Forbidden City's highest building reopens
2008-07-16 06:22:18 GMT2008-07-16 14:22:18 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Photo taken on July 15 shows the renovated Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian), the highest and most striking building in the Forbidden City. After two and a half years' renovation, the gate and hall of Supreme Harmony, the Gate of Devine Might (Shenwumen), reopen to the public from today. (Photo: cnsphoto)
Photo taken on July 15 shows the renovated Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) in the Forbidden City. (Photo: cnsphoto)
A woman takes pictures of the exhibits at the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) in the Forbidden City July 15, 2008. (Photo: cnsphoto)
Photo taken on July 15 shows the renovated Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) in the Forbidden City. (Photo: cnsphoto)
BEIJING, April 23 -- After more than five years, renovation work at the Forbidden City will be completed ahead of the Olympics, a spokesman for the Palace Museum said Tuesday.
"The government has spent about 400 million yuan (57,000 U.S. dollars) on the first phase of the project, which began in 2003, and will spend 1 million yuan a year until 2020," said Jin Hongkui, deputy director of the museum.
