Palace Museum director retires with grand legacy

The head of one of the world's best-known museums is retiring, and as the news spread late Monday, netizens praised him as a tireless guardian and promoter of the nation's heritage.

The retirement of Palace Museum Director Shan Jixiang, 65, whose name has frequently been in the news, was announced on Monday at a meeting at the museum, also known as the Forbidden City.

Shan "has made the Forbidden City shift from a luxury beyond reach to one that is accessible to ordinary people", Feng Kaitai, a lawyer and Weibo user, posted on Monday. "He makes more younger people fall in love with the Forbidden City."