Guangfu Temple, a Taoist temple dating back to 1459 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was reopened to the public on Tuesday as a cultural exhibition center.
Located around Shichahai, one of Beijing's must-see tourist destinations with historic buildings, the exhibition center showcases tradtional Beijing culture through new technology such as digital sand table simulation and AR. From Chinese shadow puppetry, horsehair-made dolls and paper-cutting to Rabbit God clay figurines, traditional handicraft arts are being revived in the 1,500-square-meter area.