Two workers hang a bilingual signboard at the National Museum of China on Sunday, July 6, 2008. This is the first time the Chinese National Museum displayed a signboard in English. [Photo: photobase.cn]
The National Museum of China for the first time displayed a signboard in English on Sunday, web sina.com.cn reports.
On March 17 last year, the museum went in for renovation and an expansion project. The old sections of the museum will reopen to the public by the end of July. The entire project will be completed by May 2010. The new portions of the National Museum will be ready by August 2010, the report says.
The photo released on Monday, July 7, 2008 shows the National Museum of China, which is located in Beijing. [Photo: photobase.cn]
(CRI.cn July 8, 2008)