If there is one unique place for you and your family to pay a visit, then it would be the Forbidden City Tour. When taking on Forbidden City Tour, you will be seeing the imperial palace that was the house for 24 emperors from between Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1912.
It is the important part of Chinese heritage and culture. Visiting Forbidden City Tour is one of the best items need to be jotted down in your destination lists. In this article I will give you some ideas about this place.
It is named as “forbidden” since people were only allowed to access and leave the city with the emperor’s permission. The older name of Chinese “cheng” means walled city that is why the word “city” included then.
The forbidden city is divided into two main parts, the outer and inner court. The outer court was used by the people for ceremonial purposes and the inner court to be more private that was used for the house of emperors and the family and also the offices.
The opening hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm during the low season (November to March) and 8:30 am to 5:00 pm during the high season (April to October). Make sure you book your ticket in advance so that you will not meet some obstacles in your destination.
Forbidden City Tour – Visit the House of the Chinese Emperors in the Ancient Time