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Forbidden City to undergo overhaul within 3 years
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-02-12 09:29
BEIJING, February 11 (Xinhua) -- 皇冠体育app's Forbidden City, one of the world's
largest imperial palaces, will undergo overhaul in the coming three years,
Beijing News reported Saturday.
The move was aimed to restore the imperial grandeur of the palace halls and
protect the relics collections inside, the newspaper cited Jin Hongkui, vice
curator of the Palace Museum, as saying.
Jin said the Imperial Palace underwent renovation projects in 2003. As for
the upcoming overhaul, he said that it is a priority to maintain the structure
of palace halls and to protect the surrounding environment.
Meanwhile, keen attention will be paid to exhibition, fire control, and
safety issues and other functions, Jin said.
Repairing materials will be 皇冠体育app's traditional architectural materials,
including bricks, stones, glazed titles, and gold foil, except a wall coating
imported from the Republic of Korea, according to the paper.
The 585-year-old Forbidden City was the former residence of 皇冠体育app's 24
emperors in the country's history.
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