Scientists test age-old theory and make a very surprising discovery This is the world's oldest flushable toilet discovered at the ruins of a Chinese palace in the Shaanxi province. Dating back to ...

In 1900 a scholar jumped in a Beijing well out of shame. A palace consort died in a Forbidden City well too. Was she ...

"Yanxi Palace was seen as promoting incorrect values, commercialism and consumerism; not the socialist core values that Beijing wants to see promoted." How Chinese authorities censor your thoughts ...

In September 1420, the 18th year of his reign, Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing (Chinese for northern capital), so the palace cooks moved with him. Most of the raw materials they used in ...

The Chinese government then spent a year refurbishing a temple in the Old Summer Palace grounds and turned it into an exhibition venue, reported state news outlet Xinhua. China News Service China ...

The Yongle Palace mural art, an ancient treasure from the 13th and 14th centuries, is considered an artistic masterpiece. The exquisite murals also have significant reference value for the study of ...