Main Stage of Forbidden City Map A Sketch of Nanjing City-wall in the Ming Dynasty Beijing map Capital Beijing and Nanjing Beijing & Nanjing – China’s Late Imperial and Modern Capitals For over five centuries, Beijing was the imperial capital for both the Ming (1368 – 1644 CE) and the Qing (1644 – 1911 CE) dynasties. Not only an imperial capital but a sacred site for many of the state rituals associated with the imperial order, at the heart of Beijing stands the Forbidden City – an…