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Cultural hub Dongcheng centers on the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, with 15th-century imperial halls and art collections. The vast moated complex is overlooked by landscaped Jingshan Park. Nearby, Tiananmen Square features communist leader Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and a huge obelisk, plus millennia-old artifacts in the National Museum of China. The colorful Lama Temple features bronze Buddha statues.