Full steam ahead for exhibitions marking Palace Museum's 90th anniversary
Updated: 2015-10-14 11:02
(Chinaculture.org)
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The interior of Shoukang Gong. [Photo by Jiang Dong/asianewsphoto.com] |
Shoukang Gong
Open from Oct 11
Shoukang Gong (Palace of Longevity and Good Health) used to be the residence for Emperor Qianlong's mother , the well known "Zhenhuan". Now the exhibition here displays precious treasures of the empress dowager revealing facets of Zhenhuan's daily life and the flourishing material culture of the Qianlong period in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). A luxurious 1.53-meter-high gold tower is exhibited in the palace, which is embedded with jewels, calaites and corals on its surface, and has a Buddhist statue inside. There is also a gold box in the tower which is said to have been used to collect the empress dowager's hair.
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