On September 15th, as the Palace Museum is about to celebrate its centenary, the 2026 "Palace Museum Calendar" will be officially released. It is divided into four versions: zodiac version, calligraphy and painting version, youth version, and Chinese English bilingual version. The "Calendar of the Forbidden City" has been published continuously for 17 years, with a total distribution of over 8.5 million copies. The 2026 edition of the "Palace Museum Calendar" selects themed cultural relics such as horses, famous scholars, education, and literary houses from the Palace Museum's collection from different perspectives, bringing together masterpieces of painting and calligraphy from various dynasties, fully showcasing the history and charm of Chinese horse culture. Wang Xudong, a member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the President of the Palace Museum, stated that as an excellent publication with annual sales of over one million copies, the "Palace Museum Calendar" has surpassed the function of the "calendar" itself and become an important carrier for spreading Palace Museum culture and promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture. It is gratifying that in recent years, the "Palace Museum Calendar" has continuously innovated its expression forms and has been loved by a large number of young people, which is a vivid embodiment of the traditional culture of "passing on the torch from generation to generation". In the 2026 Chinese zodiac edition of the "Palace Museum Calendar", themed cultural relics such as horses, famous scholars, education, and literary houses will be selected. January and February will focus on the themes of "horse to success" and "galloping across the world". March will focus on the royal imperial horse, April and May will pay attention to the path to becoming a jinshi. In June, talented scholars from the literary garden will be selected, in July, they will be fully educated, in August, they will travel to Hongru, and in September, they will be honored with their virtuous deeds. The brilliant Hongru and famous scholars will be performed on the same stage as the sages and teachers; The palace education in October, the elegant charm of the study in November, and the literary radiance in December are presented one by one, reflecting the auspicious meanings of the toad palace breaking the laurel tree and the fish leaping over the dragon gate. The 2026 "Palace Museum Calendar" calligraphy and painting edition, which gathers the historical paintings and calligraphy works of the Palace Museum, continues to divide the themes separately for each season in the past. The calendar uses colors of rouge snow, Wuzhi green, Tianchijin, and Changrong purple for the four seasons, and is decorated with the fragrance of blueberries, mint, peaches, and pine and cypress for the four seasons. The Youth Edition focuses on young audiences, bringing together the Palace Museum's horse themed cultural relics and the history of horse culture. Through the careful design of the "Mobile Horse Racing Cinema", it strives to create an easy to read mobile horse culture book. The 2026 Chinese English version of the "Calendar of the Forbidden City" features the auspicious meaning of "horse to success" in January, the pioneering spirit of "galloping across the world" in February, the palace style of "royal horse", the ambitious goal of "achieving success in the imperial examination", and the cultural feast of "literary brilliance shooting" in December. It runs through history, art, and literary traditions, decoding the cultural heritage of the Forbidden City. (New Society)