A day at Forbidden city 紫禁城

Forbidden city looks as ominous as it sounds today. What with the grey skies and chilly weather.

The weather has been forecast to rain for the entire day. It doesn't really help when i wake up with a headache.

We decide to enter the historical site via Tiananmen East which will pass through Tiananmen Square.

There were lots of barricades around the area and there are long queues to get into the Tiananmen. But the process is still considered smooth. Just then right before we can pass through the main gate to forbidden city, the guards stopped everyone from entering for no reason. An the crowd started gathering at the square. To make things worse, it started pouring.

The wait to get in was an hour and the rain didn't stop the entire time. Not the most pleasant experience.

Alot of interiors are not accessible to visitors, and we can only peek through the doors to for a glimpse. This hall is one of them.

Despite the weather, there is still alot of visitors to forbidden city.

The tall and forbidding walls. The weather makes everything feels so dreary.

While this is one of the major attraction in Beijing, i miss the time when i can freely roam the palaces and look at the main hall etc up close. But of course, that was at least 20 years ago.

We observe alot of professional photography taken of kids visiting forbidden palace. There are also alot of adults mainly female wearing Han fu. Here are some pictures i've taken with them.

Tips:

Prebooking of tickets can be made at CNY 60 (inclusive of access to watch gallery and treasure gallery)

https://gugong.ktmtech.cn/

Website is in mandarin and you will require to furnish your ID and payment using e-wallet.

We got our ticket via the local tour agency at our hotel with an admin fee.

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