BEIJING--Culture fans thousands of miles from Beijing can now visit its famous Forbidden City, through a three dimensional re-creation of the vast palace that also allows them to dress up as an ...

Beijing’s Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City, has opened its doors to the public at night for the first time in 94 years – and with dramatic results.

Newly analyzed artifacts and a 200-year-old journal reveal the remarkable tale of the first American citizen to enter China's Forbidden City and meet the emperor. The mission was based on a ...

The Forbidden City, past home to China's emperors, is allowing just 5,000 visitors daily, down from 80,000. And parks are allowing people to visit at 30% of the usual capacity.

Had I accompanied the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, the first Westerner to visit the Forbidden City, in 1601, I would have seen these pavilions, courtyards and alleyways bustling with courtiers: ...

Built in the early 17th century, the Forbidden City and its fabled 9,999 rooms cover 183 acres surrounded by a moat to the north of Tiananmen Square. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Soon, China will begin limiting how many tourists can visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. The former Imperial Palace sees about 7 million visitors each year, and officials think that's just too ...

Ricci met them all — and reciprocated each visit within four days, as etiquette demanded. ... As the sun set behind the Forbidden City on the evening of May 11, Ricci breathed his last.

Culture fans thousands of miles from Beijing can now visit its famous Forbidden City, through a three dimensional recreation of the vast palace that also allows them to dress up as an imperial ...

Beijing’s Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City, has opened its doors to the public at night for the first time in 94 years – and with dramatic results.