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Haunting

Beijing

The Forbidden City saw 500 years of imperial intrigue—concubines murdered, eunuchs executed, emperors poisoned. Guards report strange sounds at night. The Empress Dowager still walks.

1045 BC - Present
China
10000+ witnesses

Beijing’s imperial history creates imperial ghosts.

The Forbidden City

500 years of intrigue:

  • Emperors poisoned
  • Concubines murdered
  • Eunuchs executed
  • Secret passages
  • Nighttime activity

Empress Dowager Cixi

Ruthless ruler:

  • Controlled China
  • Many deaths ordered
  • Still walks palaces
  • Seen by guards
  • Never left

Tiananmen Square

Modern tragedy:

  • 1989 massacre
  • Unknown death toll
  • Government denies
  • But witnesses report
  • Spirits on anniversary

The Summer Palace

Imperial retreat:

  • Concubine spirits
  • Emperor Guangxu
  • Possibly murdered
  • Beautiful grounds
  • Eerie at night

City Walls

Ancient defenses:

  • Millions passed through
  • Executions at gates
  • Now mostly demolished
  • But energy remains
  • Ghost gates

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