<P> The art collections of the Palace Museum (Chinese: 故宫 博物院; pinyin: Gùgōng Bówùyùan), a national museum housed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, are built upon the imperial collection of the Ming and Qing dynasties . This collection was expanded in the 20th century with new acquisitions, transfers from other museums, and new archaeological discoveries . </P> <P> The Palace Museum is housed in the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty . It is located in the middle of Beijing, China . For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, and the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government . </P>

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