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The Meaning Behind the Nine-Dragon Wall in Beijing’s Forbidden City

The two most popular tourist attractions in Beijing are the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture, and there are countless places worth visiting there. If you happen to be at the Huangji Door, you can see the Nine-Dragon Wall. In traditional Chinese architecture, what separates ...

Troy Oakes

A yellow dragon from the Nine-Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

China’s Yunnan Province: An Attempt to Decipher Diversity

If there were any place that deserves the crown of diversity, then it most probably would be Yunnan Province, China’s ethnic melting pot. Its landscapes are as grand as its people are diverse. While bordering Vietnam, Laos, and Burma, almost half of China’s 56 minority groups are situated here. Every trip is part of more ...

Hermann Rohr