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Although no longer occupied by royalty, the Forbidden City remains a symbol of Chinese sovereignty and the image of its entrance gate appears on the seal of the People's Republic of China. The Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. Interestingly there is an ultra-modern Starbucks coffee shop to be found in the Forbidden City -- this is an interesting merging between the new and the old but some say that this blatantly desecrates the
grounds of the City.