The layout of the Forbidden City strictly followed the architectural norms recorded in The Rites of Zhou — Artificers, Record, which is known as "five gates, three courts, ...

An exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City opens in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo by JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY] Times change, but some ...

Like the sanctuaries and pyramids in ancient Egypt, the Forbidden City in Beijing has a set of rules governing the choice of its architectural dimensions. Measurements show the layout of ...

An exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City opens in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] Times change, but some ...

Yet the Forbidden City survived waves of drastic alterations made to Beijing’s architectural layout in the 1950s and 60s, in spite of Communist Party leader Mao Zedong’s disdain for old ...

Yet the Forbidden City survived waves of drastic alterations made to Beijing’s architectural layout in the 1950s and 60s, in spite of Communist Party leader Mao Zedong’s disdain for old ...

Go inside China's Forbidden City—domain of the emperor and his court for nearly 500 years. Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to ...

Tourists have been accused of turning the Forbidden City’s moat into a garbage dump, after waste and food packaging has piled up on the moat’s melting ice.

Obama was the fourth incumbent US president to visit the Forbidden City, following in the footsteps of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton. Asked by reporters what he thought of the Forbidden ...

Two women who flaunted being able to drive inside the Forbidden City, China’s historic imperial palace in Beijing, recently triggered national outrage.But in case you were just feeling a little ...

A man, who broke into the Forbidden City in May 2011, stole nine art works made of gold and jewels - all on loan from Hong Kong and insured for 410,000 yuan ($65,000). He was caught and sentenced ...