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Forbidden City
  • Forbidden City (Palace Museum)

    2014-10-27Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

  • Palace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors

    2014-07-03The Palace Museum is looking for ways to accommodate the overwhelming number of visitors who pour through its doors every year.

  • Palace Museum on outreach drive

    2014-06-06Very few people have had the luxury of riding a bicycle inside Beijing's Palace Museum. Claude Faubert is one of them. The director-general of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, based in Ottawa, is also a coordinator for international training at the Palace Museum.

  • Opening up the Palace Museum

    2014-05-22The director of the Palace Museum is working tirelessly to improve visitors' experiences at the World Heritage Site and protect its ancient treasures.

  • China's Palace Museum collects 1.8 mln items

    2014-05-19The number of cultural relics owned by the the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has surpassed 1.8 million, the museum curator told Xinhua on Sunday.

  • Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site

    2014-05-16The Palace Museum released a report on May 15 on how the World Heritage Site is preserved in line with requirements that UNESCO imposed for better protection of the facility.

  • Souvenirs that carry the Palace Museum spirit

    2014-05-16Souvenirs are objects that embody the cultural values of a particular scenic spot, which allow tourists to refresh their memories later. The Palace Museum has developed a wide range of cultural products to extend the longevity of the museum-preserved artifacts.

  • 10 little known facts of the Palace Museum

    2014-05-15Shan Jixiang, curator of the Palace Museum,reveals some things about the attraction that people may not know about.

  • Palace Museum, home to many 'mosts' and 'firsts'

    2014-05-14The Forbidden City used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1840). It is nearly 600 years old, with construction starting in 1406 and completed in 1420.

  • Landmark policies for Palace Museum

    2014-03-27World famous Beijing attraction, known to some as The Forbidden City, to introduce online tickets, new food area, and drive out unlicensed tour guides.

  • Palace Museum to be more visitor-friendly

    2014-03-04The head of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang, suggested parking lot and administrative offices be moved out of the Forbidden City as the museum is facing an increasing pressure of "space security."

  • More of Forbidden City to open to public

    2014-02-21The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will open 76 percent of its premises to the public by 2018, said the museum curator Shan Jixiang on Friday.

  • Forbidden City repairs on way

    2013-12-24A repair project was announced on Tuesday for the Baoyun Building at Beijing's Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City.

  • Palace Museum looking to expand and preserve

    2013-11-14The Palace Museum, housed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, will expand its exhibition area to alleviate the pressure of huge tourist number.

  • Palace Museum windows restored after damage

    2013-05-24The Palace Museum has restored windows unwittingly damaged by tourists, who were criticized by netizens for “uncivilized behavior”, Beijing Morning Post reported on Friday.

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