故宮斷虹橋區域年開放 夜遊紫禁城有望實現

The Palace Museum (also known as Forbidden City) in Beijing might allow visitors access for night viewing, Beijing News reports.

根據北京新聞報道，北京故宮博物院（也叫作紫禁城）計劃將允許遊客夜遊。

"It would be difficult to open all parts of the museum during this time," said curator Shan Jixiang, "but it's possible to do so with the digital gallery outside Duanmen."

故宮博物院院長單霽翔表示：“目前在紅牆內實現夜間全部開放不容易，但端門外的數字館有這樣的條件。”

The Palace Museum will step up its lighting program in 2016 to let visitors enjoy a clearer view at night, Shan said.

單霽翔說，故宮將在2016年改進照明設備，讓遊客欣賞到更清晰的夜景。

Broken Rainbow Bridge in the east of the complex will open to the public next spring, with visitors using it to travel from the Hall of Benevolent Peace to the Hall of Martial Valor, according to the curator.

此外，院長還表示，故宮西部的斷虹橋將於春季向遊客開放，屆時，公衆遊慈寧宮、武英殿便可以從斷虹橋通過。

The bridge, Digital Museum, Service Centre and Eighteen Locust Trees area will form a good cultural landscape for tourists, it was added.

斷虹橋、數字館、服務中心和"十八棵槐"地區屆時將爲公衆呈現一道靚麗的文化景觀。

Visitors can experience the other three main halls still off-limits to the public – the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony – via Digital Museum displays. In addition, the government is also trying to restore the landscape around Xihua Gate.

遊客也將有機會通過數字博物館進入參觀三座現在暫未對外開放的大殿，它們分別是：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。此外，相關部門也正在嘗試恢復西華門周邊景觀。

The Palace Museum served as imperial residence for the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

北京故宮博物院曾經是明朝（1368-1644）和清朝（1644-1911）的帝王住宅。