The Palace Museum is in Dongcheng District, Beijing, a national 5A tourist attraction.

the Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is in Dongcheng District, Beijing, a national 5A tourist attraction.

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Level 5A

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Phone 010，85007057

The Palace Museum Tour Guide

Real coordinates · smooth curved route
The Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, is the largest and best-preserved wooden palace complex in the world. Its central axis runs from the Meridian Gate (south) to the Gate of Divine Might (north), lined with the Halls of Supreme, Central and Preserving Harmony, the Three Rear Palaces and the Imperial Garden. A classic two-hour route enters at the Meridian Gate, walks the central axis and exits at the Gate of Divine Might, optionally adding the Treasure and Clock Galleries.
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  1. Meridian Gate
    Start · Sight
    The only entrance; after ticket check, one-way from south to north; the Meridian Gate tower exhibition halls and Yanchi Tower are here
  2. Gate of Supreme Harmony
    about 200 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Pass through the Gate of Supreme Harmony into the Three Great Halls square, then head north along the central axis
  3. Hall of Martial Valor
    about 220 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  4. Hall of Literary Brilliance
    about 400 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  5. Hall of Supreme Harmony
    about 270 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  6. Hall of Preserving Harmony
    about 120 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  7. Gate of Heavenly Purity
    about 90 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Junction of the central axis and the Outer/Inner Courts: enter the east route via Jingyun Gate on the east (Six Eastern Palaces, Ningshou Palace area, Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery), or the west route via Longzong Gate on the west (Six Western Palaces, Cining Palace area, Wuying Hall)
  8. Palace of Heavenly Purity
    about 110 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  9. Hall of Union
    about 20 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  10. Palace of Earthly Tranquility
    about 40 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Visit the Three Rear Palaces in one direction: the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union, and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility
  11. Gate of Heavenly Unity
    about 70 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  12. Hall of Imperial Peace
    about 40 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  13. Gate of Divine Prowess
    about 50 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Pass through the Imperial Garden from south to north, exit via the Gate of Divine Prowess (main exit); Jingshan Park is just outside

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