Blog Tag - Palace Museum

Throwback Thursday: A Brief History of the Forbidden City's More Salacious Moments
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Day at the Museum: Exploring Beijing's Best Collections
Just because you’ve been to one Beijing museum, definitely doesn’t mean you’ve seen them all. Whether you’re new to the city, or just haven’t seen a...
Famous Scroll Painting Among Treasures to Be Displayed at the Forbidden City This Month
One of China’s most famous and seldom seen works of art will go on display at the Forbidden City today (September 15) until December 14. A Thousand...
R 300 Imperial Treasures Exhibit Since 18th century at Forbidden City Until July 2
The Forbidden City is no stranger to historical treasures, having been home to 24 Chinese emperors throughout the ages, but this summer a new...
Kublai Khan's Palace May Be Underneath the Forbidden City: Report
Ming Dynasty conquerors may have built the Forbidden City over the site of Yuan Dynasty ruler Kublai Khan's palace, Beijing archaeologists now...
Beijing's Forbidden City to Be Forbidden to Visitors Aug 22-Sep 3
Beijing's Palace Museum will be forbidden to visitors from August 22 to September 3, the museum's ticketing website shows and tourism industry...
First Forecast in January: Forbidden City Now Limits Visitors to 80,000 Per Day
I had to look this up to prove to myself that I'm not insane, but yes, we wrote about the Forbidden City limiting visitors to 80,000 per day in...
Forbidden City to Limit Daily Visitors, Ban Megaphones (Yeah!)
The Palace Museum, aka the Forbidden City, will begin limiting the number of daily visitors in an effort to reduce the impact of tourists on the site...