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 ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital ... delicacies of all kinds were available in the Forbidden City. Beijing had been the capital of the preceding ...

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 ...