The Forbidden City has yet to make an official announcement on the issue. An editorial in the official Beijing Daily newspaper defended the decision, saying: "Respect is mutual. In this case ...

Visit the museum's website for more information. Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square (310 reviews) Private All-Inclusive Day Tour ...

In 1900 a scholar jumped in a Beijing well out of shame. A palace consort died in a Forbidden City well too. Was she ...

Treasures from the Palace of Versailles outside Paris and The Palace Museum in The Forbidden City in Beijing —both Unesco ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south grid ... Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...

Often the hutongs are clustered near Beijing’s most famous historical sites, such as the Forbidden City complex that was once the mysterious isolated home to the emperors, and the leafy Temple ...

Due to its historical background, Beijing has conserved many royal palaces and parks of the ancient Chinese emperors and is famous for its cultural heritage. The Forbidden City is a palace complex in ...

The history-soaked Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square ... avoid the tourist traps while still dining deliciously close to Beijing’s bucket-list sites. Veggie balls and snacks: Huguosi Xiaochi ...

As more people in China use cars for transportation, some are rediscovering an old way to beat rush hour and destress -- ...

Four foreign fashion designers have been denied entry to Beijing’s Forbidden City for wearing “dark and strange” clothes. The four – Rick Owens and Michele Lamy, as well as Hannah Rose ...