Palace Museum begins building branch in northwestern Beijing
(WorldNews China)

After years of preparation, construction of a branch of the Palace Museum formally kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing`s northwestern outskirts. The branch, covering 62 hectares in the north of Haidian district, will serve as satellite institution of the complex that was China`s imperial palace from 1420 to 1911, also known as the Forbidden City. The branch will include 35,000 square meters of exhibition space, a conservation center for cultural relics of 20,000 sq m and a warehouse of 23,000 sq m, according to Shan Jixiang, director of...