Palace Museum Transforming Exhibition Layout

Palace Museum in Beijing

The Palace Museum in Beijing recently announced plans to transform its exhibition layout over the next four years. The western pathway from Duanhong Bridge to the icehouse will be open on September 29, while the royal icehouse, Imperial Kitchen (Yu Shan Fang), and Yuqing Gong, where the crown prince lived, will open later.

During this year’s National Day holiday, visitors will be able to choose from a larger selection of tour routes. The Palace Museum will open three more routes before the end of the year. The west side pathway can directly lead to the royal icehouse, which can accommodate 400 people dining at one time, and a platform to view the Jiangshan mountain from afar also will be opened. The new pathways will increase the opening area; meanwhile, other portions of the museum will receive repairs and renovations.