China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched online public culture and tourism services to assist in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The online public culture service, which aims to enrich the cultural life of the public, will enable people to enjoy online exhibitions of museums across the country, browse over 30 virtual exhibition halls of the National Museum of China, search information of historical relics of the Palace Museum and attend open courses of the National Library of China, according to the ministry.

People can also acquire travel tips for other countries and authoritative tourism information during the epidemic prevention and control period through the ministry's online tourism services.