Palace Museum to restrict use of selfie sticks   

故宫规定狭窄区域禁用自拍杆 此前多国已“封杀”

近日，风头正劲的“自拍神器”自拍杆在国外多家博物馆被禁用。理由是长杆可能会危及文物和观众安全。昨天，北京晨报记者从文物部门了解到，目前本市博物馆并未对自拍杆下禁令，但也不建议使用。故宫博物院则率先表示，若发现在狭窄密集区域使用自拍杆，工作人员会予以制止。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, said it will forbid the use of selfie sticks in narrow and crowded areas, the Beijing Morning Post reported Wednesday.

Visitors are not allowed to use selfie sticks because of concerns about possible damage to cultural relics as well as disruptions to other visitors, according to the museum.

A woman surnamed Xu, who owns two selfie sticks, said they help her get better shots, but that it's not always safe to use them, particularly in narrow exhibition rooms where they can threaten other spectators.

Restrictions on the use of selfie sticks have been imposed in many venues, including museums and galleries in some countries and premier league football grounds in Britain.

One of 2014's 25 best inventions according to Time Magazine, selfie sticks allow users to take multi-angle selfies by attaching their cell phones or cameras to the end of a monopod.