People wearing face masks walk in front of the entrance of the Palace Museum, as the closing of the third session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee takes place in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
The Palace Museum, housed in the Forbidden City, on Sunday held an online ceremony to release its themed calendar for the year 2021.
Themed on the Chinese zodiac Year of the Ox, the 2021 calendar features cultural relics related to the ox, and artifacts relevant to Chinese farming culture in the museum's collection.
The Palace Museum calendar is an important publication for displaying the museum's collection and a vehicle to promote traditional Chinese culture, said Wang Xudong, the museum's curator.
Wang added that the museum is working with all sectors of society to explore the humanistic spirit and diverse values of the Forbidden City.