Beijing Palace Museum Ticket (The Forbidden City)
- Orders require manual reconfirmation after successful submission, as official ticket sales are only open for bookings within 7 days. Bookings for 8 days or more are pre-sales and require waiting for tickets to be issued.
- Due to rapid changes in Forbidden City ticket availability, if the selected date is fully booked after the official system issues tickets, your order will be canceled and refunded.
- The Beijing Forbidden City is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden architectural complexes in the world. Visit the classic imperial courtyards to experience the magnificent beauty of the Forbidden City.
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- In Beijing, don’t miss visiting Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, Prince Gong’s Mansion, and Temple of Heaven.
- The Forbidden City is a palace where ancient national ceremonies were held and where emperors and empresses lived.
- The Forbidden City houses a large number of precious cultural relics, accounting for one-sixth of the total cultural relics in China.
What to expect
The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, and it is also the best place to learn about ancient Chinese architecture and historical culture. Here, one can understand China's long cultural traditions. As the largest and most complete ancient architectural complex existing in the world, its planar layout, three-dimensional effect, and formal grandeur can be said to be rare in ancient times, and it has therefore been listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO. Some palaces in the Forbidden City also house comprehensive historical art museums, painting galleries, categorized ceramic museums, museums of the Four Treasures of the Study, and exhibitions of Qing Dynasty court artifacts, collecting a large number of ancient art treasures. Furthermore, the daily clock demonstrations at the Clock Museum are not to be missed.










Good to know
Warm Reminder:
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM daily is the busiest period for visiting the Forbidden City. It is recommended to plan ahead and avoid these times for the best viewing experience.
- There are many exhibitions. It is recommended to check the current exhibitions on the official website (https://www.dpm.org.cn/shows.html) before visiting.
- Visiting Route: The Forbidden City must be visited from south to north. Meridian Gate is the only entrance, and the exits are Shenwu Gate and Donghua Gate.
- Free Luggage Storage: The Forbidden City provides free luggage storage service. Stored bags are transferred between Meridian Gate and Shenwu Gate (meaning you can store your bag at the Meridian Gate entrance and pick it up at the Shenwu Gate exit). Storage service hours are 8:30-18:00.
- This activity is suitable for strollers and wheelchairs.
- Lockers are available inside the venue.
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Reviews
The entrance process was smooth despite the long line, it actually move quite fast once they open the door to the Forbidden city. It was lovely, but quite a lot of walk even before reaching the entrance 😅
I went in around 2pm from East gate to avoid the crowds. I should have alloted 4 hours or more to fully explore the area. There are several sections. It is best to book the Treasure Hall because it is less crowded and more opportunity for photo sessions. You can also rent traditional clothes near the East Gate before you start your trip and Exit at the East gate to return it. The Treasure Hall is also located at the East.
I had a wonderful time with my tour guide, Liu. It was so much fun! One thing to note about Klook tours in general is that the schedule might change the night before, so you should keep an eye out for updates.
it was fantastic. All guys, Mr. Peter, was fantastic. he gave us so many details about everything in a fun way, keeping us entertained throughout the visit. I would strongly recommend you request for Mr. Peter to be your guide when booking a visit on Klook for this site
We really like this tour. The process of appointment is easy to understand. our guide, Maggie, has a great communication (English for me). Her experience of history telling is wonderful. Overall we are pleased and enjoy with this tour.
Bought tickets in advance for myself & partner. Booking was easy for us and just Passport to enter. Make sure passport details are entered correctly. Booked the morning session and was there at 8.45am to queue. Managed to enter the palace 9.30am. Yes, was 45mins of queuing time as 4 Apr is Saturday & Public Holiday. Security check were needed as we have bags. Those W/O bags who queued at the carry bags area were moved faster. If u r not carry any bag, do queue at the carry bag area as nearer to the entrance, there is a separate queue. Queue is faster than the original queueing area for no bag.) Overall good experience, but not to the queueing 🤣 Some people just cut our queue and pretend nothing happened though. Clock and Watches Museum is good to see. We didn't have much time to go and queue for Treasure Gallery as it was crowded as well. Oh well, we could see what is inside from the website. 🫰 Don't bring selfie stick as there is a limit to the length of it. Good luck and have fun!
Our tour started with beautiful weather and lots of people, but it went smoothly. We learned a lot about Chinese culture and how they lived back then.Our tour guide Peter was amazing and fun , love from Iceland
98% of the tourists are Chinese and it can get a bit rowdy. Best to book ahead of time and choose to go on a weekday. Went there on a Tuesday, afternoon and it only took me 15 mins to lineup at the security line.
It’s really a very awesome and fantastic travel to the past, to read about the imperial history and understand the culture. We are glad that we bought the tickets earlier as you can’t get the tickets on the spot at all and there are many layers of checks before we can step into the palace.
Peter's English is excellent! He's also very enthusiastic. Even though I checked in in the afternoon, he was very helpful and enthusiastically answered my questions about other tourist attractions that morning. Thumbs up!
FAQs
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