Strolling around Sanlitun, a glamorous shopping mecca and 24-hour catwalk in central Beijing, it’s easy to forget that the city is the home of what is essentially a one-party dictatorship ...

Snøhetta has developed the Beijing City Library in Beijing, China. The Beijing City Library is a landmark in Beijing's newly established sub-center. "It boasts the world's largest climatised ...

The following year, Emperor Yongle formally transferred the capital from Nanjing to Beiping and, for the first time, named the city Beijing (Northern Capital). Extensive reconstruction work was ...

From left: An array of ritual bronze ware unearthed from a tomb coded M1902 at the Liulihe Site in Beijing. Inscriptions include the taibao yong yan ("Taibao built the city of Yan"). CHINA DAILY ...

who restores inlaid lacquer artworks at the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing. "More than 100 pieces of inserts had fallen off and had to be reinforced again," she ...