The creation from Huo Tingxiao, art director on such movies as ‘Farewell My Concubine,’ features an Easter egg and wants to ...

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

BEIJING — 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 analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray ...

A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...

I had expected to feel awe as I approached the Meridian Gate guarding what most Chinese call the Great Within—Beijing's Forbidden City—but I'm surprised to feel apprehension, too. After all ...

In Beijing's Forbidden City, restorers use advanced X-ray technology to analyze artifacts, ensuring their preservation for future generations. The team employs a blend of scientific and traditional ...