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On July 19^th 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。 ​​​

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On July 19^th 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.

On October 15th, the 18th China Licensing Expo (CLE) opened grandly at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Themed “Sharing Cross-Border Resources, Leading Innovation Trends,” the expo featured the Palace Museum, showcasing its brand-new “Palace” and “Palace Museum Culture” co-branded products.

The Palace Museum’s digital twin project and the “Palace Museum’s Message” immersive digital experience exhibition also participated for the first time, attracting numerous businesses and institutions to inquire and negotiate.

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

On July 19^th 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.

Starting from October 17, the “ 仁景景從 ——Exhibition of donated cultural relics from the Palace Museum” will be on display at the Jingren Palace in the Palace Museum! Jingren Palace is a special donation museum opened by the Palace Museum in 2005, with a “Jingren List” engraved with the list of donors. Since 1945, the Palace Museum has received a total of 35,000 pieces/sets of cultural relics donated by more than 800 people from all walks of life.

This exhibition is divided into three units: “Remembering the People”, “Remembering Their Merits” and “Honoring Their Virtues”, which present the deep meaning and diverse values ​​of donated cultural relics in all aspects, and guide the audience to have an in-depth understanding of the donated cultural relics and the stories behind them. More than 100 exhibits donated by 100 donors are on display, including donated cultural relics from donors such as Zheng Zhenduo and Sun Yingzhou. The exhibits include calligraphy and painting, ceramics, inscriptions, jade and stoneware, gold and silver wares, sculptures, etc. The exhibition will last for one year. This exhibition is exclusively donated by the Public Welfare and Charity Research Institute.

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On July 19^th 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.

Introduction: From the first shipment of Forbidden City artifacts from Beijing in February 1933 to the return of the majority of these artifacts from the south in September 1958, Palace Museum staff, accompanied by these “national treasures,” overcame countless hardships and dangers, under the protection of people from all walks of life and from all over the country, embarking on a journey that lasted over two decades and covered tens of thousands of miles. Let us follow this exhibition back to the place where these stories took place and rediscover historical memories.

Starting from October 1st, the ” Palace Museum Cultural Relics Southward Migration Memorial Exhibition ” will be officially open to the public at the Shenwu Gate Exhibition Hall of the Palace Museum! The exhibition is sponsored by the Palace Museum and the People’s Daily “National Humanities and History” magazine, co-sponsored by the Shen Chunchi Cultural and Educational Foundation, and undertaken by the Palace Museum Archives (Academy History Exhibition Hall) and China Mobile Migu Company.

The relocation of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics to the south was a monumental feat by the Chinese people to safeguard China’s cultural heritage at a time of unprecedented national crisis. The first section, “National Treasures Transported South and Returned North,” uses archival documents, historical footage, and the actual cultural relics that were relocated south to trace the process from Peking to Shanghai and Nanjing. Following the changing situation during the Anti-Japanese War, the relics were relocated westward in three routes to Sichuan and Guizhou. The subsequent relocation of some relics to Taiwan due to changing social conditions led to the gradual return of the vast majority of the relics to the north after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. This exhibition presents a comprehensive historical overview of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics’ displacement and migration from the 1930s to the 1950s.

#Palace Museum Cultural Relics Southward Migration Memorial Exhibition# The second section, “National Treasures Revived from Fire,” showcases precious cultural relics selected by the Palace Museum during the Anti-Japanese War through exhibition posters, newspaper and magazine albums, exhibition catalogs, and other documents, combined with bronzes, porcelains, jades, calligraphy and paintings. These treasures traveled to London, England, and Moscow and Leningrad, Soviet Union, to participate in the China Art International Exhibition. Exhibitions of calligraphy and paintings were also held in Chongqing, Guiyang, and Chengdu to express gratitude to people from all walks of life in the southwest region for their care and preservation of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics .

The southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics lasted more than 20 years and traveled tens of thousands of miles. It was a glorious period for the Palace Museum and a period of struggle for the Chinese nation. During the arduous war years, people from all walks of life left behind many touching true stories and precious historical memories in order to protect the roots of Chinese culture. This exhibition selects more than 100 exhibits (sets), using the southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics as the timeline to present a three-dimensional picture of the arduous journey of the southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics. The exhibition will last until December 31st.

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

On July 19^th 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.

Starting from October 1st, the ” Palace Museum Cultural Relics Southward Migration Memorial Exhibition ” will be officially open to the public at the Shenwu Gate Exhibition Hall of the Palace Museum! The exhibition is sponsored by the Palace Museum and the People’s Daily “National Humanities and History” magazine, co-sponsored by the Shen Chunchi Cultural and Educational Foundation, and undertaken by the Palace Museum Archives (Academy History Exhibition Hall) and China Mobile Migu Company.

The southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics lasted more than 20 years and traveled tens of thousands of miles. It was a glorious period for the Palace Museum and a period of struggle for the Chinese nation. During the arduous war years, people from all walks of life left behind many touching true stories and precious historical memories in order to protect the roots of Chinese culture. This exhibition selects more than 100 exhibits (sets), using the southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics as the timeline to present a three-dimensional picture of the arduous journey of the southward migration of the Palace Museum’s cultural relics. The exhibition will last until December 31st.

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..