Visitors check out a set of exhibits Thursday at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Visitors examine exhibits behind glass. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Visitors line up to enter a hall on the top of the Meridian Gate, where the exhibition is taking place.

A coronet once worn by an empress during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) sits on display. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Visitors gather around a golden wine vessel, which was used in rituals by the Qing emperor. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Visitors stroll about the exhibition, which runs through Nov. 15. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

A painting shows how officials went to court at the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the imperial palace during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin