Toward the end of the 13th century, while a guest in the court of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo was stunned by the beautiful grassland enclosed in the imperial palace, which teemed with fruit trees and ...
For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground. For our Summer Travel series, NPR's ...
The Blessed Prince Kung's Palace offers readers an immersive way to explore the culture and history of Beijing's Prince Kung's Palace. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A new interactive bilingual ...
Trace Beijing’s historic backbone on foot from Tiananmen and the Forbidden City to Jingshan views, lively hutongs and the Temple of Heaven.