BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical ...

While building the athletes’ Olympic Village for this year’s Winter Games in Beijing, China discovered the remains of an ancient Jin Dynasty (1115–1234) palace. It was found near Taizicheng village in ...

After two days visiting some of the iconic sights of Beijing, including the Forbidden City and Great Wall, our Imperial Tours fam trip spent a final half day visiting the famous Summer Palace in the ...

c) Lack of management mechanism (no legislation for protective buffer zone). On 30 January 2006, the World Heritage Centre received a comprehensive Report on the Conservation Status of the World ...

Beijing plans to rebuild a 230-year-old Tuanhe Imperial Palace, the largest temporary imperial dwelling in the city. Located in the southern outskirts of the capital, the palace was built in 1772 ...

In another attempt to try and get some new product out to collectors, DC Collectibles has announced a new figure line being done in partnership with Pop Life Global and the Beijing Imperial Court ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) has been a place of wonder and mystery for more than 500 years. This massive complex ...

The Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing, used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its construction started in 1406, and was completed in 1420. The rectangular palace ...

The urban transformation that Beijing is undergoing to meet the requirements for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, and its impact on the cultural heritage in Beijing, including World Heritage properties ...