Experience The Treasures Of the Forbidden City at The Hong Kong Palace Museum 🖼️ 🏰

The forbidden city is one of the most iconic landmarks in Beijing and in China as a whole, an area that helps to highlight the history of this nation and it’s incredible art and culture. It is notoriously hard to get into and China itself isn’t the easiest place to visit, so the Hong Kong Palace museum offers you the chance to experience highlights of the collection in Hong Kong. Opened to celebrate 25 years of the handover of Hong Kong in 2022 this museum is the centerpiece of the new Kowloon cultural district. The building itself is incredibly well constructed and designed, you are able to enter easily and then follow a numbered gallery system to travel through the various exhibits. As you move up the building and move through the galleries you see some of the most beautiful and breathtaking pieces from the forbidden city collection. There are exhibits about the buildings themselves, the furniture and art within along with objects and clothing from the time that help you get a sense of the world around the palace. There are very interesting exhibits on defence and warfare to help you understand the troubles of the time, the Armour and weapons being a personal highlight for me. The building itself is also very impressive, the design is light and airy with lots of exposed views of the city around - there is a viewing platform on the outer areas of the mid floors and gives some of the best uninterpreted views across the harbour at the central districts. Overall this is a fascinating glimpse into one of the most secretive locations in the world, I would highlight recommend it to anyone visiting Hong Kong. It takes a few hours so you can make a day by combining this with the M+ gallery next door. 📍Address: Kowloon cultural district 🕰️Business Hours: 10AM - 6PM 💰Average Price per Person: £20 HK$180 #art #gallery #museums #history #china #forbiddencity #ancient #artifacts #hk #hong_kong