The Forbidden City, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, and is one of the largest and best-preserved wooden structures in the world. The Forbidden City, known as the first of the five major palaces in the world, is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961, and was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987. The Palace Museum is a treasure of Chinese civilization with a collection of millions of precious cultural relics, covering the essence of art in various fields of ancient China.
Below, I will recommend a one-day tour of the Forbidden City for you to help you see the essence of the Forbidden City and feel the royal style in a limited time.
First of all, you need to make an appointment to buy tickets for the Palace Museum through the "Palace Museum" WeChat mini-program or **1, each ticket is valid for one day, 60 yuan for people in the peak season (April 1 - October 31), and 40 yuan for the low season (November 1 - March 31 of the following year). The Palace Museum implements a one-way visit from south to north, and all visitors enter the Forbidden City through the noon gate, and after the visit, they can leave the Forbidden City through the Shenwu Gate or the Donghua Gate.
One-day route: Wumen Gate - Wuying Hall (Calligraphy and Painting Museum) - Wenhua Hall (Ceramics Hall) - Taihe Gate - Taihe Hall - Zhonghe Hall - Baohe Hall - Qianqing Palace - Jiaotai Hall - Kunning Palace - Yangxin Palace - West Sixth Palace District - Imperial Garden - East Sixth Palace District - Fengxian Hall (Clock Hall) - Ningshou Palace District (Treasure Hall, Opera Hall) - Shenwu Gate.
Noon Gate: The Noon Gate is the south gate of the Forbidden City, and it is also the main gate of the Forbidden City, and it is the only entrance for the audience to enter the Forbidden City. The noon gate is a five-room, five-story tower, 31 years high7 meters, width 661 meter, 37 deepAt 95 meters, it is the largest city tower in the Forbidden City and the largest city tower in ancient China. There is a plaque of "Palace Museum" on the noon gate, which is the imperial book of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty.
Wuying Hall (Painting and Calligraphy Hall): Wuying Hall is the east wing hall of the Forbidden City, and it is also the first exhibition hall of the Forbidden City, which was built by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in order to worship the martial saint Guan Gong. The Wuying Hall is now the calligraphy and painting hall of the Forbidden City, exhibiting precious ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy works collected by the Forbidden City, covering different genres and styles of various dynasties such as Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing, and is the essence of Chinese calligraphy and painting art.
Wenhua Hall (Ceramics Hall): Wenhua Hall is the west wing hall of the Forbidden City, and it is also the second exhibition hall of the Forbidden City, which was built by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to worship Confucius. The Wenhua Hall is now the ceramic hall of the Forbidden City, which exhibits the precious ancient Chinese ceramics collected by the Forbidden City, covering different varieties and styles of various periods such as the Neolithic Age, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song Liaojin, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, etc., and is the essence of Chinese ceramic art.
Taihe Gate: Taihe Gate is the second gate on the central axis of the Forbidden City, and it is also the gate of the outer dynasty of the Forbidden City, which is the preparation place for the emperor before the ceremony.
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