To celebrate the most magnificent of all traditional Chinese holidays, the Palace Museum presents "Celebrating the Spring Festival in the Forbidden City" from January 6 through April 7, 2019 in the galleries atop the Meridian Gate, also known as Wu Men in Chinese. A record number of 885 antiques are on display and 145 time-honored Chinese brands have brought their special products to this gallery. The displays include works from the Palace Museum, the First Historical Archives, Shenyang Palace Museum, Capital Museum and the Temple of Heaven Park.

The exhibition is presented in three main sections. Journalists from the People's Daily app took a tour of the whole exhibition to see how emperors and their families celebrated the Spring Festival back in the time of the Qing Dynasty.

The previous two episodes offered a view of the first two sections. The last section mainly features fun recreational activities the ancient royal family took part in during the Spring Festival. Works on view include Amusements on Ice (Bingxi tu), which show outdoor recreation on the three lakes collectively known as the Pools of the Supreme Fluid (Taiye chi) - namely, North Lake (Bei hai), Central Lake (Zhong hai), and South Lake (Nan hai) - located to the west of the Forbidden City.

During the wintertime, youths of the Eight Banners would perform acrobatics, sword dances and other feats while ice skating. Indoors, the imperial family typically enjoyed operas at this time of year. The exhibition includes displays of costumes, stages, scripts, backgrounds, and other theatrical accoutrements.

(With input from the official website of the Palace Museum and produced by Zhao Dantong, Liang Peiyu, Han Xiaomeng, Qiao Wai, Yan Yiqiao, Chen Xiangru and Wang Zi; story written by Wang Zi)