The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest building in the Forbidden City, contains an enormous throne room, where Qianlong was crowned emperor in 1736. During his 63-year reign, the longest in Chinese ...

Domestic Secrets Revealed / Oakland Museum's `Forbidden City' shows life in imperial household. By Kenneth Baker, Art Critic Oct 13, 2000. ... even if the throne room and armaments do not. ...

My family went to the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, in December 2014. It is one of the most famous palaces in the world. Get a $20 VISA SUBSCRIBE NOW Show Search. Clear Search Query Submit Search.

On his pre-Olympic tour of Beijing, TODAY's Matt Lauer was granted unprecedented access to the newly restored emperor's inner sanctum in the Forbidden City. Here, an exclusive peek into China's past.

To the Peiping Railway Station from the gigantic piles of pink masonry which are the towering gates of the Forbidden City, all traffic was cut off. Troops with fixed bayonets lined the road. At ...

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

Treasures from the Forbidden City. 1 minute read. ... Each of the four occupied a separate and distinctly decorated throne room located on one of the four sides of a central core, ...

A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China's Forbidden City. Ken Moritsugu. ... Down the hall from the X-ray room, ... the power behind the throne in the late 19th and early 20th ...

The author, who was tutor to the boy Emperor, gives a fascinating account of the checkered history of China since 1898 as seen from the palace. The story is continued to the time of the Emperor's ...