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Visitors to China's famous Forbidden City will soon have a chance to relive memories of the magnificent palace -- by taking home newly-designed souvenirs. A spokesperson for the Palace Museum ...
"These souvenirs can serve as a carrier to transmit knowledge to the younger generation and make it easier for them to understand the culture and history of the Forbidden City," said Shan.
Reviewers said this is a great place to browse for souvenirs. North of the Forbidden City, this neighborhood packs so much character into its narrow streets (hutongs). Nanlouguxiang continually ...
purchasing a map which doubles as a souvenir. Audio guide rentals are another option. You must enter the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate, which is easily reached via the Tian'an men East ...
souvenirs and books on the company's Tmall online marketplace. As of the end of last year, the Palace Museum had brought in 1 billion yuan in revenue from selling Forbidden City-related products.
By May 2008, more than 1,000 categories of the new souvenirs will be on sale at franchised stores inside the Forbidden City, twice as many as what is available now, he said. A news anchor of the ...
A cartoon dragon and phoenix are the new mascots of the Palace Museum, Beijing’s center for imperial art and artefacts. The cutesy pair, dressed in Qing dynasty imperial clothing, are dubbed ...
Two years after Shan took over as director in 2012, the Palace Museum introduced its first series of creative souvenirs ... series Masters in the Forbidden City in 2016. The series proved to ...
Inside the Forbidden City, within a lab-like workshop ... Their work also extends to ornate antique clocks, gifts from early European visitors to China's emperors. These intricate timepieces ...
For a long time, the gifts of the kings of France slumbered in the basements of the Forbidden City (1.6 million works are kept in the Chinese palace's reserves, off-limits to foreign curators).
For the first time in 94 years, Beijing’s Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City, opened its doors to the public after dark – and with spectacular results. The special event ...