Established after gaining official approval in August 2013, the Postdoctoral Research Center is one of the first in national cultural system of postdoctoral research centers. Having recruited researchers from the year of inception, the center has independent admissions qualifications and is able to accommodate thirty researchers. The academic fields covered by the center include ceramics, calligraphy and painting, archaeology of palace ruins, ancient documents, Ming and Qing palace history, and Conservation Science.