It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China ... auxiliary to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. This remarkable architectural edifice offers ...

Imperial food comprised the dietetic culture of the Chinese palaces and it is part of China’s valuable cultural ... prime minister in known Chinese history, helped Tang (the first ruler of ...

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

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and ...

Their objective is to better preserve the artifacts at the sprawling imperial palace, the former home of China’s emperors and its seat of power for hundreds of years. “We want to learn what the black ...

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 ...

"Online, consumers were drawn to heritage-inspired creative products but often lacked the true sense of their textures, ...

Treasures from the Palace ... Kangxi in China in 1688, sparking a range of cultural and economic partnerships. “Despite the vast geographical distance between the two imperial palaces, and ...

You'd think the Imperial ... the palace. If you book a tour, don’t expect to see the interior of the palace buildings; you’ll mostly see the inner gardens and hear more about the history ...

In the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City stands as a testament to China's rich imperial past. Now serving as the Palace Museum, it houses over 1.8 million relics, including scroll paintings, ...