Our tour explores the inner sanctum of China’s last imperial rulers: the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But the emperors were not alone behind the high red walls of the Forbidden City. The corridors, courtyards, and halls of the palace were a world unto themselves, a realm of princes, concubines, eunuchs, and officials. We will wonder at spectacular architectural spaces while discussing the lives of the men and women who lived and worked here.