In 1900 a scholar jumped in a Beijing well out of shame. A palace consort died in a Forbidden City well too. Was she ...

Four foreign fashion designers have been denied entry to Beijing’s Forbidden City for wearing “dark and strange” clothes. The four – Rick Owens and Michele Lamy, as well as Hannah Rose ...

Beijing faces the prospect of an intensified trade conflict if the Republican proceeds with his plan to impose a 60% increase ...

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Often the hutongs are clustered near Beijing’s most famous historical sites, such as the Forbidden City complex that was once the mysterious isolated home to the emperors, and the leafy Temple ...

If you’re interested in exploring more of Beijing’s imperial architecture, it’s worth heading north of the Forbidden City to pay a visit to the Lama Temple and Confucius Temple. Originally a ...

The award ceremony of the "My Chinese Story" China-Africa Photo and Video Competition was held in Beijing on Nov. 1. The ...

British academic and diplomat Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) published Twilight in the Forbidden City in 1934. The work is a memoir of Johnston's time in Beijing between 1919 and 1924, at the ...

As more people in China use cars for transportation, some are rediscovering an old way to beat rush hour and destress -- bicycles.

From Beijing, travel by train, bus or private tour to the Badaling or Mutianyu sections of the Great Wall. Both have cable cars to reach the top of the wall if you prefer not to hike up. Dating back ...

Polish pianist Klaudia Kudełko is set to perform a newly discovered waltz by Romantic composer Fryderyk Chopin during her ...

The Forbidden City has yet to make an official announcement on the issue. An editorial in the official Beijing Daily newspaper defended the decision, saying: "Respect is mutual. In this case ...