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Need more than 1 visit to visit all of the palaces and gardens. At least 1 display required additional fee other than admission fee. Getting entry ticket through Viator makes entry easier but we chose a pricey entry $26Cdn when compared to the entry to Tiananmen Sq. $5 Cdn

It is of average interest. Most of the halls were not open, some had only door open to look inside, where due to the lack of light not much could be seen. Treasure exhibition is of low value so is the Timepieces. Anyone who had ever been to St Petersburg's Ermitage neither the clocks not other treasures would impress.

We went through the Tian’anmen and Forbidden city without any glitches. The queue was long as usual but we passed through the checks with our passports easily. Thank you Viator! A little tip - go without a bag. Checking bags at the security checkpoint is the one that results in snaking queues.

Everything perfect, they stopped us at the checkpoints thinking we didn't have the reservation for the square, but by showing the voucher they let us pass.

It is very beautiful. The Forbidden City is something you cannot miss! I thank the girl from the Viator assistance center!

You can 100% do Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City without a guide. I went very early in the morning (6:00am) and walked straight through security with no queue. I did have to show the print out of my booking as well as my passport. After I left the Forbidden City I went back to Tianamen Square and had to queue for 1.5 hours to get back in. Other than queue lengths, there was no problem,

Everything that can be said about this place has already been said. There is nothing to add. Just visit it and see everything with your own eyes. Be prepared for the fact that there are a lot of people there.

The booking under this trip advisor is usable; show the guard, & they will let you in. However, there is a long queue due to strict security check, this ticket is not a skip of the line tickets. Everyone has to queue even though you bought the tickets in advance. The Forbidden City and Tiannanmen square are connected. You must go to Tiannanmen square first then only to the Palace. Don't commit the same mistakes happened to us that we entered the Palace first & cannot come back to go to Tiannanmen square unless you lined up up again minimum 1 hour. Because it is a 1 way entry, at the end is the exit. There is no turning back.

When purchasing the ticket instructions should be shared on how and which gate you should enter + plus contact number given with the booking they only speak Chinese.

Things have changed since prior visits. Could have been because of National Congress meeting that day. Finding route to main entrance of Forbidden City and to Tiananmen Square was very difficult. Definitely need to book an appointment prior to going. Thankfully we had known based on other reviews. Our passport and visa were checked three times in trying to get there. Three different stops. Last stop. Bags were hand searched. Everything removed. Roll of electrical tape was confiscated.