The Forbidden City

Explore the mystery and glory of the Forbidden City, appreciate the majesty and luxury of ancient royalty

The Forbidden City in Beijing, China is one of the largest and most well preserved wooden ancient buildings in the world. It is an AAAAA level tourist attraction in China and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1987. The complete architecture of the Forbidden City represents the ancient Chinese architectural style, with a history of over 600 years. It took 15 years to complete from the beginning of the building. You can come to the Forbidden City to uncover the lives of ancient Chinese emperors and learn about the stories of their harem. It will definitely bring you unexpected gains and make you deeply fall in love with it. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a large-scale renovation was carried out on the architecture of the Forbidden City, and a large number of cultural relics were sorted out. The Forbidden City houses a large number of precious cultural relics, with a total of 1862690 items according to statistics, collectively referred to as 1 million cultural relics, accounting for 1/6 of the total number of cultural relics in China. Today's Forbidden City is a museum that displays numerous precious handicrafts, paintings, calligraphy, and historical documents. There are more than ten exhibition halls inside, such as the Historical Art Museum, the Crafts Art Museum, the Painting Museum, etc., with a total of about one million exhibits, many of which are unique treasures. The Forbidden City attracts thousands of tourists every year, including foreign visitors from all over the world. In 2018, the Forbidden City received over 17.5 million visitors, including a large number of overseas visitors. In recent years, the Forbidden City has continuously opened up new areas and exhibitions, provided intelligent voice guided services in multiple languages, and organized various cultural activities to make the visiting experience more convenient and rich.