Forbidden City-themed wall in Shanghai to celebrate Spring Festival

Images of the Forbidden City during China's dynastic period are on display along a wall on a famous walking street in Shanghai, reports chinanews.com.

Undated photo shows kilometer-long Forbidden City-themed mural on Shanghai's famous Nanjing Road. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Extending for nearly a kilometer along Nanjing Road in downtown Shanghai, the poster shows several characters in red, a traditional color in China to mark the Lunar New Year.

Undated photo shows visitors taking a picture of a Forbidden City-themed mural on Shanghai's famous Nanjing Road. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

The mural includes images of several well known halls, palaces and gates in the Forbidden City, which is in the heart of Beijing.

Undated photo shows people walking in front of a Forbidden City-themed mural on Shanghai's famous Nanjing Road. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

The Forbidden City-themed mural has become a popular spot for taking pictures in Shanghai.