Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), China's emperors continued building the colossal fortification system for the capital city. A single gate and the attached walls took about 200,000 men up to four ...

The protagonist in Chan Koonchung’s new book Zero Point Beijing is a 14-year-old student shot dead on June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square. After his skull is split open by a bullet, he finds himself in ...

Toward the end of the 13th century, while a guest in the court of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo was stunned by the beautiful grassland enclosed in the imperial palace, which teemed with fruit trees and ...

This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the Forbidden City, which was first built in 1406 and was listed as one of the world heritage sites by UNESCO in 1987, seen from the Jingshan Mountain on the ...

BEIJING/TAIPEI — China and Taiwan clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said it is ...

The Beijing Urban Sub-Center Development Image Exhibition, named Die Bian, or Butterfly Change, opened on Monday at the newly opened eastern branch of the Capital Museum, the Grand Canal Museum of ...

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources is seeking public suggestions and opinions on a draft plan for the systematic protection of its historical and cultural heritage. The ...

Beijing, China. Photo by Magda Ehlers: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-chinese-temple-2846075/ Last February, I joined my father on an 11-day trip to the ...

Surprisingly, on Friday night, many people in the outskirts of Beijing witnessed the aurora borealis. This is the second time the Chinese capital, located at 40 degrees north latitude, has reported ...