Chinese embroidery and intricate wood carvings mark a rich chapter in history. Nov. 13, 2008 — -- Millions of people come to the Forbidden City every year, but what they don't realize is that ...

How restorers are unlocking the secrets of the relics in China’s Forbidden City - Scientific analysis and traditional ...

The Forbidden City’s appeal to this group has been driven by its recent use as a setting for a range of high-profile television dramas (including the wildly popular “Story of Yanxi Palace ...

Midnight off the coast of China. Two cargo ships without lights steam into the South China Sea. Their destination: Taiwan.

Forbidden City (Palace Museum) Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Inside the deep-red walls of The Forbidden City, past the infamous Meridian Gate, which faces Tiananmen Square, there are 90 separate palaces and more than 9000 rooms - the largest royal palace ...

Beijing’s Palace Museum, located in the heart of the Forbidden City, contains the world’s largest collection of Chinese art, spanning nearly 5,000 years of history.

Managers of China's vast Forbidden City palace are deciding whether to close a Starbucks outlet on its grounds after protests led by a state TV personality, a news report said Thursday. The ...

The Forbidden City, the palace once home to the emperors of China, was built by workers sliding giant stones for miles on slippery paths of wet ice, researchers have found.

Full release after the jump: IBM and Palace Museum Announce Opening of The Forbidden City Virtual World Celebrating 600 Years of Chinese Culture "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time" Recreates ...

THE FORBIDDEN CITY.; Desecration of the Palace of the Son of Heaven -- Rare Sights for Foreign Devils' Eyes. Share full article. From The London Times. Oct. 28, 1900; ...