Thirty-eight years ago, visitors were introduced to grand historic legacies, such as the Forbidden City. However, I felt that ...

It includes excavations of Ming-era relics east of the Forbidden City's Donghuamen Gate. Predating the Ming Dynasty, the early 13th century Yuan Dadu ('Great Capital') was also walled. A lengthy ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...

Efforts to preserve historical relics have intensified following President Xi Jinping’s call for stronger protection of cultural heritage.

The museum -- established in the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties after the last emperor Pu Yi and his household were evicted from the Forbidden City -- celebrates its 100th ...

For example, designers at the National Museum of China (NMC) turned the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Empress Xiaoduan's phoenix crown into a ­decorative fridge magnet, while the Sanxingdui Museum has ...