(Zheng He, sponsored by emperor Yongle, was China's greatest naval ... is the imposing southern entrance to the Forbidden City. It is also known as the Meridian Gate because it was believed ...

The exhibition, Everlasting Splendor: Six Centuries at the Forbidden City, opened in the Meridian Gate Galleries on Thursday and will continue through Nov 15. It marks the 600th anniversary of the ...

He poured money into strategic industries, like semiconductors, that he thinks will help China better compete with the United States. Image Mr. Xi and President Trump toured the Forbidden City in ...

Decades earlier in Chinatown, she had cemented herself as a cultural icon: Yee was the last owner of Forbidden City, a historic ... of the time hailed her as “China’s most daring dancing ...

Explore the Forbidden City in Beijing, a vast complex that once housed China’s emperors, full of history and stunning architecture. The ancient Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an stand as silent ...

In 1772, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), then just turning 60, had reason to be joyful after finally securing his dream place for retirement in the Forbidden City, the royal ...

Officials were required to wait outside the Meridian Gate around 3 a.m. to be allowed to enter ... No surprise here, the Forbidden City is China’s most popular tourist site. Besides being a structural ...

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing ... craftsmen in ancient China added exquisite carvings ...

BEIJING — It’s highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is ... former home of China’s emperors ...

The Forbidden City, one of China’s most iconic tourist attractions ... The main entrance to the Forbidden City is the Meridian Gate. However, visitors must first pass through the Tian’anmen Gate to ...

BEIJING — It’s highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is ... former home of China’s emperors ...