China's Palace Museum, also known as the #ForbiddenCity#, reopened to the public on Tuesday. The museum was temporarily closed starting May 12 due to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in #Beijing# .
We made an interesting experiment:
you can explore scenes of the Forbidden City through an interactive experience, and everything is AI-generated. While it can’t 100% recreate real-life footage, it’s still a pretty interesting way to experience it.
Try it through the link in the comments.👇
🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump set to arrive in Beijing this Wednesday
State banquet + formal talks scheduled for Thursday — followed by Temple of Heaven visit
Throwback footage from 2017 Forbidden City
Anna Pernice came to Beijing solo — and the city met her exactly where she was. Lazy mornings by the lakes of Shichahai. Getting lost (deliberately) in the Forbidden City. A quiet hour at the Temple of Heaven that she probably didn't plan but definitely needed.
Then the city turned up the volume — local flavors that actually delivered, an evening at Jixiang Theatre that she's still talking about, the buzz of Wangfujing after dark, and a morning at Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall with almost no one else around.
Solo, female, foreign — and not once did Beijing make that feel complicated. This is what it looks like when a city is just... ready for you.
Beijing — explore it your way.
🚨 UPDATE: President Trump is about to become the first US president in 51 YEARS to visit China's Temple of Heaven
47 getting the full grand welcome! 🇺🇸🇨🇳
"It is a place of sacred ground where emperors used to pray for the prosperity of the nation. The only other president to visit there was President Gerald Ford in 1975."
"Built in 1420, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is nearly four times the size of the Forbidden City."
"Imperial families held ceremonies here to offer sacrifices to heaven and to pray for good harvests."