Forbidden City Ticket (Beijing Palace Museum)
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Forbidden City (Palace Museum)
Official sales open for tickets within 7 days; bookings for more than 8 days are all pre-sale tickets. If pre-sale tickets for the selected date are fully booked after ticketing, the order will be canceled and refunded.
- After submitting the order successfully, it needs to be confirmed manually for the second time. Because the official only opens tickets within 7 days, reservations more than 8 days are pre-sales and need to wait for ticketing.
- Due to the rapid changes in the inventory of the Palace Museum tickets, if the official system is fully booked after ticketing on the selected date, the order will be canceled and refunded for you.
- The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the largest and most well-preserved wooden structures in the world. Visit the classic royal courtyard to feel 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, Temple of Heaven
- The Forbidden City is a palace witnessing large-scale ceremonies held by ancient countries and the place where emperors and queens lived.
- The Forbidden City houses a large number of precious cultural relics, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of cultural relics in China.
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It stands as an unparalleled destination for understanding ancient Chinese architecture, history, and culture. It's a place to delve into China's rich cultural heritage. As the world's largest and most well-preserved ancient architectural complex, its layout, three-dimensional effect, and formal grandeur are unparalleled. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Within the Forbidden City, some palaces also house comprehensive historical art galleries, painting galleries, specialized ceramics galleries, stationery galleries, and exhibitions of Qing dynasty court artifacts. These collections hold a vast number of ancient art treasures, and the clock demonstrations at the Clock Gallery are not to be missed.
The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, known as the Palace Museum in Chinese, and was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is now known as the Palace Museum.
After 14 years of construction, the Forbidden City served as the residence of Chinese emperors and their families for more than 500 years, from 1420 to 1924, and was also the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government.
The Forbidden City's main gate - Meridian Gate, resembles a pair of wings, guarding this solemn and historically rich palace.
Each of the four corners of the Forbidden City's wall is built with a turret, making them the most easily visible corners of the palace for the common people outside the city walls. As a result, many folk tales about this palace have been passed down.
The Forbidden City brings out the magnificence of ancient Chinese palaces and the characteristics of traditional-style architecture to the fullest extent.
Don't miss the magnificent autumn scenery of the Forbidden City, come to the Palace Museum and feel the wonderful interweaving of red walls and golden autumn.
After the heavy snow, the Forbidden City is covered in silver white, presenting a unique and elegant scenery in the tranquil winter.
The Forbidden City has been designated by UNESCO as the best-preserved ancient wooden structure building complex in the world.
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Gentle reminder:
- The most crowded time to visit the Forbidden City is from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM daily. It is recommended to plan ahead and avoid the crowds in order to have the best viewing experience.
- There are many exhibitions. It is recommended to check the current exhibitions on the official website before visiting.
- Visiting route: The Forbidden City needs to be visited from south to north. The Meridian Gate is the only entrance, and the exits are the Gate of Divine Might and the East Prosperity Gate.
- Free baggage storage: The Forbidden City provides free baggage storage service. Registered packages are transferred between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Divine Might (that is: you can store your luggage at the Meridian Gate entrance and pick it up at the Gate of Divine Might exit). Baggage storage is available from 8:30-18:00.
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