Copies of historic Palace Museum royal lanterns sold for 10.6 million yuan at charity auction
Xinhua????|???? Updated: 2019-04-03 14:30
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A pair of accurate copies of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) at a charity auction held at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 2, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
Lanterns were installed and lit for the first time in almost two centuries. In the Qing Dynasty, the installation and dismantling of Spring Festival lanterns required the work of over 8,000 personnel.
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