The Beauty of Oriental Architecture

📍Address: 4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District 🚗Transportation: Taxi to Donghuamen, Forbidden City ➡️ Walk to Meridian Gate (North/South Chizi Street) Taxi to Hanting Hotel ➡️ East Gate of Working People's Cultural Palace ➡️ West Gate of Working People's Cultural Palace ➡️ Meridian Gate Subway to Tiananmen West Station (Exit B) ➡️ Walk to Zhongshan Park West Gate ➡️ Walk to Zhongshan Park East Gate ➡️ Meridian Gate (Purchase Zhongshan Park tickets one day in advance) Subway to Qianmen Station (Exit G) ➡️ Bus from Qianmen Station to Xihuamen Station ➡️ Meridian Gate 👍️Must-See Attractions: 🔸 Bronze Lions in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony: Touch the right lion's paw for good luck (already polished!) 🔸 Plaque of "Zhengdaguangming" in the Palace of Heavenly Purity: Witness to Emperor Yongzheng's "secret reserve system" 🔸 Crystal Palace in Yanxi Palace: The only Western-style unfinished building ruins in the Forbidden City 🔸 Corner Tower at Shenwu Gate: Filming location for CCTV weather forecast, stunning sunset views 🎟️Tickets Peak season: 60 CNY/Off-season: 40 CNY (Book tickets 7 days in advance via the "Palace Museum" mini-program) 💗Other tips: ➡️There are signs indicating the direction to the Forbidden City along the way. Follow the pictures and you won't get lost. ➡️If you want to visit Nanchizi and the Imperial Ancestral Temple, you can also sightsee along the way and then follow the route to the Forbidden City ticket check.