We've curated a list of the 20 best places to visit and things to do in Beijing to explore the city’s heart and soul.

Nearly any person you speak to has heard of Beijing’s most famous site — the Great Wall of China. However, Beijing is an intriguing city for many other reasons. Ancient temples stand side-by-side with ...

We've curated a list of the 20 best places to visit and things to do in Beijing to explore the city’s heart and soul.

"Twenty days ago, the state's top-level celadon-glazed dish, a masterpiece of the Ge kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty ... the grounds of Forbidden City, a palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties ...

An archaeologist (left) cleans a cornerstone of a palace, which dates back to the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), at the Palace Museum in Beijing in May. LAN HUIQING / FOR CHINA DAILY Evidence of ...

According to Wang, the earliest glaze found in China dates to the Western Zhou Dynasty ... that makes the Forbidden City glaze exceptional is that it was exclusively used for imperial construction by ...

And yet, despite this, most travellers who set foot in the Middle Kingdom only ever visit a select few locations such as the famous Great Wall and the Forbidden City ... resthouse from the Ming ...

The Forbidden City was commissioned in 140 by Yongle emperor during the Ming Dynasty and acted as the imperial palace during the Qing Dynasty. When visiting the Forbidden do not underestimate its size ...

Anhui, China: The roof of a historic Ming Dynasty-era Drum Tower in Fengyang County, Anhui province, partially collapsed on Monday evening, causing hundreds of roof tiles to fall near visitors.

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. Officials for the county, around 200 miles away from ...

Originally built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty, the building represented administrative power and civic pride. Drum towers existed in ancient China for keeping time and making public announcements.