http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Forbidden_CityFind stories, videos, and photos about Forbidden City from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:32:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/11/forbidden.city.china/tztop.forbidden.city.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Forbidden_City14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Forbidden City from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/11/forbidden.city.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/11/forbidden.city.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextWelcome to a secret world. For nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City's fortified walls and 170-foot-wide moat protected the Chinese imperial family from fires, invaders, and nosy Europeans.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/oly.luxuryhotel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/oly.luxuryhotel/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnwei Lien's job title belies the unusual duties he has performed in the past few months.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/18/beijing.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/18/beijing.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's new found wealth has seen an explosion in the number of new developments springing up in what is, arguably, the world's biggest building boom.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith 50 million children studying a classical instrument, China is poised to become a world force in Western melodiesThu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831238,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831238,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt high-powered dinners, China's old establishment and its successors break bread with their Western counterpartsSun, 10 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/china.travel.highlights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/china.travel.highlights/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina can seem as impenetrable as it is imposing. Consider the numbers: it's the world's most populous nation (1.3 billion), where more than 100 cities have populations over a million. Fifty-six ethnic groups are spread across 22 wildly distinct provinces and five autonomous regions, in a landmass slightly larger than the U.S.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/17/bernardo.bertolucci/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/17/bernardo.bertolucci/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci's career has taken him from deeply personal art-house canvases to big-screen epics. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/talkasia.jiangwen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/talkasia.jiangwen/index.html#cnnSTCTextHi, I'm Anjali Rao in Beijing's Forbidden City. My guest today is the renowned actor/director Jiang Wen. This is Talk Asia.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/14/news/international/starbucks_forbiddencity.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/14/news/international/starbucks_forbiddencity.reut/index.htmA controversial Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, has closed its doors after years of opposition.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/21/news/companies/starbucks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/21/news/companies/starbucks/index.htmCoffee chain Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz told shareholders Wednesday that he was disappointed with the company's sluggish stock performance and that he wasn't embarrassed about what he wrote in the "leaked" memo.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.overview/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.overview/index.htmlDusty, windswept, yet shielded by mountains from the encroaching Gobi desert, Beijing represents the might of China's rulers from Kublai Khan to Chairman Mao. Once one of the four Great Ancient capitals, twice the largest city on Earth, Beijing reigns supreme over the world's most populated country: from the Forbidden City to Tiananmen Square, it is China's political epicenter and the figurehead of Chinese culture.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.cityguide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/07/beijing.cityguide/index.htmlCheck out The Scene's recommendations for the Chinese capital and send us your own ideas and suggestions.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/eyeonchina.guilin/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/eyeonchina.guilin/index.htmlI knew the "Two Rivers, Four Lakes" evening cruise had taken a peculiar turn when I glimpsed the Tower Bridge of London standing tall along a city canal in one of China's top tourist destinations.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/talkasia.menzies.script/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/talkasia.menzies.script/index.htmlAirdate: August 28th 2004Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/trends.chinaluxury/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/trends.chinaluxury/index.htmlChairman Mao might have turned in his grave had he seen the convoy of Ferraris parade by Tiananmen Square, swing under his huge image overhanging the entry to the Forbidden City and roar right past his mausoleum.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249273/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249273/index.htmAs the rest of Asia burned, Beijing swooned to arias: For eight performances in early September, spectators from all over the world flew to China to see Puccini's Turandot in its fictional setting,...Mon, 12 Oct 1998 04:01:00 EDT