ROM opens gates of China's Forbidden City with new centennial exhibition

Updated: 2014-03-09 02:41

(China Daily USA)

ROM opens gates of China's Forbidden City with new centennial exhibition

Guests join the eye-dotting ceremony to mark the grand opening of The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors on Wednesday at the ROM in Toronto. The exhibition, presented by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation with Manulife as lead sponsor, is on display from March 8 to Sept 1. Pictured from left: Janet Carding, director and CEO of ROM; Senator Victor Oh; Premier Kathleen Wynne; deputy director of the Palace Museum Wang Yamin; Ontario Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Michael Chan; director of the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Jean Miao; Chinese Ambassador to Canada Zhang Junsai; and Manulife Financial president & CEO Donald Guloien. Photo by Li Na / China Daily USA