BEIJING - Under a cerulean Beijing sky, dozens of international journalists, including myself, visited the Forbidden City— a ...

China is a land of ancient traditions, breathtaking landscapes, and world-famous landmarks, offering an unparalleled travel experience. Walk along the Great Wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the World ...

The Palace Museum, former home to the Ming and Qing emperors ... This section of the Forbidden City has an interesting history. Emperor Kangxi ordered construction of the Hall of Ultimate ...

But the scale and purpose of the Forbidden City still echo through the centuries. The Yongle emperor, son of the Ming ... ruling empress in China's two-millennium imperial history, Cixi was ...

BEIJING (AP) — It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is ... former home of China’s emperors ...

Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing ... testimony to the history of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultural traditions of the Manchu and other tribes ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial ... the site and better understand its history, or at the very least, purchasing a map ...

The square is flanked by Tiananmen to the north, Qian Men to the south, the Great Hall of the People to the west and the History ... Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...

With unique access to China's Forbidden City, this documentary reveals the spectacular history of the world's largest palace, and the secrets of its astonishing design ...