CHINA. Beijing. People gather around the Forbidden City, a popular place to visit. 20/07/98 (LON59503)

Transcript: TV Anchor Wants Starbucks Out of Forbidden City
NPR Morning Edition;  March 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 13-2007 TV Anchor Wants Starbucks Out of Forbidden City Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time 11:00-12:00 ... should not have a branch inside Beijing's Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is the former home of China's emperors and ...

Article: 'Invisible' view of Forbidden City
China Daily;  December 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... s last two feudal dynasties, the Forbidden City epitomized the glory of the ancient ... human history. For most tourists, the Forbidden City - its official name is The Palace Museum ... devoted 10 years to photographing the Forbidden City, chose "The Invisible Palace" as ...

Article: The forbidden city: be not afraid of growing ...
Calliope;  February 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A FORBIDDEN CITY! "How can that be?" you ... worked. Our focus is on the main Forbidden City in what is today Beijing-and ... in imperial Beijing was the Forbidden City, the residence of the emperor ...

Article: Forbidden City revealed
China Daily;  December 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... by the spectacular grandeur of the Forbidden City, but it is difficult to detect the ... of the Architectural Details of the Forbidden City" (Jubu de yiwei - zijincheng jianzhu ... Zhang explains the basic grammar of the Forbidden City's architectural language in a lucid ...

Article: Artist captures spirit of Forbidden City
China Daily;  December 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... costumes against the backdrop of the Forbidden City. Next to the studio, his house appears ... collectors as "the painter of the Forbidden City" for his distinctive oil painting ... the one he held last September in the Forbidden City, and the latest one at the Palazzo ...

Article: `Forbidden City' DVD Release Brings Back Stars to ...
AsianWeek;  November 20, 2002 ;     693 words ... ... Dong's prizewinning documentary, Forbidden City U.S.A. made its home entertainment ... wanted to meet legendary agent and Forbidden City headliner Jadin Wong, upon reading ... collecting oral histories from over 100 Forbidden City alumni, which led him to amass an ...

Article: Insider lifts veil of secrecy surrounding Forbidden ...
China Daily;  October 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... last emperor of China moved out of the Forbidden City in 1925, two college students moved ... intimate details of his stay in the Forbidden City spanning more than seven decades ... still living in the inner part of the Forbidden City, while the outer part had been taken ...