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. ...

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 ...

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 Empress Dowager Cixi Yu Xunling "Too much mystery surrounds the Forbidden City for us to write of its inmates with assured authority. Even when the facts are known, there are two or three ...

The Forbidden City was the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for nearly five centuries. It now welcomes more than 15 million visitors each year, making it one of the world's ...

Catalog : ARCH.3340 The Dragon Throne and the Arts of China (Formerly ARHI.3340) Home Academic Catalog. Academic Catalog. Undergraduate Programs & Policies; ... A careful study of the Forbidden City ...

The lush opulence of China’s imperial rulers, once hidden in the Forbidden City, has reached the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Imperial robes of yellow satin, richly embroidered with dragons and ...

Even as recently as the mid-20th century, the fate of the Forbidden City looked far from secure. After taking control of China in 1949, the country’s communist rulers engaged in fierce debate ...

Little is known of the women who sat on the throne during China’s last imperial dynasty (1644-1912). Qing empresses left no personal writings, nor did any courtier record their confidences.