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Palace Museum opens Lantern Festival night tours for first time
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has extended its opening hours on Tuesday, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace for the first time.
Xinhua丨Updated: February 20, 2019
Yang Hongyi, a delivery man in charge of areas around the Palace Museum, visits the Palace Museum as an invitee in the night tour, or the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2019. The Palace Museum extended its opening hours to the evening for the first time on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 in celebration for this year's Lantern Festival. [Photo/Xinhua]
