Step into the heart of Beijing with our exploration of China's Forbidden City. Discover the rich history and stunning ...

Start an exciting journey through China's famous tourist attractions, from the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army to the ...

Go inside China's Forbidden City—domain of the emperor and his court for nearly 500 years. ... using the Forbidden City’s magnificent architecture as a stage to showcase the emperor’s power.

The one historical structure that comes to mind at the mention of the name China is the Great Wall. We visited this ...

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Tourists stroll around the entrance to the imperial Changling Tomb, one of the tombs of the 13 Mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty ...

Numbers inside the Forbidden City Updated: 2007-07-19 08:37 . The number of zoomorphic figures engraved in the ridges of the imperial palaces was usually nine.

Like the sanctuaries and pyramids in ancient Egypt, the Forbidden City in Beijing has a set of rules governing the choice of its architectural dimensions. NI HAO from China E-ZINE / Editors Picks ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms ...