Hotels ranked on industry awards ... Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) $25 $500+ If you make a purchase from our ...

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 ...

Are there 9999.5 rooms in the Forbidden City? According to an old legend there are 9999.5 rooms in the Forbidden City, but that is not really the case. Based on the field surveys from historic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each week, Forbidden City features a different drink. Last week it was the Bahama Mama, made with pineapple and orange juices, grenadine and rum, for $3.99. This week it is the popular margarita.

Has 9,999½ rooms? Legend has it that the Forbidden City was redesigned to have 9,999½ rooms. Half a room is missing to avoid upsetting the God of Heaven (who was believed to have 10,000 rooms in ...