After two days visiting some of the iconic sights of Beijing, including the Forbidden City and Great Wall, our Imperial Tours fam trip spent a final half day visiting the famous Summer Palace in the ...

The city that has reinvented itself across dynasties has no shortage of new must-see attractions in 2026. Here’s how to see ...

The China Yuanmingyuan Society announced at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday that a project to replicate the Forty ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the magnificent Summer Palace in Beijing with this stunning drone footage showcasing its sprawling gardens, serene Kunming Lake, and the iconic Longevity Hill.

The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The ...

The "Twelve Beauties" stroll through flowers at the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing on Sept. 29, 2025. The original image of "Twelve Beauties" was a painting displayed at the Old Summer ...

People visit the 17-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China on Dec. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Visitors take photos of the illuminated 17-Arch Bridge at sunset in the Summer ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cixi, Empress Dowager of China, ...