Daisy Yiyou Wang, center, deputy curator of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, shows a white glazed baby pillow from the Ding Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) on June 9. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

Located in West Kowloon Cultural District, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is expected to open to the public in July. A total of 914 cultural treasures from the Palace Museum in Beijing will be on display at the opening exhibition of the museum. The museum covers an area of 13,000 square meters and the total construction area is about 30,000 square meters. It has seven floors and nine exhibition halls, with a total exhibition area of 7,800 square meters.

Echoing the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is decorated in beige and gold, saturated red and cool gray, while the interior is dominated by delicate colors and earth tones. At main positions, such as the main entrance of the museum and entrances of each gallery, vermilion is used, the same color as the walls of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

This photo shows Gallery 7 in the Hong Kong Palace Museum on June 9. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

The exterior design of the Hong Kong Palace Museum mirrors ancient Chinese cultural relics. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

The floor-to-ceiling windows in the Hong Kong Palace Museum blend with cityscapes. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

The ceilings in the Hong Kong Palace Museum present a modern interpretation of glazed tiles used on the roof of the Palace Museum in Beijing. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

The main gate of the Hong Kong Palace Museum makes reference to the gate in the Palace Museum in Beijing. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A white glazed baby pillow from the Ding Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A white glazed "garlic-head" vase from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A faux wood grain glazed brush pot with ink landscape painting from the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A rectangular famille rose flowerpot decorated with a flower and bird painting from the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A fambe glazed vase with string patterns from the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

A white glazed statue of Bodhidharma from the Dehua Kiln of the Ming Dynasty will be on display at the opening exhibition of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. [China Daily/Zou Hong]

(Source: chinadaily.com.cn)