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Genre: Attractions

Opening: All the Year (close on each monday)

Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Prices: RMB 180

Notice: Tickets Booking 7 Days In Advance

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The Forbidden City also known as the Imperial Palace (Gugong) and the Palace Museum is the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. This site is an image of China relayed throughout the world on national days and at public events. Today, the Palace is filled with tourists but under the emperors, these "commoners" would have been executed had they dared to enter the complex! Given the popularity of the site, the Chinese government have invested a lot of time and money in the Palace and it is now a fantastic place to wander and dream of times gone by.

A Tang dynasty poet wrote a line about the royal palace of his time, which reads: Without seeing the magnificence of the royal palace, one can never sense the dignity of the emperor. Magnificent and awe-inspiring, that is how every visitor describes the Forbidden City, which served as the seat of imperial power during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911).

The best way to approach a trip to the Forbidden City is to first examine it in detail, either with an audio tape or some reference and then to double back on yourself and just enjoy wandering and imagining what life must have been like there. In order to fully appreciate the majesty of the Forbidden City, try to allow at least half a day for the visit.

Tickets for The Forbidden City are Available now!