But the scale and purpose of the Forbidden City still echo through the centuries. The Yongle emperor, son of the Ming dynasty's founder, commissioned the complex in 1406, choosing the spot where ...

Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing ... testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Imperial Palace of the Qing ...

The creation from Huo Tingxiao, art director on such movies as ‘Farewell My Concubine,' features an Easter egg and wants to ...

During the Ming Dynasty, the Hall of Heavenly Favor (Chengqiangong ... This section of the Forbidden City has an interesting history. Emperor Kangxi ordered construction of the Hall of Ultimate ...

Almost 600 years ago, the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty rose from the earth in a vast expanse of vermillion and gold, its 9,999 rooms a testament to the Ming’s limitless wealth. The empire ...