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PRESERVING ARCHITECTURE
"Unlike ordinary museums, the wood construction of the building is the exhibit itself. The preservation is as important as the exhibition," Qi said.
Qi Xin, technician of the team, admitted this is a difficult task.
From April until now, visitors have been able to use electric touch screens to look at details of ancient works of calligraphy and paintings in the imperial collections in the Hall of Martial Valor in the southwestern part of the palace.
On the screens, beside each exhibit, visitors can easily find information about the exhibit in detail and zoom in on high-definition pictures, large enough to discern even tiny strokes.
"It's wonderful. I could see much clearer this way than pressing my face onto the glass surrounding the exhibits," said Chen, a near-sighted college sophomore from Jiangsu Province who declined to give his full name. "This is what a museum should be."
Despite more than eight million visitors annually, knowledge of its architecture and antique collections have been largely unknown to the public.
Many visitors come to the palace only to boast that they have been in the emperor's bedroom.
"That's why we are committed to digital technology. It could make learning more attractive," said Hu.
The Forbidden City was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO with the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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