Spotlights light up the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, on Monday evening in Beijing. Photo: VCG

Visitors gather at the Palace Museum’s red-lit Meridian Gate on Monday night. Photo: VCG

A yellow light highlights the wall and tower of the Palace Museum on Monday night. Photo: VCG

Spotlights create a beam of light above the Palace Museum on Monday night. Photo: VCG

Lanterns hang from the roof of a building adorned with Chinese poetry on Monday night at the Palace Museum. Photo: VCG

Photographers shoot the light show from Jingshan Park, located opposite the Palace Museum’s northern gate. Photo: VCG