Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City

Timing for your reference only

13:15-14:00   Transfer to the Tiananmen Square
14:00-14:45   Visit the Tiananmen Square

14:45-15:00     Walk to the Forbidden City
15:00-17:00   Visit the Forbidden City

•  Tiananmen Square

Located at the center of Beijing City and the midpoint of Chang'an Avenue is the remarkable Tiananmen Square, where you can visit the Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. Thousands of people come to the Square every day. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City. At the north end of the Square is Tiananmen Tower. The most important use of it in the past was to declare in a big ceremony to the common people who became the emperor and who became the empress. Until 1911 when the last feudal kingdom was over, no one could enter the Tower except for the royal family and aristocrats. 

•  The Forbidden City

Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City is approached through Tian’anmen Gate. It is a location endowed with cosmic significance by ancient China‘s astronomers. The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle, who upon usurping the throne, determined to move his capital north from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1911 the Qing dynasty fell to the republican revolutionaries. The last emperor, Puyi, continued to live in the palace after his abdication until he was expelled in 1924. Twenty-four emperors lived and ruled from this palace during this 500-year span.

* Very Important Notice:

• Forbidden City is closed on Mondays. 

• All visitors need to buy e-tickets online beforehand, through the official website of the museum, its WeChat mini program (no English version) or travel agencies offering English service. 

• The tickets are released 7 days in advance by the authority. It is recommended to buy as early as possible for the tickets are in great demand always. 

• Passports of foreigners or ID cards of visitors from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are needed when buying tickets.