A cache of 400-year-old stone grenades inscribed with orders warning guards to watch out for enemies has been discovered at the Great Wall of China near Beijing. The finding shows the astonishing ...

Tourists stroll around the entrance to the imperial Changling Tomb, one of the tombs of the 13 Mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, on April 5, 2025. Photos: VCG Nestled just north of Beijing, ...

Step inside Beijing’s Forbidden City, the world’s largest palace complex. Explore grand halls, hidden courtyards, and ...

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These are but a sampling of the hundreds of artefacts in one of those exhibitions that shows you all kinds of things you didn’t even know you didn’t know. It is immensely more than the blue and white ...

On July 8, the Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2023 opened at The Ming Tombs Tourist Center, co-hosted by Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, ...

From the pyramids in Giza to the Colosseum in Rome, there are many architectural marvels that can be found across the globe. Each has its own rich history, with several known as "Wonders of the World.

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. Hall of ...