A replica of the Daming Palace, the center of politics, economics and culture during the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, has just been completed at the Urban Best Practices Area at the Shanghai World Expo.

The replica's theme is about protection of history and the harmonious co-existence of cultural heritages and human beings.

　　A replica of the Daming Palace, the center of politics, economics and culture during the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, has just been completed at the Urban Best Practices Area at the Shanghai World Expo.

The replica of the Daming Palace is full size. It's based on Qifengge, an architecture west to the Hanyuan palace, the main building of the Daming Palace complex.

New materials and advanced technologies were employed in the construction, resulting in a brand new exhibition center with multiple functions. A 3-D cinema will take visitors on a journey through time, from the Tang Dynasty to the future cultural heritage park, to appreciate both the splendor of the old empire and modern accomplishments.

Precious cultural relics unearthed from the old Daming Palace will be displayed in an exhibition zone in the pavilion.

The Daming Palace once functioned as the center of international communication in the Tang Dynasty. More than 17 emperors lived and presided over affairs of state in the Palace.

Starting in the 1950s, measures were taken to protect Daming Palace, along with the excavation work at the site. The renovation of the main structure of the Daming Palace was completed January the 28th. The historical site is scheduled to reopen to the public on October the 1st.

Source: CCTV