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

Hidden Palace Restored in Forbidden City Chinese embroidery and intricate wood carvings mark a rich chapter in history.

After six centuries of fires, wars and power struggles, the Forbidden City still stands at Beijing’s physical and symbolic center.

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

This Forbidden City, or Imperial Palace, inclosure is situated within the Imperial City, a larger inclosure, also surrounded by a high tile-topped wall.

Considering how hot and steamy it was in Beijing, it seemed rather appropriate to begin our tour of the Forbidden City at the palace of royal concubines. But in The Forbidden City, all roads ...

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. It was first built throughout 14 ...

The Forbidden City in Beijing is tearing down all the modern buildings and structures on the site of the former imperial palace to better preserve its ancient character, the director of the Palace ...

Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) is ranked #3 out of 16 things to do in Beijing. See pictures and our review of Forbidden City (Imperial Palace).

And both Zhao and the experts at Hong Kong Palace Museum agree that dining inside the Forbidden City wasn’t as lavish as most people might assume.

The first time that treasures from the Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles will be featured in one exhibition in Hong Kong ...

Wherever he dines in the Forbidden City, Trump will be the first foreign leader to have an official dinner in the palace since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.