Toward the end of the 13th century, while a guest in the court of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo was stunned by the beautiful grassland enclosed in the imperial palace, which teemed with fruit trees and ...

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 ...

Some imperial tombs for descendants are larger ... all succeeding emperors were raised in the palace in Beijing. They seldom left their palaces, therefore they knew nothing about how difficult ...

The Imperial Dwelling Palace (Chengde Ligong ... The park is twice the size of Beijing's Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), eight times larger than Beihai Park and larger even than the Yuanmingyuan ...

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

Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain exhibitions for visitors to ...

Glide over the magnificent Summer Palace in Beijing with stunning drone footage showcasing its sprawling gardens, serene Kunming Lake, and the iconic Longevity Hill. Experience the timeless beauty of ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south grid ... Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...