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A century later when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary in October, the 599-year-old palace complex flourishes in the world's second-largest economy and one of the largest tourist markets.
File photo taken in the early 20th century shows the Qianqing Gong, or the Palace of Heavenly Purity, at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
