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In 2026, visiting Beijing’s Forbidden City requires booking tickets online in advance and adhering to strict morning or afternoon entry slots. Seasonal hours, a mandatory one-way route, and precise ...

Walking on his tiptoes, Ping'an strolls through Beijing's Forbidden City, his suspecting eyes glowing in the dark of the palace that once housed emperors and their concubines. For years, the cat has ...

Tourists have been accused of turning the Forbidden City's moat into a garbage dump, after waste and food packaging has piled up on the moat's melting ice. The moat's administrators and the district ...