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The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, will launch its new digital gallery on Dec 22, a curator said Saturday.

The digital gallery is located at Duanmen Gate, the principal entrance to the imperial palace grounds. The gallery hall features screens displaying and explaining architectural features and cultural relics, some of which are too old and fragile for real display, said curator Shan Jixiang.