Wang Kaihao

The?Palace?Museum?in?Beijing?released?its?calendar?for?2022?on?September?6，?although?the?Year?of?the?Tiger?is?still?more?than?four?months?away.?Nevertheless，?for?fans?of?traditional?Chinese?culture，?the?long?wait?is?over.

“The?calendar?has?become?a?new?way?for?many?people?to?record?their?lives，”?Chen?Lihua，?editor？鄄in？鄄chief?of?the?calendar，?says.?“It?s?also?a?way?to?give?publicity?to?our?recent?academic?achievements?in?simple?words.”

Though?printed?calendars?seem?to?have?lost?their?functionality?in?the?digital?era，?the?museum?s?exquisite（精致的）?calendar?has?become?an?item?to?collect.?On?each?page?of?the?new?calendar，?a?tiger？鄄themed?cultural?relic?from?the?inventory?of?the?Palace?Museum?is?introduced，?ranging?from?a?jade?ornament（裝飾品）?in?the?shape?of?a?tiger?dating?back?some?5，000?years?to?paintings?created?by?modern?Chinese?masters?such?as?Qi?Baishi?and?Zhang?Daqian.

“The?tiger?is?an?auspicious（吉利的）?symbol?in?traditional?Chinese?culture，?which?stands?for?strength?and?energy.?We?want?to?reflect?tiger？鄄related?culture?from?various?facets，”?Chen?says.?Many?other?cultural?relics—weapons，?props?used?in?stage?performances?and?costumes—unveil?the?symbol?of?power?from?different?aspects?in?the?new?calendar.?As?the?2022?Winter?Olympics?will?be?held?in?China?in?February，?a?section?of?the?calendar?will?introduce?royal?winter?sports?during?the?Qing?Dynasty?through?art?pieces.9C338361-AD28-40DD-9FBD-CD41187E646A

The?Palace?Museum，?also?known?as?the?Forbidden?City，?has?been?releasing?annual?calendars?for?Lunar?New?Year.?More?than?4，300?cultural?relics?from?the?museum?have?been?shown?through?annual?calendars?so?far.?Nevertheless，?the?1.86?million?cultural?relics?housed?at?the?Palace?Museum?keep?offering?inspiration?to?officials?to?continue?the?project.

“The?calendars?are?not?only?books?introducing?history?and?cultural?heritage?of?the?Palace?Museum.?They?are?also?key?platforms?to?promote?traditional?Chinese?culture?and?witness?Palace?Museum?researchers??lasting?spirit?of?exploration，”?Wang?Xudong，?director?of?the?museum，?says.

In?spite?of?the?established?reputation，?creativity?is?still?needed?for?new?editions?of?the?annual?calendar.?Other?than?the?new?design?of?pages，?augmented?reality?is?now?being?used，?enabling?readers?to?have?a?view?of?the?moving?pictures?of?cultural?relics?by?scanning?QR?codes.9C338361-AD28-40DD-9FBD-CD41187E646A