Tử Cấm Thành

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫禁城, composed of (purple; violet), (forbidden) and (city).
Purple refers to the North Star, which in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor.

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Tử Cấm Thành

  1. Forbidden City