Emperor for a day
A new phone app is allowing children the chance to experience life as a Qing Dynasty ruler. It's part of a trend to make history more inviting to the younger generation, Wang Kaihao reports.
The Palace Museum in Beijing seems to have geared up all its creativity recently to shake off its image as being an old fuddy-duddy. After it drew much public attention with its numerous fashionable souvenirs, the museum released its first iPad app designed for children on Thursday.
The Emperor's One Day mixes interactive games and general knowledge of the museum in an eye-catching way. From the first-person perspective of a child emperor in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it follows a day in his life, walking around the biggest palace construction in the world. More than 200 missions are designed on the app.
