Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty ... all kinds were available in the Forbidden City. Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan ...

Exploring these historical sites provides a glimpse into the past and enriches one's understanding of Chinese civilisation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration, but he also used his last meeting with ...

Ming Tombs The Ming Dynasty Tombs ... Park West of the Forbidden City, Beihai Park is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved of the ancient imperial gardens in China. Bell and Drum Towers ...

The Forbidden City was China's former imperial palace between the years 1420 and 1912. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the most heavily-guarded areas of China. Beijing is one of China's top ...

Art, money, and power—rarely have the three been so conspicuously linked at the Vancouver Art Gallery as at the unveiling of The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors.

published Twilight in the Forbidden City in 1934. The work is a memoir of Johnston's time in Beijing between 1919 and 1924, at the court of the Qing Dynasty, where he served as tutor to Aisin-Gioro ...

Jacky Qi Zhu, University of Aberdeen, UK Beijing 北京 is the capital of the People’s Republic of China, and is widely ... Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.

A background essay on the Ming Dynasty ... and the coast of Africa while Zheng He returned to China, perhaps so he could participate in the events surrounding the dedication of the Forbidden City in ...

An editorial in the official Beijing Daily ... the trip so far in China is going amazing". The Forbidden City, built in the 15th century, was once home to the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors ...

Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing ... foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the centre of the country ...

Rick Owens (L), his wife Michele Lamy (R) pose with two other designers in front of the Forbidden City complex in Beijing, China ... emperors from the Qing and Ming Dynasties.