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NEWS ABOUT: Forbidden City

Forbidden City stories: 5 news summaries

Forbidden City Opens Its Doors—to Virtual Eunuchs

Second Life-style game allows tourists to enter Chinese palace complex

Oct 12, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's now possible to visit one of Beijing's premier tourist sights without having to worry about bad air quality or hard-to-get visas, Reuters reports. A new computer game allows users to experience the Qing emperor's Forbidden City complex as member of his court, embodying any character from soldier to eunuch—... More »

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China • Forbidden City • virtual worlds • free online games • avatar

glossies

 Daring Architecture 
 Energizes Beijing 

Some buildings work, some don't, but overall vibe among residents is a good one

Jun 25, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some of the world’s most adventurous architects have found a gung-ho partner in Beijing, the most noticable payoff being the soon-to-be completed CCTV headquarters—"a dazzling reinvention of the skyscraper," writes Paul Goldberger in the New Yorker. Other creations, such as an ovoid peforming arts center dismissed... More »

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China • architecture • Beijing • Forbidden City • cctv • new construction • automobile

Chinese Opera House Opens

Sep 25, 07 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Armed ballerinas and a song by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin today celebrate the opening of Beijing's controversial National Grand Theater, a $360 million modern arts complex built in the shadow of the Forbidden City. The Red Detachment of Women, however, is a traditional touch—it's one of eight plays... More »

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China • theater • Beijing • opera • Forbidden City • National Grand Theater • The Red Detachment of Women

China Puts Lid on Macchiatos, Controversy

Beijing—respectfully—forbids Starbucks in Forbidden City

Jul 15, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks has closed its outlet in Beijing's Forbidden City after seven years of controversy. The coffee shop had become a symbol for the intrusion of foreign culture in China's heritage, culminating in protests and government intervention. "It was a very congenial decision," a Starbucks official said. "We... More »

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China • Howard Schultz • Starbucks • pop culture • Forbidden City • Eden Woo

Forbidden City Gets Starbucks to Go

Chain 'respectfully' withdraws from historic site at heart of Beijing

Jul 14, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks shuttered its store in Beijing’s Forbidden City yesterday, ending months of controversy over the American chain’s presence at the former imperial palace. The 600-year-old complex, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, is now a museum where the caffeine titan opened its doors in... More »

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China • Starbucks • Beijing • Forbidden City

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