The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The ...

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The External kitchen prepared the palace banquets, feasts, and sacrificial rites. The Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden, the Summer Palace, and the Imperial Palace for Short Stays in Jihol also had ...

Not-to-be-missed highlights include the Meridian Gate, the Turret, the Antiquarium and the Imperial Garden ... Beijing: Romantic Summer Palace + Optional Tours Private All-Inclusive Day Tour ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

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.

Renovation of the new residence for Emperor Naruhito and his family, the former Fukiage Sento Palace on the Imperial Palace grounds, has been completed and is ready for a September move-in date.