Depicting Taoist deities in a misty landscape, a Qing dynasty lacquer panel inlaid with jade and agate is among thousands of artefacts pulled out of museum ... palace in the heart of Beijing.

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Thousands of art enthusiasts thronged the newly opened Hong Kong Palace Museum on Sunday for a glimpse of about 900 precious relics and national treasures on loan from Beijing. The museum was set ...

In the early 1930s, before Japanese forces swept across China, Palace Museum authorities packed up many pieces - including imperial thrones - and moved them out of Beijing to other cities.