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Posted on 13 November 2013. Tags: ‘forbidden’, Beijing’s, built, city, roads

Beijing’s Forbidden City Built on Ice Roads Beijing’s builders relied on ice roads centuries ago to transport the massive carved stones of the famed Forbidden City from quarry to construction site, an international engineering team reports. The find confirms folklore long discounted by textbooks. Full News here – Read more on National Geographic

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Posted on 04 September 2013. Tags: 26storey, apartment, Beijing, block, built, China, Complex, Video, Villa

A villa complex complete with imitation rocks has been built on top of a 26-storey building in Beijing. Work began on the villa six years ago and an imitatio…

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Posted on 14 August 2013. Tags: atop, Beijing, built, fortress, illegally, skyscraper, Stone

Stone fortress illegally built atop Beijing skyscraper The professor who built a villa on top of a Beijing skyscraper has been ordered to prove it was built legally or dismantle his new home. Professor Zhang purchased the top floor of a 26-story building some time ago, and spent six years building the two … Full […]

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