Whether or cultural value from the aesthetic value, the Forbidden City is the first choice of tourist routes to Beijing. Some things can only quietly and listen to the feelings, such as history, art. When you reach out and touch it, you can almost hear it talk. Walking in the Forbidden City, I thought I could be so tiny, tiny like one of a brick, a tile, a touch of red.

--the Forbidden city--

　　Imperial Palace was built in the Ming Yongle eighteen years (1420), covers an area of ​​720,000 square meters, construction area of ​​160,000 square meters, there are more than 9000 palaces, and the world is China's largest existing, most complete ancient palace complex. Dry clean doors plaza is bounded by the former division, after sleep two parts: the former Ethernet and Hall, the Hall of Preserving Harmony centered around supplemented Wenhua, Wu Ying, the emperor held a major ceremony place; after sleep at Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kunning, Thai temple as the center, supplemented by something about Palaces, is a place for the emperor and Empress and emperor who live daily government. A total of 24 emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties lived and exercised supreme national sovereignty.

Lines recommended:

Two hours tour Recommended Line A: From the Meridian Gate to enter - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hiroyoshi Court (Dynasty ritual exhibition) - Hall of Supreme Harmony - the Hall - Preserving Harmony - dry clean doors - Palace of Heavenly Purity - AC Thai Temple - Kun Ning Palace - Imperial Garden - from Shenwu

Two hours tour Recommended Line B: from entering the Meridian Gate - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Supreme Harmony - Preserving Harmony west veranda (Tianfu permanent exhibition possession) or Paul Hall East veranda (palace said to show) - the Hall - Bohol temple - dry clean doors - Palace of Heavenly Purity - AC Thai temple - Kunning - Imperial Garden - out from Shenwu

Half-day lines recommended A: From the Meridian Gate to enter - Wenhua (Ceramics Museum) - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Supreme Harmony - the Hall - Preserving Harmony - Fengxian Temple (Watch Museum) - Palace of Heavenly Purity - AC Thai Temple - Kunning - Hall of Mental Cultivation - Royal Court - Western District Palaces - from Shenwu

Half-day lines recommended B: from the Meridian Gate to enter - Wu Ying (painting museum) - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Supreme Harmony - the Hall - Preserving Harmony - Palace of Heavenly Purity - AC Thai Temple - Kunning - East Palaces area - Itsuki - former District Qianlong (treasure, Shek Kwu two Museum) - Ningshou area after sleep (treasure, two Museum and opera Zhenfei well) - from the Shenwu

Lines recommended day trips: Day trips planned route includes almost important palaces and pavilions Palace Museum is open to all regions, but please note that the use of time during a visit, and select exhibition displays the contents of their own interests. If you linger everywhere hang around, the time of day is probably not enough to panoramic scenery.

From the Meridian Gate to enter - Wu Ying (painting museum) - Wenhua (Ceramics Museum) - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Supreme Harmony - the Hall - Preserving Harmony - Palace of Heavenly Purity - AC Thai Temple - Kunning - Hall of Mental Cultivation - West Liu District - Royal Court - Eastern District Palaces - Fengxian temple (watch Museum) - Qianlong zone (treasure Museum, Opera House) - from Shenwu

Opening Hours

Year April 1 to October 31 using high season opening hours

He began selling tickets, the museum open hours: 8:30

Only ticket time (including watches Museum, Museum Treasures): 16:00

Stop Admission time: 16:10

Clearance Time: 17:00

Year November 1 to March 31 next year using the off-season opening hours

He began selling tickets, the museum open hours: 8:30

Only ticket time (including watches Museum, Museum Treasures): 15:30

Stop Admission time: 15:40

Clearance Time: 16:30

fare

General Admission:

Every April 1 - October 31 for the season, each ticket is 60 yuan (not including museum treasures, Watch Museum)

Every year on November 1 - March 31 next year for the off-season, each ticket is 40 yuan (not including museum treasures, Watch Museum)

Treasures from the Museum (that is, into Qianlong area also includes Opera House, Shek Kwu Hall) Admission: Each ticket is 10 yuan

Watch Museum (that is, into the ancestral temple area) Admission: Each ticket is 10 yuan

Children under 1.2 meters tall and can be visited free of charge with the guardian.

:( preferential votes of all the preferential policies are free from Treasure Museum, Watch Museum)

1. large, medium and primary school students (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students; not including adult education, graduate students), student ID can purchase student tickets, each 20 yuan / person.

2.60 years (including 60 years) older with valid documents, tickets are half price.

