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3130\">Tidak betul-betul. Pengecualian menyerlahkan keperluan fungsian atau hierarki:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3358\"><li data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3250\"><p data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3250\"><strong data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3153\">Pavilion Wenyuan<\/strong> (perpustakaan empayar) \u2192 Jubin hitam, sebagai air melambangkan hitam, dipercayai melindungi daripada api.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3358\"><p data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3358\"><strong data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3295\">Kuarters hamba dan bangunan kecil<\/strong> \u2192 Jubin kelabu, mencerminkan pangkat rendah mereka dalam susunan istana.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3473\">Variasi ini memperkukuh eksklusiviti kuning\u2014sebarang bumbung berwarna kuning serta-merta menandakan zon empayar teras.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3534\">Kesimpulan: Gabungan Budaya, Undang-undang, dan Kuasa<\/h2><p data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3791\">Bumbung kuning Kota Larangan ialah a <strong data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3600\">bahasa visual<\/strong> berakar umbi dalam teori Lima Unsur, perlambangan imperial, dan hierarki seni bina yang tegar. Mereka memberitahu semua orang yang melihat mereka: <em data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3789\">Ini adalah pusat empayar dan rumah Putera Syurga.<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3959\">Tradisi setanding wujud di tempat lain\u2014seperti penggunaan eksklusif ungu oleh kerabat diraja Eropah\u2014tetapi sistem pangkat berasaskan warna China jauh lebih sistematik dan terperinci.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cccde elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"d4cccde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"27811\" class=\"elementor elementor-27811\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8455 e-flex 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class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/why-are-there-no-trees-in-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMengapa Tiada Pokok di Kota Larangan?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27846 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-who\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/who-built-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSiapa yang Membina Kota Larangan?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-pu-yi tag-who\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-why\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/why-are-there-9999-rooms-in-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMengapakah Kota Larangan Dikatakan Mempunyai 9999 Bilik?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27822 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-why\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/ms\/why-cant-you-enter-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMengapa Anda Tidak Boleh Masuk ke Kota Larangan?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27814 post 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