A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Du Yang)
A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Du Yang)
A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Du Yang)
A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Du Yang)
A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Du Yang)
A charity auction of copies of historical royal lanterns at the Palace Museum, April 2, 2019. The Palace Museum raised 20.05 million yuan ($2.98 million) after auctioning off of a pair of historically accurate Heavenly Lanterns (tian deng), a pair of Longevity Lanterns (wanshou deng) and five pairs of smaller royal lanterns. The lanterns were accurate copies based on archives from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and used at the museum's special exhibition for this year's Spring Festival. The money raised from the auction will be used to sponsor education and cultural programs in impoverished regions. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Kejia)
