Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing ... foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the centre of the country ...

The Forbidden City was China's former imperial palace between the years 1420 and 1912. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the most heavily-guarded areas of China. Beijing is one of China's top ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...

Nick Bostic, a former pizza deliverman who saved four children from an Indiana house fire, spoke to Fox News Digital after Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk said he should have received the Presidential ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty ... all kinds were available in the Forbidden City. Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan ...

Some four to five thousand years ago, settlements to the southwest of Beijing ... China. A city plan was first laid out in the Yuan Dynasty. Yet only after extensive reconstruction during the Ming ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north ... Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming and Qing emperors, their huge families and ...

BEIJING -- Two emperors' mausoleums in Beijing have recently opened to the public, meaning that six out of the 13 tombs in the Changping district belonging to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperors ...

Explore the Great Wall of China (largest manmade structure in the world) as it snakes through north of Beijing ... Ming Dynasty Tombs. Marvel at the impressive architecture of the Forbidden City ...

Start an exciting journey through the most famous tourist attractions in China, from the Great Wall to the ancient Mogao ...