Take home a bit of history

Following in the footsteps of Palace Museum's successful sale of souvenirs, other museums get into the business with the help of new guidelines. Wang Kaihao reports.

Hopefully it will soon be easier for visitors to China to take the country's "national treasures" home with them. This is because the production of more cultural souvenirs by Chinese museums is to be encouraged, according to the country's Ministry of Culture.

The announcement, which was made at a press conference last week at the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is in line with a State Council directive, which was issued earlier this month in a bid to promote more creativity among cultural heritage institutions.