Only in the vast imperial ... his palace was built to ensure that neither his subjects, nor foreign visitors, ever forgot that. Despite its monumental scale and central importance in Chinese ...

The Forbidden City, located in the centre of Beijing is the supreme model in the development of ancient Chinese ... drawings and models, are evidence of the court culture and law and regulations of ...

BEIJING - Starbucks has closed a coffeehouse in China's former imperial palace ... drawing some 7 million visitors a year. Other businesses there include bookstores, souvenir shops and Chinese ...

They were there for the official opening of an exhibition titled “Imperial Splendors ... collection of the Palace Museum, draw attention to the similarities between Chinese and French craftsmanship.

The white jade imperial seal, which Beijing says was looted from the Summer Palace in 1860, was acquired by a Chinese national ... without drawing complaints from China. Christie's decision ...

with its themes of mystery and history set in an ancient Chinese-inspired Imperial Palace, has gained robust popularity as an anime and is currently continuing into its second season. The main ...

BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China ... may not be guaranteed, they draw their inspiration from Chinese painting, theater and art, especially ...

He helped organize a seminal exhibit of Chinese imperial art from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum that opened ... including San Francisco, drawing large crowds to view works unseen in the ...

Seeking to consolidate her grip on the Chinese throne, Empress Wu Zetian embarked on an audacious project: expanding the imperial palace on a scale never before seen in China, or the world.

Only in the vast imperial ... his palace was built to ensure that neither his subjects, nor foreign visitors, ever forgot that. Despite its monumental scale and central importance in Chinese ...