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Palace Museum embarks on a century-long cultural preservation journey

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The plaque inscribed with five Chinese characters "Gu Gong Bo Wu Yuan" (Palace Museum) by Li Yuying is hung above the Gate of Divine Prowess ( Shenwu men) on Sept 29, 1925. [Photo/Palace Museum official WeChat account]

A first for the Palace Museum: Establishing a board of directors and board of trustees

On Sept 29, 1925, the Committee for the Disposition of the Qing Imperial Household convened a meeting to begin organizing what would become the Palace Museum. The ad-hoc board of directors and board of trustees for the museum were officially established, with regulations approved to guide the institution.

Li Yuying (Li Shizeng, 1881-1973) was appointed as the first trustee president.

This moment marked the birth of the Palace Museum's modern management system, laying the foundation for a century-long journey of preserving China's cultural heritage.

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