On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
[The Palace Museum’s First Exhibition of the New Year is here!]
On January 6, 2025, the “Jade from Kunlun: A Special Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Court Hetian Jade Culture” opened in the Zhaigong Hall of the Palace Museum. Xinjiang Hetian jade is a major carrier of Chinese jade culture. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Hetian jade was imported into the imperial court in large quantities, occupying a dominant position among Qing court jade materials. This exhibition selects 258 representative masterpieces from the Palace Museum’s collection of Qing Dynasty court Hetian jade, 130 of which are being exhibited for the first time.
The exhibition aims to interpret Qing Dynasty Hetian jade culture, comprehensively showcasing the development of Chinese civilization through jade as a medium of exchange and mutual learning, and demonstrating the long history of the Chinese nation. This exhibition is fully supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and exclusively sponsored by the Institute of Philanthropy and Charity. The exhibition runs until January 4, 2026. Visitors can enter for free after purchasing Palace Museum tickets through the “Palace Museum” mini-program without prior reservation .
On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
On the 12th December 2025 it was the first the snowfall that Settle onto Beijing, like onto the more than 600 years old Beijing Ming and Qing Dynasty Forbidden City like snow fall like Peach blossoms snowing on the grounds like in motion Chinese Painting.
Snow falls silently over the palace gates, silver dust dotting the jade steps; the wind swirls the snowflakes across the eaves, each step revealing a picturesque scene. We invite you to enjoy the first snowfall at the Forbidden City and step into this enchanting
Snowflakes reflect off the red walls, the ancient city is draped in silver.
Deep courtyards, palace gates lightly ajar, footprints in the snow leave no trace.
On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
On November 25th, the exhibition ” A New Era of Prosperity : A Photographic Chronicle from ‘Cultural Heritage’ to ‘A Better Life’,” jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the Prince Gong’s Mansion Museum, opened simultaneously at the Yanxi Palace of the Palace Museum and the Jialetang Hall of the Prince Gong’s Mansion Museum.
This exhibition, the first to use “photographic collaboration between historical and cultural heritage sites,” features over 200 carefully selected photographic works. Through a unique “mutual observation” perspective, it unfolds a visual dialogue, presenting the century-long evolution of Chinese official architecture and the contemporary vitality of cultural heritage intertwined with people’s lives.
Based on the respective layouts of the two-story East Annex Hall of the Yanxi Palace and the main hall and east and west annex courtyards of the Jialetang Hall in the Prince Gong’s Mansion, the exhibition is divided into three thematic chapters, showcasing the architectural light and shadow through the changing seasons, from dawn to dusk, rain and snow, demonstrating how cultural heritage truly integrates into daily life. No advance reservation is required for this exhibition, which runs until February 24, 2026.
On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of China was officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
The ” Golden Neighbors Shining Together – A Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Thailand,” jointly curated by the Palace Museum and the Department of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture of Thailand, will officially open to the public on November 18th in the Wenhua Hall. The exhibition is co-promoted by the Thai Embassy in China and receives charitable support from the Palace Museum Foundation in Beijing and Thai foundations.
The name “Golden Neighbors” originates from ancient Chinese records describing the area in present-day Thailand as a region rich in gold and silver. This exhibition brings together over 240 sets of precious cultural relics from China and Thailand, employing a “dual narrative” structure to showcase the diverse charm of Thailand’s millennia-old civilization and to narrate the mutual learning between Chinese and Thai civilizations throughout history. The exhibition runs until February 24, 2026. Visitors can enter for free by purchasing a Palace Museum ticket and making a reservation for this exhibition .
As early as 100,000 years ago, traces of human activity existed in what is now Thailand. In the 2nd century BC, the Kra Isthmus and its surrounding area, located at the narrowest point of the Malay Peninsula, gradually developed into an important hub of the Southeast Asian trade network. From the 6th to the 13th centuries, city-states such as Dharamshala, Rahu, and Srivijaya gradually rose to prominence. According to Tang and Song dynasty records, these city-states frequently engaged in trade and cultural interaction with China and surrounding regions. In the 13th century, Sukhothai, the first dynasty established by the Thai people in Thai history, was founded, and official exchanges with China began. Subsequently, through the historical periods of Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Rattanakosin, the ties between China and Thailand grew increasingly close, with frequent exchanges of envoys, trade, and technological integration. The rich cultural heritage that remains to this day serves as historical evidence of the friendly exchanges between the two countries. The first unit of the GoldenNeighborsShiningTogether exhibition, “China and Thailand Shining Together,” mainly showcases the early history of Thailand from prehistoric times to the establishment of the first Thai state in the 13th century, as well as the exchanges and interactions with China after the 13th century .
Beginning in the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism spread from India to surrounding regions. During the Dharamshala period, Theravada Buddhism, a southern tradition, formed a network of transmission in central Thailand. By the Sukhothai period, Buddhism was officially adopted as the state religion. Thai Buddhist art flourished alongside the development of Buddhist culture, primarily manifested in the officially constructed temples and pagodas, as well as rich architectural decorations, Buddhist-themed paintings and sculptures, and diverse ritual implements and objects.
On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.
[New Exhibition at the Palace Museum! Archaeologists Take You to See the “Underground Forbidden City”] On November 4, 2025, the exhibition ” Under Nine Layered Heavens-
Archaeological Achievements of the Former Site of the Imperial Workshops of the Palace Museum” will officially open to the public in the Yongshou Palace Exhibition Hall! This exhibition takes the archaeological achievements and process of the Imperial Workshops site over the past five years as its starting point, presenting the rich connotations of the underground remains of the Forbidden City and explaining the archaeological logic of reading the “history book of the earth.” The exhibition is divided into two main sections, telling the “past story” of the Imperial Workshops of the Forbidden City during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties through proportionally reconstructed stratigraphic specimens and unearthed architectural artifacts, as well as its important position as the production center of imperial artifacts for the Qing Dynasty and a historical stage for the exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations.
The exhibition not only tells historical stories but also archaeological stories, interspersed with sections such as “Archaeological Timeline,” “Answers and Unknowns Buried Underground,” “Digital Tour of the Imperial Workshops Site of the Palace Museum,” and “Tools for Digging Through Time,” showcasing the excavation and interpretation process of the Imperial Workshops site through various techniques. No separate reservation is required for this exhibition; admission is free with a Palace Museum ticket. The exhibition runs until February 8, 2026.
Harmony is the essence of Chinese culture and the central pillar of Chinese etiquette. Harmony is valued above all else, and all nations prosper through harmony. The third section of the third unit of the exhibition, “A Century of Protection ,” titled “Abundant Harmony,” showcases the Chinese wisdom of harmonious coexistence.
