BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - In the 720,000 sq m Forbidden City - the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing officially known as the Palace Museum - there is a courtyard with a distinctively exotic appearance.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - In the 720,000 sq m Forbidden City - the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing officially known as the Palace Museum - there is a courtyard with a distinctively exotic appearance.
In 1909, Empress Dowager Longyu, the de facto ruler of China, ordered the construction of an aquarium on the site, which used Western-style architecture plus Chinese patterns as decorations, in the hopes that this sign of water would prevent fire in the future. In-depth studies will follow the donation to uncover mysteries, because no original blueprint of the aquarium has been found.
"The Belt and Road Initiative, as advocated by our country today, is not only about infrastructure development," said Mr Ng Chee Siong, head of real estate conglomerate Sino Group, who founded the charity foundation."It will promote international cultural communication as well." Hong Kong philanthropists have long cooperated with the Palace Museum. Mr Chan Chi-chung sponsored the reconstruction of the Palace of Established Happiness which was completed in 2006. The original architecture was destroyed by a fire in 1923.
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