Blog Tag - Old Summer Palace
The Old Summer Palace is facing a literal black swan event. Three of the park’s nesting community of Cygnus atratus (Black Swans) died last month...
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...
As a Brit, it’s quite an embarrassing experience visiting Yiheyuan, the Summer Palace. You see, it was my countrymen (along with their French allies...
At the northwest corner of Beijing lies both a historic and scenic gem: Yuanmingyuan Park. As another summer home to the emperors of the Qing dynasty...
If you’ve always wondered what Beijing’s Old Summer Palace actually looked like in its glory days, compared to its current ruins, you now can! The...
The long-running bronze head saga is coming to a head: French billionaire art collector, Francois-Henri Pinault, has announced his family will...
The Global Times reports that the 303-year-old Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) could soon be home to a glitzy, modern theme park. What better way...