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    A Trove of Forbidden Treasures

    Jul 14, 2022 4 minutes
    By Tao Zihui
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    Located at the western tip of the West Kowloon Cultural District and adopting an innovative curatorial approach, the Hong Kong Palace Museum opened its doors to the public after five years of planning, designing and construction.

    More than 900 treasures from Beijing’s Palace Museum collection, housed in the capital’s former imperial palace, are on rotating display during the inaugural exhibitions. Some of the pieces have made their way into Hong Kong for the first time in history.

    Spanning nearly 5,000 years, the artworks range from paintings, calligraphy, bronze, ceramics and jade, to costumes and textiles, jewelry, rare books and architecture. About 160 are classified as national-level treasures.

    “The culture of the Palace

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