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China to beef up Forbidden City's security system

China Daily - Jan 21, 2012
BEIJING - During Minister of Culture Cai Wu's latest inspection tour to some major museums in Beijing ahead of the Spring Festival, he urged upgrading security systems in order to better protect antiques in the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City. ...

The dragon could fire up China's property market

Irish Times

Irish Times - Jan 21, 2012
The mythical creature known as a bringer of good fortune can also influence people's behaviour and even their spending MY FAVOURITE Chinese dragon stares out fiercely from the Nine Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City in Beijing. ...

ULL students to study in China this summer

The Republic - Jan 22, 2012
William Davie, a ULL faculty member and co-director of the project, said the four-week program will take students to ancient and modern landmarks, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.

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Forbidden: City of the Damned Book 4

by: Everly Drummond
In the forth and final installment of the City of the Damned series, Sara and Gedeon travel back to South Beach where they spend Christmas with the family and exchange their wedding vows before returning to New York to have the baby. But little do they know what lies ahead. Sara's concern deepens when it becomes evident that Gedeon is hiding something from her. What neither of them realize is that Gedeon's secrets come at a high price. It will cost him something more valuable than anything money can buy.
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When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433

by: Louise Levathes
A hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began making their way to the New World, fleets of giant Chinese junks commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He and filled with the empire's finest porcelains, lacquerware, and silk ventured to the edge of the world's "four corners." It was a time of exploration and conquest, but it ended in a retrenchment so complete that less than a century later, it was a crime to go to sea in a multimasted ship. In When China Ruled the Seas, Louise Levathes takes a fascinating and unprecedented look at this dynamic period in China's enigmatic history, focusing on China's rise as a naval power that literally could have ruled the world and at its precipitious plunge into isolation when a new emperor ascended the Dragon Throne.
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Top 10 Beijing

by: Andrew Humphreys
DK Eyewitness Top 10: Beijing will lead you straight to the best attractions this rewarding and vibrant city has to offer. Whether you want to explore the Forbidden City, visit Tian'an Men Square, rickshaw around the back lanes of Hou Hai, or walk the Great Wall of China, this pocket-size travel guide is packed with essential information, whatever your budget.

There are dozens of Top 10 lists including the Top 10 restaurants, Top 10 liveliest bars and clubs, the Top 10 places to stay in Beijing, plus there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.
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The Forbidden City

In 1420, in an effort to consolidate his control over the throne, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved China's capital to a site in the North, now known as Bejing. There, he built a vast complex of palaces and administrative buildings now covering 178 acres. Because access was restricted to the imperial family and to those who had business with them, it came to be known as the Forbidden City.

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Virtual Forbidden City

IBM and the Palace Museum have created a virtual replica of Chinas Forbidden City, including its former palace grounds. "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time" is a 3-D replica that enables users to see what the walled fortress looked like during the height of the Ming and Quing dynasties.

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Turandot 1 in the Forbidden City of Peking China

Add " &fmt=18 " to the url address for stereo sound! Part 1. September, 1998 - A spectacular show staged live in the Forbidden City in Peking, China. Starring Giovanna Casolla and Sergej Larin, and among others Carlo Colombara and Barbara Frittoli. Please watch and buy the high-quality DVD.

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The Forbidden City, Home to the Emperors, Beijing, China

Forbidden City segment from "The Last Emperor's Home Video", an Intrepid Berkeley Explorer free on-line film offering visits to China's best known places, including the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Beijing's Summer Palace, the Grand Canal, Xian, beautiful Guilin, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, plus Hong Kong. Toenjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, plus still pictures, please ask a search engine for: Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

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