1 / 4   Security thoroughly inspecting the museum after its closing at 4 p.m. on the last day of 2017. /Photo via China News

2 / 4   Named as the most visited museum in China, the Palace Museum has seen 15 million visitors annually since 2012. In 2017, the museum has received nearly 16.7 million visitors. /Photo via China News

3 / 4   The gate at the forbidden city. /Photo via VCG

4 / 4   The head of the museum, Shan Jixiang, announced that the furniture collection, one of the biggest collections in the museum, will be open to the public in 2018. /Photo via VCG