The Palace Museum lights up to celebrate China's Lantern Festival
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The Forbidden City offers rare night tour after 94 years on Tuesday. (Photos: People's Daily)
The Palace Museum is lit up offering first-time ever nighttime public tours on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 for visitors lucky enough to book free tickets.
Tuesday marks the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival.
To celebrate the festival, the Palace Museum opened to the public at night for the first time in 94 years.
The celebration features a red lantern show, lights show for renowned ancient paintings as well as New Year-themed exhibits inside the grand palace cluster.
The Forbidden City offers rare night tour after 94 years on Tuesday.
The Palace Museum is lit up offering first-time ever nighttime public tours on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 for visitors lucky enough to book free tickets.
The Forbidden City plans to open more frequently at night.
The Forbidden City plans to open more frequently at night.
The Forbidden City plans to open more frequently at night.
The Forbidden City plans to open more frequently at night.
The Forbidden City plans to open more frequently at night.