The northern half of the Imperial Palace, the “Inner Palace,” begins ... and was Emperor Kangxi’s birthplace. During the Ming Dynasty, the Hall of Heavenly Favor (Chengqiangong) served ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...

It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province ...

The Qingcheng Palace complex, located within the Altar of the God of Agriculture, opened to the public for the first time on Saturday.

The capital of imperial China between the sixth and 15th ... meaning “southern capital”, was introduced in 1403 during the Ming dynasty – has a comprehensive metro network that makes it ...

Focusing on the Ming dynasty, the book examines new approaches to tomb space ... This includes compiling three annotated bibliographies for Oxford Bibliographies on the subjects of Palace Architecture ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...