It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.

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Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

The city of Beijing is planned on a north-south grid ... Just north of the square lies the Imperial Palace (Gugong), also known as the Forbidden City as it was the private dwelling of the Ming ...

A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction machine that produces images, which are then projected onto computer screens.

Homes were damaged, cars were crushed and trees fell after windy weather and sandstorms in Beijing on Saturday, prompting ...