Beijing is home to some of the world’s most famous historical sites, headlined by the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City. Yet, to many Westerners, a trip to the Chinese capital may feel a bit ...

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground. For our Summer Travel series, NPR's ...

Beijing—a city that would evolve from being a mere fascination to a deep passion—captivated me. Yet, when I first visited in 1987 as a traveler, I realized how little I knew of the city, despite my ...

Strolling around Sanlitun, a glamorous shopping mecca and 24-hour catwalk in central Beijing, it’s easy to forget that the city is the home of what is essentially a one-party dictatorship, currently ...

The Forbidden City in Beijing was China's imperial palace from 1420 to 1924 and is now a major museum.

Since the start of mass demonstrations in Hong Kong in early June, there has been a significant escalation of Beijing’s rhetoric and tactics. Instead of addressing the root causes of the public anger, ...

The pilot killed when a plane crashed ⁠into ⁠Beijing's tallest building last Friday was a ⁠66-year-old man surnamed Liu, Beijing's Chaoyang district government said on Thursday, as officials ​sought ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I've been a jazz musician in Beijing for nearly four years now, and it's hard for me to see the scene as "dying" here. In fact, ...

On Wednesday, the capital city of Beijing announced that starting Monday, most people would need to be vaccinated before entering social gathering spots like gyms. On Thursday, the city removed ...