Went in July when heat and humidity are particularly oppressive. The scale of the place is fantastic, but many of the buildings are inaccessible; the few palaces that are decorated have limited viewing options. There are relatively few signs in English to help you with...More

Get in early around 8.30 Definitely get a driver & guide for the day, they speed the process up & will teach you a lot , Get them to take you out to lunch & maybe go for a rickshaw ride in the hutongs afterwards

We visited on a quick stop over. It was quite easy to get to from the airport. Harder to get back because Taxi's were reluctant to go to the airport. Lots to see, you could walk around for a long time.

Amazing, the history that this place holds in its walls, the beauty of it's gardens and all the treasures that remain, you can imagine the life of the emperors just by looking at the beauty that surrounds each wall.

We had a 10 hrs layover at Beijing airport. It was the Great Wall or the Forbidden City. I think we made the right choice going to the Forbidden city. Great wall is a one hour drive, very expensive Taxi....Forbidden City is good for 2-3...More

Chinese people call "Go Gong". You have to visite onnce in your lifetime. I'm a chineses's novel fan and this is awesome. Finally I can visited here, took a photo and kept in my memmory.

We certainly enjoyed our time in the Forbidden City – The Palace Museum. Being central to the history of Beijing and China there is just so much to take in. We were lucky to have a guide with us, and I recommend that you do...More

It is worth to spare enough time to check on every sections with plenty of galleries and structures. rather than just go straight in the middle section from gate to gate

This place is huge make sure you have good walking shoes and a good battery backup for your camera/ phone photos to take everywhere. Drinks and snacks are cheap inside, it's amazing the amount of work that went into this place.

This time I went with my father and my brother, it is really meaningful for me. I have been to here more than five times, it is very nice for always walking in here, to imagine the stories all happened here!