A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China's Forbidden City
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...
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Emperor and his family move to renovated Imperial Palace
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko moved out of their longtime residence, the Akasaka Imperial Residence, on Sept. 6. They are moving into the renovated Imperial Palace and ...
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Hidden for centuries, Chinese treasures finally see the light of day
The Palace Museum was established in 1925 by the then ruling Republic of China government, after the last emperor of China, Pu Yi, and his household were evicted. In the decades that followed ...
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Imperial Food in the Qing Dynasty
The imperial food served within the walls of the Forbidden City by the Qing Dynasty had an important effect on Chinese ... within the Qing Palace, was responsible for the emperor’s meals.
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Overview and expansion of the Qing dynasty
She is infamous for the money she spent having the Old Summer Palace rebuilt ... to expand access to China and open up trade for the British. He met the Qianlong Emperor – but the Qianlong ...