Palace Museum at the Forbidden City marks centenary this year New Beijing branch to at least double artefacts on display Conservation work intensifies as China projects cultural power Depicting Taoist deities in a misty landscape, a Qing dynasty lacquer panel inlaid with jade and agate is among thousands of artefacts pulled out of museum storage in China to be restored, and one day, even showcased to the world. A conservator restores a cultural relic at the cultural protection and restoration department of the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City, during an organised media tour, in Beijing, China February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang "The bottom layer had shifted and loosened to the point where it was in a pulverised state," said Sun Ou, who restores inlaid lacquer art...
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