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2 articles

ChineseHistoire5 min

The Forbidden City: the imperial palace at the heart of Beijing

History of Beijing's Forbidden City: its construction under the Ming, its nine thousand rooms, its cosmic symbolism, its emperors and its rebirth as a museum.

9 avril 2026Read

ChineseHistoire6 min

Chinese silk: a 3,000-year secret and the road that linked the world

The history of Chinese silk: sericulture, the legend of Leizu, the jealously guarded secret, the Silk Road and its theft to Byzantium in the sixth century.

4 mars 2026Read