The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in the heart of Beijing, the most visited museum in the World , has set a record high of over 17 million this year, the museum said.
As revealed by Museum,Young and middle-aged people accounted for the majority of visitors, as 40 percent of visitors were under 30, 24 percent aged between 30 and 40, and those aged between 40 and 50 making up 17.5 percent this year.,
Not only the architecture, visitors also showed more interest in its collections, according to the museum.
The Palace Museum has received a record 100 million plus visitors since 2012.
The Forbidden City
Palace Museum has a attention-grabbing story attached to its history.Palace Museum is housed in the Forbidden City and Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China was the imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty is the existing China’s largest and most complete ancient buildings.
Why such name ‘Forbidden City’
The Forbidden City used to be the imperial palace where ordinary people were not allowed in without permission. Hence, it was called the “Forbidden” City. Now time changed, it is no more forbidden today because it has been transformed into the Palace Museum and opened to the public. Now became one of the prominent tourist attraction.
All gates to the Forbidden City were sealed during the period from 1966 to 1971 to protect it from more damage. UNESCO has declared the Forbidden City as a World Heritage Site in 1987 due to its significance in development of Chinese architecture and culture.
Want to Visit ???
Being such a densely populated city, it is not so easy to beat the crowds in Beijing. This Forbidden City admission ticket is the perfect way to guarantee you have a comfortable visit with no waiting around. Your pre-booked entry can be accessed by using your passport near the main entrance, close to Tiananmen Gate.
On December 19, 2018, the Palace Museum released the seventh large-scale virtual reality work, “The Royal Garden.” This VR program focuses on the Royal Garden in the Forbidden City, which uses the three-dimensional special effects covers the whole description of the Imperial Garden combined with historical materials to creatively restore the ecosystem of plants, animals, rockeries and buildings. The real world reproduces a vibrant royal garden.
From December 20th to 26th (except for the closed day on Monday), the Palace Museum will open the “Watching Week” event of the Royal Garden VR program. Limited by the venue, each game is limited to 50 people and 4 games per day. Visitors can make an engagement through the “Activity Line” (link: http://www.huodongxing.com/event/6470541311200 ), enter the virtual reality studio in the Forbidden City, watch this VR program, “travel” into the historical space-time of the Forbidden City. Discover the garden of this emperor.
The Forbidden City signed a cooperation agreement with Hewlett-Packard to open the “V Forbidden City” tour
The “V Forbidden City” tour will be held in May 2019, with the help of HP, Intel and HTC VR hardware solutions, including the “Forbidden City · The Palace of Heaven” series of VR works, the digital results of the Forbidden City will be displayed to the national public
