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. The ...

Tourist attractions including the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and a popular section of the Great Wall were closed. A marathon scheduled for Sunday in Beijing was postponed until next week.