PhototakenonOct.8,2015showsabuildingatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedintheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
FournewareasofthePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willbeopenedtothepublicforthefirsttimeonOct10sincethemuseumwasfounded90yearsago.
TheyarepartoftheCiningPalacebuiltmainlyforemperors’mothersandconcubines,theBaoyunBuilding,awarehousebuiltin1914tostorethousandsoftreasures,andwingsoftheMeridianGateandEastProsperityGate.
ThisincreasestheareasoftheForbiddenCityopentothepublicto65percentfrom52percent.Thepalace,whichusedtobehometoemperors’families,isabouttwicethesizeoftheLouvreinParis.
ShanJixiang,curatorofthePalaceMuseum,said:“WehopetoopenmoreareasoftheForbiddenCitytoallowvisitorstoseemoretreasures.”
Ofthe1.8millionitemsinthemuseum’scollections,lessthan1percentaredisplayedtothepublic,Shansaid.
CiningPalace(meaningthePalaceofCompassionandTranquillity)inthewesternpartofthePalaceMuseumusedtobehometoemperors’mothers,whosestorieshavebeenmadeintoTVseriesandfilms.
ThenewlyopenedareaoftheCiningPalaceincludesaprivategardenforthemothers,ahallforworshippingtheBuddha,andtheShoukangPalace,aresidencebuiltforEmperorQianlong’smother.
TheopeningofwingsoftheMeridianGateandEastProsperityGatewillenablevisitorstowalkonthewallsoftheForbiddenCityforthefirsttime.
Shansaidrestoringthewoodenarchitectureandcollectionsinthesebuildingsrequiredalotoftimeandmoney.ManyareasoftheForbiddenCityareclosedtothepublicwhentheyundergorestoration.
Shansaidthetargetforthenextyearisfor76percentoftheForbiddenCitytobeopentothepublic.Openingmoreareasisalsoseenasawaytohelprelievecongestion,withabout80,000visitorsflockingtothelandmarkeachday.
Eightdisplaysfeaturingemperors’treasureswillbeonviewinthenewlyopenedareastocelebratethe90thanniversaryofthePalaceMuseum.Visitorswillnotbechargedextratoseethem.
Shanadded:“WehopevisitorscometoseetheForbiddenCitymoreforitsdisplaysratherthanjustforthearchitecture.Displaystellthestoriesbehindthearchitectureandwhathappenedhundredsofyearsago.”
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsabrickwallatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsabuildingatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsBuddhastatuesatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsakeyofashowcaseatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsaBuddhastatueatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
PhototakenonOct8,2015showsagardenatthenewexhibitionareawhichisabouttoopentopublicatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing,capitalofChina,Oct8,2015.ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,willopenfourmoreareastothepublicaheadofits90thanniversary,whichisonOct10,increasingtheopeningareaofthepalacefrom52%to65%.LocatedattheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCitywashometoChina’semperorsandwasthehighestcenterofpowerfrom1420to1911.[Photo/Xinhua]
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