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Tea Drinking in the Palace
They were the cultural center of the Forbidden City, and tea was served whenever the emperors attended lectures. As early as the Ming Dynasty, it became an important rite for tea to be served in ...
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Twilight in the Forbidden City
British academic and diplomat Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) 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 ...
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Imperial Food in the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital ... delicacies of all kinds were available in the Forbidden City. Beijing had been the capital of the preceding ...
Forbidden City: Beijing site bars designer Rick Owens and ‘dark and strange’ friends
The Forbidden City, built in the 15th century, was once home to the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors and has featured in a number of photo shoots for Western artists and directors. The only movie ...