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Beijing’s Forbidden City illuminated for Lantern Festival

Visitors were welcomed by a light show at the Meridian Gate exhibition hall.

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Visitors tour the Forbidden City decorated with red lanterns and illuminated with lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing

Beijing’s Forbidden City has been illuminated and opened to the public for night visits for the first time to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival.

As night fell, visitors were welcomed by a light show at the Meridian Gate exhibition hall.

The Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing
(Andy Wong/AP)

A dazzling array of lights also lit up the Supreme Harmony Hall.

Chinese characters and traditional decorations were projected on the outer walls.

The Wumen Gate wall of the Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing
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Visitors tour the Forbidden City projected with colourful lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing
(Andy Wong/AP)

Along a corridor, the ancient Chinese painting Along The River During The Qingming Festival was projected on rooftops.

The Forbidden City, which served as China’s political centre for more than 500 years, is now known as the Palace Museum.

Visitors take photos of the Forbidden City illuminated with lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing
(Andy Wong/AP)

China’s Lantern Festival marks the end of Lunar New Year festivities.

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