Peking opera
A synthesis of music, acrobatics and symbolic gesture, Peking opera has dominated Chinese stages since the mid-19th century,…
A synthesis of music, acrobatics and symbolic gesture, Peking opera has dominated Chinese stages since the mid-19th century,…
A grand Beijing mansion originally built for China's most corrupt official, later home to an influential late-Qing prince.…
The most extensive imperial garden in China and the greatest surviving masterpiece of Chinese landscape design — the…
An imperial altar in Beijing dedicated to the God of Agriculture, this historic site near the Temple of…
A complex of imperial Confucian buildings in Beijing where Ming and Qing emperors performed annual ceremonies. Its cosmological…
The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex at the centre of Beijing, China. Built between 1406 and…
The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, located approximately 70 kilometres north-east of Beijing in Huairou…
A 24-part astronomical calendar system developed in ancient China to synchronize lunar timekeeping with seasonal and natural phenomena,…
A leading independent contemporary art institution founded in 2007 at the heart of Beijing's 798 Art District, UCCA…
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