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Hong Kong Palace Museum aims to engage city's youth with Chinese culture

A staff member stands next to exhibit items displayed during a media preview at the Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

Hong Kong's new Palace Museum, a gift from Beijing to marks 25th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule, aims to engage the city's younger generation with Chinese culture, its director said on Wednesday.

Spanning more than 30,000 square metres, the museum showcases more than 900 artefacts on loan from Beijing's Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, including portraits from the Qing dynasty, calligraphy and ceramics.

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