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.

Elsewhere in the workshop, the delicate work of textile restoration unfolds. Two restorers painstakingly patch holes in a panel of patterned green silk, adorned with the Chinese character for ...

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 ...

Legends of Crete with 172 ancient artifacts originating from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Greece and 13 from the ...

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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.

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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.

Residents in some areas were sealing their windows to stop them falling in and multiple trees were reported to have fallen in Beijing. Most weather stations in the city reported winds of Force 7 ...