World Cultural Heritage: The Imperial Palace (3)

Now, some museums including the comprehensive museums of history and art, museums of paintings, museum of bronze wares, and museums of toys, have been established in some palaces of the Imperial Palace, and they all keep a large number of ancient art treasures. According to statistics, there are a total of 1.1 million artifacts, accounting for one-sixth of the total Chinese cultural relics. It is the museum with the most collections in China, and is also a world-famous museum of ancient culture and art. Many of the cultural relics are unique priceless treasures.

Cultural heritage value:

The Imperial Palace is an incomparable masterpiece of ancient architecture. It is the largest and most well preserved ancient architectural complex in China today. The Imperial Palace is based on a north-south axis and has bilateral symmetry. The axis runs through the entire Imperial Palace, starting at the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower in the north and ending at the Yongding Gate in the south. The palace is well planned and very splendid. It is an incomparable masterpiece judging from the layout, the imperial architectural features, and other aspects. It symbolizes the long traditions of Chinese culture and indicates the remarkable achievements that Chinese people have made in architecture over 500 years ago.

The Imperial Palace is the treasury of valuable cultural relics. Now, some museums including the comprehensive museums of history and art, museums of paintings, museum of bronze wares, and museums of toys, have been established in some palaces, and all keep a large number of ancient art treasures. According to statistics, there are a total of 1.1 million artifacts, accounting for one-sixth of the total Chinese cultural relics. It is the museum with the most collections in China, and is also a world-famous museum of ancient culture and art. Many of the cultural relics are unique priceless treasures.

The Imperial Palace is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese imperial palaces. The palace complex, designed by Emperor Zhu Xiang, is the largest and most beautiful ancient architectural complex storing the largest amount of cultural relics in today’s China. It is also a world-famous imperial architectural complex.

The Imperial Palace promotes China’s cultural exchange with other countries in the world. Some cultural relics are exhibited in their original forms, while others are not. The relics are displayed in their original forms in 51 museums, and more than 10 special museums have been established. In addition, the relics have also been displayed hundreds of times in various exhibitions in China, and dozens of times in Europe, Asia, North America and South America, Australia, and Africa in order to publicize the splendid traditional Chinese culture and art, and promote the cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world.