The latest archaeological data has revealed that the Palace Museum ground has risen by one meter compared to 600 years ago when it was first built, the Palace Museum said on Tuesday. The finding is seen as a major breakthrough in recent archaeological work by insiders.
View of Palace Museum in Beijing
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Photo taken with a mobile phone shows visitors posing for pictures in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2020. The year 2020 marks the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the Forbidden City measures 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, spanning an area of around 720,000 square meters. Featuring red walls and yellow glazed roof tiles, it represents the culmination of traditional Chinese palatial architecture, influencing cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and surrounding areas. Located in central Beijing, the Palace Museum was built in 1925. It is based on the Forbidden City, an imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)