Step inside China’s most iconic historical site: the Forbidden City. Discover the imperial palaces, ancient rituals, and ...

Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) is ranked #3 out of 16 things to do in Beijing. See pictures and our review of Forbidden City ... purchasing a map which doubles as a souvenir.

This detail from Fuller’s map shows the area around the Forbidden City, the ancient Chinese palace complex in central Beijing. The design at the very center combines a starlike Western compass ...

Fly over Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the vast imperial palace complex, with its intricate rooftops, grand courtyards, and centuries-old ...

The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and ...

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 ...

The city of Lhasa is, according to this map, an ellipse about 1½ by 3 miles in size; the city proper is surrounded by a circular road, along and across which run Irrigation canals from the near ...

The 203-by-58-centimeter map, ... According to Mr. Mignini, the painting was stolen from the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and entered the collection of a mandarin who, ...