Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace ... Tiananmen Square at the epicenter of Beijing. Beyond its towering ...

Between Beijing and Chengde as many as 20 ... The Chengde temporary dwelling palace is the largest imperial park in China, occupying an area of over 560 hectares. It is surrounded by a high ...

Some of them held official positions in the Qing court, had access to the palace, and were even allowed to tutor the emperor ... and architecture flowed into China through the Beijing missions, and ...

Imperial meals in the Qing Palace were dominated by the ... so the raw materials generally came from around Beijing, Mongolia, and Northeast China. A few ingredients also came from other parts ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain ...

6. They are moving into the renovated Imperial Palace and, once the move is finished, they will start living there as of Sept. 15. But in the meantime, they will stay in another part of the palace.

Gaining a dedicated following 2004's The Forbidden Game, folk rock singer Li Zhi has battled the Chinese Communist Party's ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south grid ... Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...

providing a glimpse into the extravagance of the imperial residences of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The models are part of about 190 prized artefacts from Beijing's Palace Museum arriving in the ...

Experience the Chinese capital’s rich culture with a stay at one of its top-rated hotels, according to Forbes Travel Guide’s ...

Beijing's numerous ancient architectural landmarks, from the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace to the Drum and Bell towers, have a way of glowing in cold, crisp air and the delicate beauty of snow.

My 48-hour adventure in Beijing! A city bustling with history, culture, and mouth-watering food. From scaling the ancient ...