Thirty-eight years ago, visitors were introduced to grand historic legacies, such as the Forbidden City. However, I felt that ...

He’s got old Beijing memorabilia — signs and coins ... The road also runs across Huangchenggen Relics Park, which is where the eastern wall of the Imperial City ran. The wall was torn ...

Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural ...

with Beijing as its capital. The city has changed totally since then. It has expanded from its old confines within the nine gates of the Inner City wall (Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwumen ...

Beijing's sky is lined, not just by chimneys, but by skyscrapers too. Not long ago, many Chinese thought the only way to modernize China was to "destroy the old and build the new." In the 1990s ...

At its annual National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Beijing presented ... which a newcomer challenged the old guard, the parties clashed.

Among those who walk the Great Wall of China in northern Beijing daily is Liu Hongyan, a 45-year-old resident in Shixia ...

Just north of Beijing, you'll find one of the most famous monuments in the world: the Great Wall of China. Although it's unlikely you'll see the whole thing, you should aim to experience a portion ...