During the Ming Dynasty, ice beds became a popular form of entertainment, enjoyed by both the imperial court and the common ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty ... all kinds were available in the Forbidden City. Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan ...

The city of Beijing is planned on a north ... Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming and Qing emperors, their huge families and ...

Jacky Qi Zhu, University of Aberdeen, UK Beijing 北京 is the capital of the People’s Republic of China, and is widely ... Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.

People also call this the Capital City cuisine. Beijing was the capital city for the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming ... Dynasty rulers ate pork before moving to Beijing from Shenyang in northeastern China.

Explore the Great Wall of China (largest manmade structure in the world) as it snakes through north of Beijing ... Ming Dynasty Tombs. Marvel at the impressive architecture of the Forbidden City ...

Considered by many to be the heart of Chinese politics, culture and history, Beijing is home to landmarks like the Forbidden City and the ... of the Shang Dynasty, one of China's earliest recorded ...