The city that has reinvented itself across dynasties has no shortage of new must-see attractions in 2026. Here’s how to see ...

Fly over Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the vast imperial palace complex, with its intricate rooftops, grand courtyards, and centuries-old ...

The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ruler was ...

One hundred years ago, on Oct. 10, 1925, the Palace Museum was officially established on the grounds of the Forbidden City, the imperial palace in the heart of Beijing. The museum’s founding, as well ...

The emergence of Beijing as an imperial capital -- The Forbidden City and the Qing emperors -- Daily life in the inner and outer cities -- The city besieged and the last emperors -- "Old Beijing" and ...

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 diffraction ...

(CNN) — The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ...