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Top 10 treasures inside the Forbidden City

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The Palace Museum, founded in 1925, is a national museum housed inside the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1683) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties and a World Heritage site since 1987.
Located at the center of Beijing, the Palace Museum holds over 1,807,558 artifacts, including paintings, pottery, inscribed wares, bronze wares, and court documents. There are over a million rare and valuable works of art in the museum's collection. Here is a list of the top ten treasures to be found at the museum. Yaxu Rectangular Vessel (亚方尊)

 Where to be found: the Bronzeware Hall of Chengqian Palace 承乾宫青铜器馆

Yaxu Rectangular Vessel


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