Homes were damaged, cars were crushed and trees fell after windy weather and sandstorms in Beijing on Saturday, prompting ...

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.

Flights and rail services have been suspended and attractions such as the Great Wall and Forbidden City have been shut.

High winds and threats of sandstorms caused major disruptions in Beijing, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and closing of public parks. The gales, which damaged vegetation and ...

A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.

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