Roughly 300 years later, Beijing had become a crowded, windswept city; the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci often wore a veil when he ... Sixth Tone: Speaking of the Macartney Mission, there is a whole ...

Indeed, you could spend your whole trip — and most of your ... The hutongs, like much of Beijing, are in constant flux. With city authorities seemingly intent on diverting every restaurant ...

In ancient days, the Drum Tower was the time keeping center for the whole city and was equipped with ... the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of Beijing in 1900. In the Qing Dynasty, the ...

During his two-month residency in Beijing in late autumn and early winter, French artist Gaspar Willmann found inspiration in the city's quiet ... it into a cohesive whole. "In the digital world ...

Fairmont Beijing is one of the most elegant stays in the city. Beijing is a city where ancient traditions meet modern dynamism. And one of the best places to experience this dynamic dichotomy is ...