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 ...

At the back of Longevity Hill, surrounded by green trees, at Beijing's Summer Palace there is a colorful pagoda made of glazed components. It was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the ...

Explore the vibrant city with this detailed 3-day to 5-day Beijing itinerary, from the iconic Forbidden City to the ...

"Today, Beijing is taking another important step on its way to make history - to make history as the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games," Bach ...

18 April 2025, Beijing – The “Yihe Spring Gathering” – 2025 International Day of Monuments and Sites Symposium, co-organized by UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, Beijing Forestry ...

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