Beijing’s Forbidden City illuminated for Lantern Festival

Visitors watch the Wumen Gate wall of the Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Beijing’s Palace Museum was illuminated and opened for night visits to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival. For the first time since it was established 94 years ago, the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, extended opening hours till nighttime and lit up part of its cultural relics buildings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Visitors watch the Forbidden City is illuminated with colorful lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Beijing’s Palace Museum was illuminated and opened for night visits to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival. For the first time since it was established 94 years ago, the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, extended opening hours till nighttime and lit up part of its cultural relics buildings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Wumen Gate wall of the Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Beijing’s Palace Museum was illuminated and opened for night visits to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival. For the first time since it was established 94 years ago, the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, extended opening hours till nighttime and lit up part of its cultural relics buildings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)