The Palace Museum, (know)as the Forbidden City, welcomed (it)17 millionth visitor on December 13, becoming the museum with the most visitors in the world. The number of visitors has continued growing since it (reach)the milestone with 10 million in 2009. There is increase of 6.25%from last year in the number of visitors. Although the Palace Museum has limited daily visitors (protect)the ancient architecture, the number of off-season visitors has grown (steady)this year. Over the last decade, the museum has produced more than 10, 000 cultural items (range) from notebooks to lipsticks.
The official Weibo account of the Palace Museum, with more than 6 million followers, keeps showing the palace's charm of four seasons by posting beautiful (photo) regularly, plays all important role in interacting with the young people and promoting the museum. The fundamental reason why the Palace Museum has become so popular among young people is that it strikes the right balance between preserving history providing many interesting interactive displays.