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The Forbidden City In Beijing: China's Hidden Heart
At the beginning of the fifteenth century AD, the third Ming Emperor, Yung-lo created one of the most dazzling architectural masterpieces in the world....(Continue Reading) Window on the Forbidden City: The Beijing Diaries of David Bruce, 1973-1974
Window on the Forbidden City: The Beijing Diaries of David Bruce, 1973-1974. Edited by PRISCILLA ROBERTS. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2001....(Continue Reading)Beijing: world architecture pivot - XX Congress of the International Union of Architects in Beijing, China
The 20th Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA) was held in Beijing, China in mid-1999. Prof Wu Liangyong launched the conference with ......(Continue Reading)Unnecessary evil: China's Muslims aren't terrorists. So why did the Bush administration give Beijing the green light to oppress them?
The terrorist attacks of September 11, and the Bush administration's response to them, have unsettled much of the world. But few places have been more ......(Continue Reading)China; one of the world's oldest civilizations invites you to explore ancient wonders: the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Forbidden City - and to witness bold
CHINA Outside a dimly-lit silk factory in the port city of Dalian, a mud-gray row of one-room houses runs precipitously alongside. Overloaded bicycles ......(Continue Reading)
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