Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to most of imperial China's people, who could only imagine the grandeur beyond the gates.

Xu Qiliang, a former air force general who was reportedly close to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has died at age 75, according to the Defense MInistry.

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There’s a number of terrifying reasons why scientist are too scared to open up a particular tomb. China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, is buried in the Shaanxi Province.You might not know his ...

The Forbidden City is a palace complex commissioned in 1406 by Yongle the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The famous place marks the centre of Chinese power for more than 500 years. When visiting the ...

Before Peking duck became internationally recognized, Beijing roast duck had long been a featured dish of imperial cuisine, dating back to the Ming (1368 to 1644) and Yuan (1271 to 1368) dynasties.

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