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Forbidden City's Taobao store hot on the Internet [China Daily: Hong Kong Edition](China Daily: Hong Kong Edition Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Beaded earbuds sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] The Palace Museum, former home to the 24 Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City. But recently, the store of the Palace Museum at Taobao, China's largest online shopping website, has become hot on the Internet. Chinese netizens actively engaged in discussion about the beaded earbuds with a retail price of 120 yuan ($19.61), and said it's very cool. The store also sells other products like an official hat-like umbrella, imperial sword stationery, princess mask, imperial robe T-shirt, imperial stand, case and portable charging battery for smartphones. According to the official response from the store, the ideas for these items came from designers from some famous academies of fine arts. The designers have offered their ideas for eight years. The store is currently the exclusive online store of the Palace Museum at Taobao. Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Beaded earbuds sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Imperial robe T-shirt sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Official hat-like umbrella sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Mobile phone case sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Portable charging battery for smartphones sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site Princess mask sold at the Taobao store of the Palace Museum, Oct 22, 2014. [Photo/Taobao store of the Palace Museum] Palace Museum to offer discounted tickets from mid-SeptemberPalace Museum feeling the squeeze of visitors Palace Museum outlines its steps to preserve site (c) 2014 China Daily Information Company. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |