The main building structure along the central axis of the Grand Temple comprises four painstakingly laid out courtyards ...

Experience the Chinese capital’s rich culture with a stay at one of its top-rated hotels, according to Forbes Travel Guide’s ...

Representing a united heritage and respect for the collective history of our world, this is how to visit all seven modern ...

The fate of the Qianlong Imperial treasure has come under renewed spotlight - having stunned dealers when uncovered and put under the hammer by a west London firm.

The Forbidden City is a 1420 imperial palace that housed 24 Ming and Qing ... The complex is oriented north-south, like the rest of Beijing. A blend of dramatic Gothic and curvy Art Nouveau ...

Fondly known as “The Palace Museum”, the Forbidden City served as the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties for 560 years until 1911. Beijing’s Forbidden ... She's a big believer of happy ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace ... Tiananmen Square at the epicenter of Beijing. Beyond its towering ...

The world has so many extraordinary buildings that would blow your mind but there's one in China that would leave you speechless. Dating back all the way to 1406, this place is one of the most ...

From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...

It sounds like a bunch of late imperial claptrap, because that’s what it is. Playing football sometimes makes you better at playing football. It does not make you better at dominating foreigners ...

In a recent book, Rocking China, Andrew Field, a professor of Chinese culture and history at Duke Kunshan University in Suzhou, looks back at Beijing’s independent rock scene circa 2007, arguing that ...