Despite its monumental scale and central importance in Chinese history, however, the Forbidden City’s continuing presence at the heart of the country’s capital has been a story of survival ...

It was here that the Chinese imperial court managed its contact with the outside world, using the Forbidden City’s magnificent architecture as a stage to showcase the emperor’s power.

Fly over Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City with this ... and centuries-old architecture, revealing the grandeur and history of China’s ancient dynasties from a stunning aerial perspective.

As I wandered the palace grounds, the juxtaposition of ancient architecture against Beijing’s skyline—a forest of glass and steel—epitomized China’s dynamic balance between tradition and progress. The ...

Recently a video clip showing a replica of the Forbidden City structure withstanding an earthquake measuring 10 on the Richter scale test went viral online. Netizens from home and abroad were shocked ...

In the China Institute’s new virtual series, The Forbidden City at 600, the Institute celebrates “the architecture, history, design, and secrets of Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City complex ...

1955) is a multimedia artist known for his calligraphy and printmaking, who divides his time between New York City and Beijing. Xu Lei (b. 1963) an ink painter heavily involved in China's 1980's ...

“Since 1949, an assortment of new architecture styles has encroached ... more appropriate to describe it as a ‘New Forbidden City’ for China’s ruling elite rather than a place with a ...

Now, he is realizing that dream, if only in the virtual world. To Su, the Forbidden City is the culmination of 2,000 years of traditional Chinese architecture — structure, form, décor, and history ...

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.

Despite its monumental scale and central importance in Chinese history, however, the Forbidden City’s continuing presence at the heart of the country’s capital has been a story of survival ...