Beijing Forbidden City Trip - Tips and tricks

Travel to Beijing Forbidden City what we need for the tips and tricks? It is near to the city area and what can be wrong for the journey?

The Forbidden City/Palace Museum

Here you go:

The travel distance from the city area (SanHuan/SiHuan) is about 15 - 25 mins and cost about RMB30.00 to RMB 50.00. Beware the taxi driver might drop you at the exit of the Forbidden City that you are not allow to access from there. How to identify the exit? If you can see the hill opposite the Forbidden City then I am sorry that you have to either take the public transport (RMB 1.00 from the Forbidden City), walk 40 mins or take the RMB 100.00 taxi (even the tri-motorcycle) to the front entrance. 

By the subway, you may take the line 1 towards TianAnMen East or West station and walk around 300M (walk towards east if exit from West station) - 400M (walk towards west if exit from East station) to the Palace Museum.

Subway Map for TianAnMen East/West marking

The JingShan (Prospect Hill) Park - Opposite the Forbidden City Exit

The Forbidden City main entrance

The exit of the Forbidden City

The admission ticket cost about RMB 40.00 (low peak Nov - End of Mar) - RMB 60.00. While you walk towards to the main entrance, there will be a lot of sales people try to promote their package which include the express access, privilege transport and low admission price... I heard that they will either bring you to secluded alley or part of the place and ask for more. And also for their Great Wall package I heard that they will bring the tourist to the least crowded entrance instead of the BaDaLing so beware before you get the deal.

You may rent the mobile audio guide which cost about RMB 10.00 for Mandarin vocal; RMB 40.00 for English (both require to deposite RMB 100.00 and you may collect the deposite at the exit). The audio guide only provide the history and the building information which exclude the exhibition hall details.