Royal courtyard house gets facelift

The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has begun to renovate one of its former imperial courtyard houses in an effort to better protect a building that is nearly 500 years old, and to set an example for the preservation of other historical buildings. The Yangxin Dian, or the Court of Spiritual Rest, built in 1537, hasn’t been renovated in around 35 years. It is expected to reopen in 2020.