Explore the mysteries of China's Forbidden City in this captivating journey through Beijing's most iconic landmark. Discover ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the magnificent Summer Palace in Beijing with this stunning drone footage showcasing ...

Zhu Di claimed the throne for himself, becoming known as the Yongle Emperor and establishing Beijing as the national capital. There he built an imperial palace to dwarf that of his predecessor to ...

It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the centre of the country and moved the capital to Beijing. This ...

BEIJING, China -- In Beijing's Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China's Ming and ... which sought to grind out all vestiges of China's imperial past. With the abandonment in recent ...

Beijing plans to rebuild a 230-year-old Tuanhe Imperial Palace, the largest temporary imperial dwelling in the city. Located in the southern outskirts of the capital, the palace was built in 1772 ...

A quarry that formerly supplied marble to the imperial palace in the centre of Beijing has been shut down because of the massive damage it was causing to the environment, according to a newspaper ...

the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing. “More than 100 inserts had fallen off and had to be reinforced again,” she said. The painstaking work to restore ornate treasures amassed by ...

Whether you want to take in Wangfujing (one of the city’s most famous shopping streets) or soak up the grandeur of an ancient imperial palace, Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing has a ...

Twenty-two examples from Chaumet are contrasted against a further 22 pieces taken from the collections of the Palace Museum, from a delicate pearl hairpin and embellished headdress to lavishly ...

Zhu Di claimed the throne for himself, becoming known as the Yongle Emperor and establishing Beijing as the national capital. There he built an imperial palace to dwarf that of his predecessor to ...

BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming ... to grind out all vestiges of China’s imperial past. With the abandonment in recent years ...