Since 2009, certain furry occupants in the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum, have been receiving global social media attention: the palace’s small army of stray cats. Some descendants of imperial pets, others wan...Since 2009, certain furry occupants in the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum, have been receiving global social media attention: the palace’s small army of stray cats. Some descendants of imperial pets, others wandering in from other parts of the city, these diligent feline guards are allowed inside the museum walls for the primary purpose of defending its wooden structures and priceless relics against mice and rats.展开更多
文摘Since 2009, certain furry occupants in the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum, have been receiving global social media attention: the palace’s small army of stray cats. Some descendants of imperial pets, others wandering in from other parts of the city, these diligent feline guards are allowed inside the museum walls for the primary purpose of defending its wooden structures and priceless relics against mice and rats.
