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"The cultural relics of the Forbidden City are the crystallization of our country's culture over thousands of years. If one is destroyed, one will be lost. There will be a day for restoration of the country after the death of the culture. Once the culture is destroyed, there will never be hope of restoration." - Na Zhiliang, escort of cultural relics. On October 10, 1925, the Palace Museum opened in the Forbidden City, and the royal collection and precious cultural relics were publicly displayed. The streets were empty. This was a pioneering work in Chinese history, and it was entirely due to the initiative of insightful people at that time that these precious cultural relics would not fall into the hands of warlords and the new regime. Since then, like a miracle, the Palace Museum has survived the most turbulent era in China's modern history. During the Anti-Japanese War and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China, the cultural relics that were moved for safety escaped unscathed on the long and arduous journey, and were not harmed by thieves, fires, moisture, or insect pests. Some of the cultural relics were even successfully moved to Taiwan. During the Cultural Revolution, fortunately, Premier Zhou Enlai ordered the museum to be closed, which prevented the cultural relics from being destroyed by the Red Guards. Today, the National Palace Museum in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taipei are constantly adding new collections and frequently visiting foreign countries for public exhibitions, allowing the world to marvel at the beauty of Chinese culture and art, and their reputations are growing.