The Beijing Central Axis is a recent addition to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Photograph by Jon Hicks, Getty Images Once a Mongol stronghold known as Dadu, Beijing became the Ming dynasty’s capital ...

Summer has slipped away and the trees are changing color, which makes it the perfect moment to daydream about your next trip. National Geographic just revealed its Best of the World lineup for 2026, a ...

Running north to south through the heart of historical Beijing, the Central Axis consists of former imperial palaces and gardens, sacrificial structures, and ceremonial and public buildings. Together ...

One of the most anticipated openings of 2024 is a public library. The Beijing Library, co-designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta and China’s ECADI, has the world’s largest library reading space, ...

Beijing’s story is a long arc of transformation—a city that has reinvented itself across dynasties and decades, transforming from an imperial capital to a global metropolis. Beijing has sometimes ...