BEIJING (Dec 11): Wandering around the Forbidden City in Beijing, visitors can breathe in history and appreciate various structures that were built in accordance with traditional Chinese architectural hierarchy. In order to study the construction and renovation history of this complex, a team of Chinese researchers has successfully pinpointed the growth years of three ancient [...]
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