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 ...

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 ...