Forbidden City Badge Selected

2005/03/01

More than 10,000 online votes for the six candidates for the design to be used for the 80th birthday celebrations of the Imperial Palace Museum this year were received in a competition that began on January 25.

The selected badge design features the Wumen Gate image and a seal with five Chinese characters meaning the Imperial Palace Museum. The red colour of the badge symbolizes the colour of the wall of the Forbidden City.

However, staff of the Imperial Palace Museum said it was a pity that the candidate works were not provided with detailed explanations about their designs to help netizens pick their favourite.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, March 2005 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism