Chinese archaeologists have made a significant ... 1600BC) with the discovery of a rammed-earth wall suspected to be the city wall of the capital of the late Xia period, near the Erlitou site ...
It was mid-August 1900 and the Chinese capital was surrounded ... into the well in his house 600 metres from the Forbidden City's eastern wall. When the ruler is in distress, his subjects are ...
China is one of the most populous countries in the world, surpassed only by India. By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second ...
Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private ... south and north in Chinese’ or ‘how to ask for directions in Chinese’.
From the Great Wall to the Mogao ... you need to see! The Forbidden City has dominated the heart of Beijing since the 15 th century and is the symbolic heart of the Chinese metropolis.