A special exhibition of four years' preparation, "Empresses of China's Forbidden City: The art and life of the empresses of Qing Dynasty", is on display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Boston, US, ...

The Apothecary Diaries ushers in the summer season with a brand-new promo image, which showcases fan-favorite characters ...

Fasting in the sense of not eating for a specific time upavasa or abstaining from specific substances during certain periods is a wellestablished part of all Hindu spiritual practices In the early tim ...

Read on to find out more about 21 of the world’s most beautiful castles, fortified homes that are both a feast for the eyes and a time trip back to the bygone age during which they were created.

Shuri is a warren of imperial living quarters, audience halls, religious shrines and an extravagant throne room reminiscent of the Forbidden City in Beijing. (yannick luthy/Alamy Stock Photo via CNN) ...

Converted into a museum when the Ottoman Empire dissolved after World War I, the Topkapi offers extensive gardens, wall-top walks overlooking the Bosphorus, the Ottoman Imperial Harem where the ...

Go inside China's Forbidden City—domain of the emperor and his court for nearly 500 years. Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to ...

Her work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Ars Technica, SYFY WIRE, Space.com, Live Science, Den of Geek, Forbidden Futures and Collective Tales. She lurks right outside New York City with her ...

The Forbidden City was constructed during the Ming Dynasty in the early 15th century and served as the imperial palace for over 500 years housing 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its ...

The Forbidden City, China This giant, walled palace in Beijing was constructed by the Chinese emperor for 14 years, starting in 1406. He even had to have a canal rebuilt to transport all the ...

In China’s Forbidden City, a mix of science and tradition helps restore relics A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise ...

Nearly 200 stray cats, some of which are believed to be the offspring of royal cats raised by emperors and their concubines in ancient times, now inhabit the Palace Museum, also known as the ...