A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.

It is reported that some 10,000 nanmu logs were shipped from forests more than 18,000 km southwest of Beijing ... roof. At first glance, it looks like an elaborate decorative feature. But the unique ...

Two perch on the roof of the Hall of ... that when European troops, in Beijing in 1900 to put down the Boxer Rebellion, threatened to attack the Forbidden City, Cixi summoned Guangxu and his ...

Forbidden City Opens Accessible Tourist Paths Tourists with a disability from all over the world will now have better access to Beijing's famous Forbidden City and Great Wall following extensive ...

Often the hutongs are clustered near Beijing’s most famous historical sites, such as the Forbidden City complex that was once the mysterious isolated home to the emperors, and the leafy Temple ...

Beijing, China- China’s most important historic landmark, the Forbidden City, will turn off its lights for WWF’s Earth Hour at 8.30pm on Saturday March 27th in the country’s capital of Beijing.

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The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south grid ... Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...

The history-soaked Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square ... avoid the tourist traps while still dining deliciously close to Beijing’s bucket-list sites. Veggie balls and snacks: Huguosi Xiaochi ...