In a sign of developing cultural links between mainland China and Hong Kong, it’s been announced that Hong Kong will have its own branch of the Beijing Palace Museum. By 2022, a replica of the famous ...

Editor’s Note: Paul French is the author of books including “Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China,” and “Through the Looking Glass: China’s ...

This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 29, 2025 shows a part of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, ...

Behind an inconspicuous red door deep in the Palace ­Museum in Beijing, relic restorers show 16 special young guests about the secrets of how the world's top technologies are used to preserve cultural ...

Wang Jianbao, 92, makes the 40-minute trip on his tricycle every day, from crisp March through to chilly November, for a dip ...

The Palace Museum in Beijing. Photo provided to China Daily The south district of the Taipei Palace Museum is located in Taibao City, Chiayi County in Southeast China's Taiwan. According to the plan, ...

More than 500,000 Lego blocks were used to create this astounding model of Beijing’s Palace Museum. Also known as the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing ...

Two faces press against a glass case, mobile phones raised. The object of their interest looks like a single succulent piece of braised pork purloined from the museum cafe downstairs. Closer ...

Editor’s Note: Paul French is the author of books including “Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China,” and “Through the Looking Glass: China’s ...