Beijing's Yuanmingyuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace, has kicked off its "Restoration 1860" project.
北京圆明园,即圆明园遗址,已启动“修复1860”项目。
This project is to restore the cultural
relics1 unearthed2 in Yuanmingyuan and it is open to public. Group visitors can book appointments through its official website.
Chen Hui, head of the
Archaeology3 Department of Yuanmingyuan Administration, said that the restoration of cultural relics should not only maintain the historical
authenticity4 of cultural relics, but also reflect its
aesthetic5 value. The process involves experts restoring the fragmented cultural relics by sorting, cleaning, bonding, matching, leveling, color making, painting decoration,
glazing6, effect making, photo filing, forming work log and
evaluation7.
Six repaired cultural relics will be displayed in Yuanmingyuan. Their 3D scanned data will be documented in the Yuanmingyuan online digital museum. Members of the public will be able to watch them on their official Wechat page in the future.