Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

Han China Chinese They are the largest ethnic group in China. The previous Ming dynasty emperors ... spent having the Old Summer Palace rebuilt at a time when the empire was struggling.

Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan palace had been influenced by the Mongolian flavorings. The food in the Ming palace, however, was mainly that of ...