导读:11月8日，寓意风调雨顺的宝匣被放入大高玄殿正殿的脊筒内，大高玄殿的建筑本体将于年底完工，明年有望部分面向公众开放。
On Nov. 8, Beijing’s Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, held a ceremony in honor of a treasure chest returning to the royal Taoist palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
11月8日，北京故宫博物院，也被称为紫禁城，举行了一场仪式，纪念宝匣返回明清时期皇家御用的道教宫观。
Built in 1542, the royal Taoist palace is adjacent to the northwest section of the Forbidden City. The palace has historical, aesthetic and social value, since it has retained its original wooden structures. However, the palace was deteriorating until 2010, when the Palace Museum took over its repair and protection. The project started in April 2015, and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
大高玄殿建于1542年，毗邻紫禁城西北角。宫殿具有历史、美学和社会价值，因为它保留了原有的木结构。然而，宫殿的情况正在恶化，直到2010年故宫博物馆接管了其修复和保护工作。该项目于2015年4月开始，预计将在今年年底完成。
During the ceremony, workers put the treasure chest in a ridged cylinder. As the treasure chest is well preserved, there are no plans to have it opened, though it is likely to contain gold ingots, jewels, spices and grains.
在仪式上，工人们把宝匣放在一个脊筒中。由于宝匣保存完好，所以没有打开的计划，虽然它可能含有金锭、珠宝，香料和谷物。
Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, explained that the methodology of architectural archaeology was being applied to the repair of the royal Taoist palace, in an effort to maximize the preservation of the architecture’s historic information. Additionally, 20 research institutions and academies also got involved in the repair work.
故宫博物院院长单霁翔解释说，建筑考古学的方法应用在修复大高玄殿中，以最大限度地保护建筑的历史信息。此外，20家研究机构和学院也参与了维修工作。
Before this, Shan disclosed in October that another museum will be built 25 kilometers from the Palace Museum, to make more collections available for public viewing. Construction will start next year.
在此之前，单在10月份公布，另一个博物院将建在距离故宫博物院25公里处，以展示更多的收藏品供公众观看。建设将于明年开始。
