Are you preparing for your Beijing tours? Forbidden City, or also called Palace Museum, should be on the top of your visiting list. The Forbidden City was the site of the former Chinese imperial palace for the last two dynasties – Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644 ) and Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911).
The palace was first built between 1406 and 1420 and it was composed of 999 rooms with an area of 720,000 m2. It is located in the heart of Beijing, north of Tiananmen Square and south of Jingshan Hill and Beihai Park
Opening Hours （ Closed on Monday )
April 1st – October 31 ( 8:30 – 17:00 )
Last Entry at 16:10
Tickets sold until 16:00
Last Entry at 16:10
Tickets sold until 16:00
Entrance Ticket: RMB 60
November 1st – March 31 (8:30 – 16:30)
Last Entry at 15:40
Tickets sold until 15:30
November 1st – March 31 (8:30 – 16:30)
Last Entry at 15:40
Tickets sold until 15:30
Entrance Ticket: RMB 40
How to get there
By Bus
For the nothern gate (Shenwu men), take bus No. 101, 103, 109, 111, 124, 810, 685, 814, 846,
For the southern gate ( Wu men), take bus No.1, 10, 120, 126, 2, 20, 37, 4, 52, 59, 728, 802, Te 1, to “Tianan Men East”.
Or take bus No. 1, 10, 22, 37, 4, 5, 52, 728, 802, or Te1, to “Tianan men West”
Or take bus No. 1, 10, 22, 37, 4, 5, 52, 728, 802, or Te1, to “Tianan men West”
By Subway
Take Line 1 to Tian’an men East or “Tiananmen West”
Queue up to purchase the entrance tickets at the south gate
Queue up to purchase the entrance tickets at the south gate
Line up and enter the Forbidden City by the south gate
Line up and enter the Forbidden City by the south gate
Following the tourist map of the Forbidden City
Following the tourist map of the Forbidden City
Posed by the Lion
Posed by the Lion
People Mountain and People Sea
People Mountain and People Sea
The Super Harmonious Palace
The Super Harmonious Palace
The mysterious animals
The mysterious animals
Visit the Forbidden City following a tourist book
Visit the Forbidden City following a tourist book
Marble Railings and Golden Eaves
Marble Railings and Golden Eaves
Carved Dragon Passage
Carved Dragon Passage
Turtle
Turtle
See the Pavilion on the top of Jingshan Hill viewed at the north gate of the Forbidden City