Science and tradition restore Beijing’s cultural relics

Science and tradition restore Beijing’s cultural relics

In a setting more akin to a high-tech laboratory than a museum, experts in Beijing’s Forbidden City are restoring centuries-old relics using advanced technology alongside time-honoured techniques. A fragment of a glazed roof tile undergoes analysis in an X-ray diffraction machine, generating detailed images to help conservators understand its degradation. The restoration team, comprising...

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