On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
[New Exhibition at the Palace Museum! Archaeologists Take You to See the “Underground Forbidden City”] On November 4, 2025, the exhibition ” Under Nine Layered Heavens-
Archaeological Achievements of the Former Site of the Imperial Workshops of the Palace Museum” will officially open to the public in the Yongshou Palace Exhibition Hall! This exhibition takes the archaeological achievements and process of the Imperial Workshops site over the past five years as its starting point, presenting the rich connotations of the underground remains of the Forbidden City and explaining the archaeological logic of reading the “history book of the earth.” The exhibition is divided into two main sections, telling the “past story” of the Imperial Workshops of the Forbidden City during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties through proportionally reconstructed stratigraphic specimens and unearthed architectural artifacts, as well as its important position as the production center of imperial artifacts for the Qing Dynasty and a historical stage for the exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations.
The exhibition not only tells historical stories but also archaeological stories, interspersed with sections such as “Archaeological Timeline,” “Answers and Unknowns Buried Underground,” “Digital Tour of the Imperial Workshops Site of the Palace Museum,” and “Tools for Digging Through Time,” showcasing the excavation and interpretation process of the Imperial Workshops site through various techniques. No separate reservation is required for this exhibition; admission is free with a Palace Museum ticket. The exhibition runs until February 8, 2026.
【故宫新展！考古人带你看见“地下的紫禁城”】2025年11月4日，“#九重之下#——故宫造办处旧址考古成果展”将在永寿宫展厅正式对外开放！本次展览以造办处旧址五年来的考古成果与历程为切入点，呈现紫禁城地下遗存的丰富内涵，阐释阅读“大地史书”的考古学逻辑。展览分两大单元，通过等比还原的地层标本、出土建筑文物构件等，讲述元明时期紫禁城造办处的“前世故事”，以及其作为清廷御用器物的生产中心和中西方文明交流互鉴历史舞台的重要地位。展览不仅讲述历史故事，也讲述考古故事，前后穿插“考古时间线”“埋藏在地下的答案与未知”“故宫造办处遗址数字漫游”“挖时间的工具”等环节，多种手法展现造办处遗址的发掘与阐释历程。本展览无需单独预约，凭故宫博物院门票入院后即可免费参观，展期至2026年2月8日。
Harmony is the essence of Chinese culture and the central pillar of Chinese etiquette. Harmony is valued above all else, and all nations prosper through harmony. The third section of the third unit of the exhibition, “A Century of Protection ,” titled “Abundant Harmony,” showcases the Chinese wisdom of harmonious coexistence.
“和”者，中华文化之机要，华夏礼序之中枢。天人合应，以和为贵；万邦协洽，因和而昌。#百年守护#展览第三单元“万千气象”的第三部分“太和充满”，展现和合共生的中国智慧。
Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..
