Located in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City (shown in aerial view here) was home to the emperors of China for nearly 500 years, during China's final two imperial dynasties, the Ming ...

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Album/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group ... court managed its contact with the outside world, using the Forbidden City’s magnificent architecture as a stage to showcase the emperor ...

A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Cats in the Forbidden City Explore the Forbidden City, where Emperor Qianlong resided, and find the adorable cats! Since 1974 we’ve gotten some ...

A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.

The resulting images, projected onto computer screens, hold clues to the discoloration's origin. "We want to learn what the black material is," explains Kang Baoqiang, one of the Forbidden City's ...

Experience the Forbidden City like never before at the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s first fully digital exhibition, featuring immersive visuals.

chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. Hong Kong CNN — A young man stands grinning in Beijing’s Forbidden City. It’s the dead of winter, and one of ...

A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.