Tibetan Buddhist architecture restored to its original glory

The Hall of Rectitude complex, the most concentrated Tibetan Buddhist architecture group within the Forbidden City, has been successfully restored. It was destroyed almost a century ago, during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

The six-year restoration project was handled by the Palace Museum and the China Heritage Fund, a Hong Kong-based NGO that preserves and restores cultural relics throughout China.

"The restoration brought back to life an exquisite imperial ground," says Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum. "The blemish from the devastation of the previous century has been removed, making the Forbidden City whole again."