Beijing has expanded its visa-free travel policy for citizens from over 50 countries, leading to a significant increase in foreign visitors. This move, contrasting global trends of closure, aims to boost inbound tourism and allow visitors to form their own perceptions of China, despite existing limits on long-term stay.
A 1640 eruption of Parker Volcano in the Philippines may have contributed to the collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, according to a study in Climate of the Past. Volcanic eruptions can cause climate changes leading to crop failures and famine.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, once a restricted imperial palace, was designed to organize power, family, and government. Its layout reflects Ming dynasty political thought and hierarchy, with distinct areas for governance and residence. Now a museum, its purpose has shifted from imperial rule to public access and preservation.
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Trump to visit China, meeting with Xi for tea and working lunch at Temple of Heaven
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared tea in a symbolically significant hall in the Forbidden City, emphasizing cooperation between the two countries.
A long-standing and widely-circulated rumour that the Forbidden City in Beijing uses 600,000 tonnes of pig’s blood each year to dispel evil has been debunked. The liquid is actually used as a form of adhesive which is painted on the famous palace’s signature red walls and pillars, according to a recently published book. The book Sitting under the Roof of the Forbidden City: Answering 50 Questions about the Forbidden City is wrote by Zhou Qian, a researcher at the palace for 20 years who is also...
