BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Museum Day falls on May 18 annually, with its theme this year being "Museums, Sustainability and Wellbeing."
Among the museums all over the world, the Palace Museum in China and the Louvre Museum in France are located on the east and west sides of the Eurasian continent respectively. The two museums are far apart but similar, weathered but unfading. They have preserved and inherited the human civilization, and link the Eastern and Western cultures across time and space. Let's follow the reporters' lenses into the magnificent palaces to take a look at the precious cultural relics.
Upper: Exterior view of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: Exterior view of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: The Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu) of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: The pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Founded in 1925, the Palace Museum has a collection of 1.86 million cultural relics.
Opened in 1793, the Louvre Museum has a collection of 460,000 pieces.
Upper: Visitors look at the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: Visitors look at the painting "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: A ceramic vase at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: The statue la Venus de Milo at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: The ceramic exhibit "White-glazed boy-shaped pillow" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: The statue "The Winged Victory of Samothrace" at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: People look at the painting "Spring Excursion" at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: The painting "La belle ferronniere" at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
The Palace Museum and the Louvre Museum are not only the keepers of history, but also the witnesses of history. Both of them are now among the most visited museums in the world, attracting attention from all over the world and spreading the essence of human civilization.
Upper: People visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: People visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: People visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: People visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Upper: A tourist takes selfies near a turret of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.
Lower: Chinese tourists take selfies in front of the pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
The connection between the Palace Museum and the Louvre Museum is getting closer and closer, with the Eastern and Western cultures exerting a positive influence on each other through exchanges and mutual learning.
↑The exhibition "Napoleon and the Louvre" was held at the Wumen Gate in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, from April 5 to July 3 in 2008.
↑An exhibition showcasing artifacts from the Palace Museum was held in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, from Sept. 29, 2011 to Jan. 9, 2012.
↑The four seasons at the Palace Museum.
↑This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2019 shows the night scene at Wumen Gate of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China. The Palace Museum extended its opening hours to the evening for the first time on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
↑The throne of Napoleon I is displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
The throne was displayed at the Palace Museum in 2008.
Planners: Wang Jianhua
Coordinators: Wu Wei, Zhang Jiayang
Photographers: Jin Liangkuai, Gao Jing
Visual designer: Shan Yuqi, Sun Weitong
Editors: Sun Ruibo, Shan Yuqi, Zhang Lei, Zhang Chencen, Du Juanjuan, Zhang Chuanqi, Wang Zecong, Xie Ziyi, Zhang Xinjing, Zhang Haofu
