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 ...

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 ...

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

A background essay on the Ming Dynasty ... and the coast of Africa while Zheng He returned to China, perhaps so he could participate in the events surrounding the dedication of the Forbidden City in ...

China is one of the most populous countries in the world, surpassed only by India. By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second ...

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 ...