Part of the newly discovered rammed-earth wall near the Erlitou Site Photo: Henan Daily. Chinese archaeologists have made a ...

following a concept known as the “central axis”, and the main entrance doors are shaped to replicate ancient Chinese temple entrance doors. The building also has floor to ceiling windows ...

Even before the Forbidden City ... these statement buildings have taken a peculiar turn. For a time, flamboyant designs by renowned architects became a shortcut for Chinese cities to showcase ...

At that time, the city of Vancouver did not yet exist, and its predecessor, the village of Granville, had only three Chinese stores and fewer than fifty Chinese residents. Victoria experienced a major ...

Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private ... south and north in Chinese’ or ‘how to ask for directions in Chinese’.

Social media user Lu Xiaobao posted photos of herself, a friend and her car in the empty Forbidden City in Beijing ... the entire Chinese nation has seen them." They wanted the Palace Museum ...

Rick Owens, along with his wife Michele Lamy and two other designers, were denied entry into China's Forbidden City, an ...

Peking University's campus is incredibly gorgeous with the beautiful Weiming Lake, and includes typical Chinese buildings equipped with advanced ... and is famous for its cultural heritage. The ...

The four-story red brick building dates from 1918 and is particularly famous today because Li Dazhao, one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, and Mao Zedong both worked there.

The Forbidden City has numerous stone steps and thresholds, which are distinguishing features of traditional Chinese architecture, but had restricted access for persons with a disability. The famous ...