the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, the National Museum of China and the Forbidden City sit on the edges. Recent visitors warned the area is usually crowded, with lots of guards, which some found ...

The slogan: "Long Live Mao Zedong thought," is painted over ... Courtiers take up position in the centre of the Forbidden City during a scene in the filming of The Last Emperor, directed by ...

Strolling around Sanlitun, a glamorous shopping mecca and 24-hour catwalk in central Beijing, it’s easy to forget that the city is the ... In 1970, during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution ...

The large park stretches from Tian'anmen Rostrum in the south to the Forbidden City moat ... hangs an inscription of its name written in Mao Zedong's hand. Later, the other traditional buildings ...

Immediately to the west of the Forbidden City is a large lake area ... It is now on display in the Palace Museum. Mao Zedong's former residence, a traditional Beijing home built around a courtyard ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA Near the center of this city of 24 million ... is all the more remarkable for having been preceded by Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, which sent millions of people the other ...

The famous portrait of Mao Zedong still looks out over Beijing ... scenic spots and areas around the old legation quarter and Forbidden City), with a mishmash of ancient, Communist and ...

Yet, Lenin’s name in history remains indelible. During my first visit to China in 1996, I was at Tiananmen Square facing the Forbidden City, the wall of which adorned the image of Mao Zedong. I was ...

These split-second decisions changed history, too. A coconut saves JFK’s life August 2, 1943, began as a cloudy, moonless ...

NIHAO China,’ a tourism campaign designed to showcase the diverse landscapes, rich and cultural treasures poised to promote ...