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After 10 years of do not disturb signs,
the most powerful room in the Forbidden City is back in business.
Want to see where the Qing Dynasty Empress actually lived, worked, and maybe gossiped?
The Hall of Mental Cultivation is finally open.
Admit it.
You've done it.
You've been digital detectives at some point, investigating our partner's ex files.
But why do we torture ourselves by looking for things we don't really want to find out?
Let's discuss.
But before that...
The Palace Museum in Beijing has completed one of its most ambitious restoration projects to date,
a 10-year, multi-million-dollar overhaul of the Yangxin Dian or the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
This site served as the primary residence and an obstrative heart of the Qing dynasty.
The project represents a landmark in preventative conservation,
utilizing 21st century CT scans for
while strictly adhered to 600-year-old traditional craftsmanship.
Today,
we examine the delicate balance between public access and heritage preservation in one of the world's most visited cultural landmarks.