Blog Tag - National Palace Museum
Every Beijinger knows that the Forbidden City, also called the Palace Museum, is the palace at the heart of the capital. A new book, Forbidden City:...
The last few times I have asked Beijing visitors or newbies about their impression of The Forbidden City, the answers were pretty standard: the first...
Beijing always seems a little more interesting when there's trouble afoot. This week's scandals have us a little more bemused than outraged. There'...
Beijing’s getting high-tech, looking for snack certification, and adding to its long list of scandals.
Will Beijing become the new Silicon Valley?...
China may be feeling good about itself as other countries deal with riots and debt, but they still have some problems of their own to handle. The...
Gone are the days of hushed tones, trench coats and spies. Weibo seems to be the fashionable way to blow a scandal wide open nowadays. Case in point...
The Palace Museum of Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taipei have been contentious for years over rightful ownership of national treasures...