How restorers are unlocking the secrets of the relics in China’s Forbidden City - Scientific analysis and traditional ...

They include scroll paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics — even ornate antique clocks gifted to emperors by early ...

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

In Beijing's Forbidden City, restorers use advanced X-ray technology to analyze artifacts, ensuring their preservation for ...

"Our history and culture are very important to understanding the present moment and where we're heading in the future," said ...

The Beijing Library, co-designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta and China’s ECADI, has the world’s largest library reading ...

In a workshop tucked away in Beijing's historic Forbidden City ... head of the museum's Calligraphy and Painting Conservation section, told reporters as she gestured towards the worker.

It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing's Forbidden City is analysed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that ...

The Beijing Library, co-designed by Norwegian ... covering everything from calligraphy to poetry. It also contains China’s largest automated storage-and-retrieval system, dedicated music spaces ...