Wanna Have a Look at Forbidden City in Shanghai? You Can Now

It is the debut opening of the digital exhibition in Shanghai and the Palace Museum and Shenzhen-based cultural company Artron say the same exhibition will continue touring other cities of China after Shanghai.

Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and other state-of-the-art technologies are used by the digital exhibition to give visitors a fully immersive experience. The abundant collection of cultural relics housed in the emperors' residence in the Forbidden City is both very informative and interactive. The Palace Museum developed the digital exhibition in 2017 to give people outside Beijing a chance to have a glance of some of the collections of the Forbidden City. 

The Hall of Mental Cultivation, also known as Yangxin Dian in Chinese, is considered by many one of the most intriguing palaces in the Forbidden City. The Hall was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in the middle of the 16th century. Last eight emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) resided in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Currently Yangxin Dian is out of reach for visitors due to the ongoing official renovation project. The renovation works are scheduled to be completed by the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City in 2020.

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