Movies set in unexpected locations typically make a point of labeling where they take place with prominent on-screen chyrons.

In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of tea making back to the British.

The Forbidden City would be the home and seat of power for 24 rulers—14 from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and 10 from the Qing (1644-1911).

The Forbidden City is more than a monument; it is a dialogue across centuries. For visitors, it offers a visceral connection to China’s imperial zenith. For the world, it stands as a beacon of ...

BEIJING — It’s highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray ...

In China’s Forbidden City, a mix of science and tradition helps restore relics A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise ...

Four foreign fashion designers have been denied entry to Beijing’s Forbidden City for wearing “dark and strange” clothes. The four – Rick Owens and Michele Lamy, as well as Hannah Rose ...

Coco Gauff is one win away from winning the 2024 China Open title, her first WTA 1000 trophy of the year. For the American, the tournament started with a trip to the Forbidden City with ATP ...

The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ...

Forbidden City and Versailles are brought together in Beijing exhibition Show focuses on the golden age of collecting between France and China in the 17th and 18th centuries J.S. Marcus 28 March 2024 ...