President Xi Jinping has pushed “cultural self-confidence” as a signature policy, and one of the beneficiaries has been the former home of emperors, neglected no longer. BEIJING — For much of the past century, the Forbidden City has been an imposing void in the otherwise bustling heart of Beijing. The 180-acre …
Palace Museum in Beijing says residency requirements should be eased to make it easier to retain and recruit specialised craftsmen who care for former imperial palace The head of China’s famed Palace Museum has suggested granting Beijing household registration to skilled craftsmen who undertake the monumental task of renovating the …
Officials at the Forbidden City say an ancient drainage system kept the iconic site safe in the recent Beijing flooding. Officials from Beijing’s Forbidden City have said an ancient drainage system protected it during recent heavy rains and intense flooding. Bad weather has killed 37 people in the Chinese capital …
BEIJING (AP) — A Beijing court sentenced a Chinese farmer to 13 years in jail on Monday for stealing art pieces from the Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former imperial palace in China’s capital. The official Xinhua News Agency said Shi Baikui, 27, was also fined $2,100 for taking the …
Beijing’s palace museum faces whistle-blower ‘disaster’ list, stretching from alleged scams to lost treasures It is one of China‘s main tourist attractions, an ancient emperor’s palace in the heart of Beijing visited by up to 80,000 tourists a day and long recognised as a world treasure by Unesco. But the …
Officials at the former home of China’s emperors have admitted that there were plans to open an exclusive private club inside the palace. They had initially denied the historic site was being used for private profit. Potential club members were apparently invited to a lavish opening ceremony inside the Forbidden …
The theft was the first in 20 years from the historic site, and the tourist attraction’s spokesman security would be increased Police have arrested a man they said broke into China’s famed Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former home of the country’s emperors, and stole seven art pieces made of …
Seven pieces of art have been stolen from the Palace Museum inside Beijing’s former imperial palace, the Forbidden City, in the first theft for 20 years. The stolen items – which were on loan to the museum – include a purse and women’s make-up cases. Police are reported to be …