Rooms like this were used by some of the 40,000 Soviet soldiers that lived in the Forbidden City. This grand staircase leads to the upper floor of the main building of the base. Many of the walls ...

Clubs like the Chinese Sky Room, the Kubla Khan, the Lion’s Den, the Dragon’s Lair, the Club Shanghai, and the most famous joint of them all, the Forbidden City, attracted throngs of whites ...

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Nov. 13, 2008 — -- Millions of people come to the Forbidden City every year ... when the palace rooms were in ruins. "The building was basically untouched for 80 years," said Henry Ng ...

And one of the best places to experience this dynamic dichotomy is from the comforts of Forbes Travel Guide’s exceptional Star-Rated hotels. From the imperial grandeur of the Forbidden City to ...

Beijing’s Forbidden City is one of the Chinese capital’s must ... space – includes a private theater and receiving room. These striking interiors are embellished with bamboo skin carvings ...

Some rooms that had not been opened for decades ... More than 80 percent of the Forbidden City's area can now be accessed by the public, and Shan said this will eventually reach 85 percent.

The Forbidden City – China’s imperial palace through ... bridges, courtyards and rooms with endlessly intriguing name (like the Hall of Mental Cultivation). The complex has served as a museum ...

The Qianlong Garden, in the northeast section of the Forbidden City, was constructed in the ... Diligent Service), which includes a receiving room and a private theater, was completed in 2008.

Built in the early 17th century, the Forbidden City and its fabled 9,999 rooms cover 74 hectares (183 acres) surrounded by a moat to the north of Tiananmen Square. It became a UNESCO World ...

Imperial robes of yellow satin, richly embroidered with dragons and bordered with gold foil; a sable crown paired with a lapis lazuli headband; a lapis and tourmaline necklace; a ...

Beijing’s Forbidden City is one of the Chinese capital’s must ... space – includes a private theater and receiving room. These striking interiors are embellished with bamboo skin carvings ...