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

ONCE a restricted site for access to the ordinary during the Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zijincheng, which translates to ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) has been a place of wonder and mystery for more than 500 years. This massive ...

The Palace Museum ... as the "Treasure Houses"(Zhenbaoguan), display countless ancient treasures. This section of the Forbidden City has an interesting history. Emperor Kangxi ordered construction ...

Step inside China’s most iconic historical site: the Forbidden City. Discover the imperial palaces, ancient rituals, and hidden corners of this royal complex that once ruled the Middle Kingdom.

Tea has been the chief drink in China since ancient times ... Tea drinking was an important part of palace life. The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

An archaeological exhibition titled Daedalus: Legends of Crete with 172 ancient ... the Palace Museum has positioned itself as a venue to showcase the world's various civilizations to Chinese ...

After many years of preparation, Hong Kong’s Palace Museum has finally opened ... the main entrance doors are shaped to replicate ancient Chinese temple entrance doors. The building also has ...

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty-the years 1420 to 1912. The Forbidden City may have been the main stage of many stories ...

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 ...

The museum of imperial relics founded in the Forbidden City in 1925 has retrieved ... artefacts held by the Palace Museum - from centuries-old paintings to ancient bronzeware and rare ceramics ...