3. retired cadres retired card with free admission.

4. Disabled Disabled documents with free admission.The staff holds the city's social security Jinling evidence, tickets for half price

6. The annual "June" when Children's Day, children under 14 years of age (including 14 years of age) can be visited for free. Parents accompanying a person can enjoy half-price discount.

7. The annual "March" Women's Day when women visitors can enjoy half-price tickets.

8. The annual "August" when the Army, active duty military personnel with valid documents free China visit.

The best tourist season

Beijing's climate is temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Cold and dry winter, sometimes with sand; wet and humid summer. January average temperature of -4 degrees Celsius, the average July temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. The best tourist season is late April - early June, late August - the end of November. Forbidden City in central Beijing, is one of many visitors longing for the land. In Late April to early June Travel is better, because then it is the flowers bloom in the Forbidden City's gorgeous. Into the Forbidden City, you can enjoy the beautiful flowers, red dress wrapped trees, it is one of the vibrant scene!

- Palace turret -

Tour Information

Beijing Palace Museum (formerly known as the Forbidden City) - Ming and Qing dynasties of the palace ruins.

In 1961, the State Council approved, it was designated as a national key cultural relics protection units.

1987, was listed by UNESCO "World Heritage" list.

Since July 2, 2011, the National Palace Museum to implement a one-way tour route from south to north: the Meridian Gate (South Gate) as the only entrance to visit, all visitors from entering the Forbidden City Meridian Gate; Shenwu (North Gate) only as a visit exports , always leave the audience after the visit by the Shenwu Forbidden City.

If you have the habit of smoking, please visit and tour the National Palace Museum in the time restraint, and to remind others not to smoke!

Please do not leave your name on the ancient buildings and old trees, graffiti depicting not only will not make your fame forever, but was everyone's contempt.

To not obstruct, influence others to visit, in accordance with international practice Do not use the flash and tripod to take pictures in the hall.

Forbidden City in collaboration with other museums and exhibitions organized by the characteristics of goods shop, due to copyright agreements, the audience is not allowed to take pictures of exhibits.

Please do not bring pets into the hospital to visit. No spitting. Do not litter waste. The Palace Museum is a public open spaces, in order to ensure your personal safety, such as the case when crowded, please listen to divert staff, ordered to visit, not crowded.

Navigational aids facilities

Inquiries audience (human services)

Location: Gate of Supreme Harmony, arrows Pavilion

Tel: 010-85007421,85007422

Electronic self-service

Location: Tai door, east and west sides three main hall doorway

Palace Museum official website: www.dpm.org.cn

Bus

It can be reached before the end of Tiananmen Square by the door, or from donghuamen or West Gate along the east, west cheese Rd: Meridian Gate (Gate of the Palace Museum, from July 2, 2011 beginning only as a Visitor entrance) line can be reached.

Meridian Gate Zhou Bian public transport station: Tiananmen East

Parked vehicle: 1,2,10,20,82,120,37,52,126,99,203,205,210,728 road, specifically a road, specifically two bus and subway lines No. 1

Meridian Gate Zhou Bian public transport station: Tiananmen West

Parked vehicle: 1,5,10,22,37,52,205,99,728 road, specifically a road, specifically two bus and subway lines No. 1

Shen - Wu Gate (North Gate of the Palace Museum, from July 2, 2011 beginning only as a Visitor exports): Jingshan Park and across the street from the relative

Shenwu Zhou Bian public transport stop: Forbidden City

Parked vehicle: 101,103,109,124 trolleybus and 202,211,685,619,614,609 road, specifically a road, specifically bus 2

Shenwu Zhou Bian public transport station: Jingshan East Gate

Parked vehicles: 111 trolleybus

Donghua Gate (East Gate of the Palace Museum, the staff usually do only channel): westbound from Wangfujing Shopping Street, the curb Dong'anmen 800 m can be reached.

Donghuamen Zhou Bian public transport station: donghuamen

Parked vehicles: 2,82,210 road, a road specially designed bus 2

West Gate (Palace Museum Simon, the staff usually do only channel): From Chang'an Avenue South Long Street can be reached along the northbound 600 meters from the North Sea or the park along the North Long Street southbound 600 meters.

West Gate Zhou Bian public transport station: West Gate

Parked vehicle: 5-way, a special way, special bus 2

By car

National Palace Museum, there is no dedicated parking, the nearest public car park outside the gate of the Forbidden, the North Sea Jingshan Backstreet South Gate parking spaces are limited.