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, and nine heavens".

Over 400 cultural relics are displayed at the exhibition, which reflect the history of the Forbidden City's construction, the development of its layout, and how it has been protected and renovated ...

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 ...

Over 400 cultural relics are displayed at the exhibition, which reflect the history of the Forbidden City's construction, the development of its layout, and how it has been protected and renovated ...

After six centuries of fires, wars and power struggles, the Forbidden City still stands at Beijing’s physical and symbolic center.

After six centuries of fires, wars and power struggles, the Forbidden City still stands at Beijing’s physical and symbolic center.

Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to most of imperial China's people, who could only imagine the grandeur beyond the gates.

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.

Anyone who has visited Beijing's Forbidden City, the historic former home of China's emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties, knows even an entire day inside the massive architectural masterpiece ...

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 ...

The Forbidden City said it would install additional surveillance cameras and upgrade glass windows in the ancient buildings following an incident Saturday in which an antique clock was damaged ...