Visitors admired newly arrived treasures in the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) during a media tour themed "The Hong Kong Palace Museum ready to Welcome Tourists in the New Year" on Jan 19, 2023.

Since its grand opening on July 3, 2022, the Hong Kong Palace Museum has received overwhelming public support with more than 710,000 visits in six months. As the new year begins, the HKPM announced that the newly arrived 85 priceless treasures from the Palace Museum for the third rotation are now on display in Galleries 1 to 5 from January 2023.

A woman and a girl look at the portrait of Empress Dowager Chongqing at the Age of Eighty from Qianlong period (1736-1795) during Qing dynasty. This portrait is a hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY )

A girl stares at a set of twelve monthly flower cups from Imperial Kilns, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. The cups are porcelains with underglaze cobalt blue and were made during Kangxi period (1662 - 1722) of the Qing dynasty. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY )

Two girls view a hotpot with a floral pattern from Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The hotpot is made from Cloisonné, enamels and gold on copper-alloy core. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY )

Two visitors admire two double gourd-shaped hangings with auspicious characters from Qianlong period (1736-1795 ). The hangings are made from gold with semi-precious stones. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY )

A male visitor looks at a standing screen with auspicious items for the Lunar New Year. Made from mirrored glass, pigments, and zitan wood, this screen is from Qianlong period (1736-1795). (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Two girls admire a male court robe made from patterned silk satin with dragons and clouds from the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) during the Qing dynasty.  (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)