When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing’s Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of the ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of establishment of the Palace Museum, situated on the site of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Shan Jixiang, the former director of the museum, spent years ...

This imaginative idea has become a reality thanks to Maodou (pseudonym), a young Chinese vlogger with more than a million ...

The Beijing Central Axis is a recent addition to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Photograph by Jon Hicks, Getty Images Once a Mongol stronghold known as Dadu, Beijing became the Ming dynasty’s capital ...

Beijing’s story is a long arc of transformation—a city that has reinvented itself across dynasties and decades, transforming from an imperial capital to a global metropolis. Beijing has sometimes ...

Taiwan’s National Palace Museum is stepping up security after a major robbery at the Louvre in Paris saw some of France's priceless crown jewels stolen. The museum in Taipei is running more emergency ...

The five-day visit is the first by a sitting Thai monarch since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangkok and ...

Lianhe Fanghu, a bronze jar with lotus and crane decorations, on show in the exhibition ‘A Century of Stewardship: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum’ (JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY) Meridian ...

The city that has reinvented itself across dynasties has no shortage of new must-see attractions in 2026. Here’s how to see the best of Beijing, from the Forbidden City to its hidden courtyards and ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) has been a place of wonder and mystery for more than 500 years. This massive complex ...

The unveiling ceremony was held on Friday coincided with the 23rd anniversary of the museum’s founding. It also put on show parts of Farshchian’s painting tools, and a section of his design for the ...

The Louvre is more than a museum; it's the living, breathing history of Paris itself. It began not as a gallery, but a military fortress. Here's a virtual tour. The Louvre in Paris is an absolute ...