Watch: Forbidden City opens its doors for the first time since 1925

February 21, 2019 04:31 pm | Updated February 22, 2019 01:02 pm IST

Beijing’s Forbidden City has been illuminated and opened to the general public for night visits for the first time to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival.

As night falls, visitors were welcomed by a light show at the Meridian Gate exhibition hall.

A dazzling array of lights also lit up the Supreme Harmony Hall. Chinese characters and traditional decorations were projected on the outer walls.

Along a corridor, the ancient Chinese painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” was projected on rooftops.

The Forbidden City, which served as China’s political center for more than 500 years, is now known as the Palace Museum. China’s Lantern Festival marks the end of Lunar New Year festivities.

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