The Beauty of Eastern Architecture

📍Attraction Address: No. 4 Jingshan Qian Street, Dongcheng District
🚗Transportation to the Attraction:
Taxi to the East Gate of the Forbidden City ➡️ Walk to the Meridian Gate (Beichizi Street / Nanchizi Street)
Taxi to Hanting Hotel ➡️ East Gate of the Working People's Cultural Palace ➡️ West Gate of the Working People's Cultural Palace ➡️ Meridian Gate
Take the subway to Tiananmen West Exit B ➡️ Walk to the West Gate of Zhongshan Park ➡️ Walk to the East Gate of Zhongshan Park ➡️ Meridian Gate (Buy tickets for Zhongshan Park one day in advance)
Take the subway to Qianmen Exit G ➡️ Take the bus from Qianmen Station to Xihuamen Station ➡️ Meridian Gate
👍️Must-Visit Attractions:
🔸 Bronze Lions in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony: Touch the right lion’s paw for good fortune (patina formed!)
🔸 The "Zhengda Guangming" plaque in the Palace of Heavenly Purity: Witness to Emperor Yongzheng’s secret heir designation system
🔸 Crystal Palace in Yanxi Palace: The only unfinished Western-style building site in the Forbidden City
🔸 Corner Tower of Shenwu Gate: Filming location for CCTV weather forecast, stunning twilight shadows
🎟️Tickets
Peak season 60 RMB / Off-season 40 RMB (Book tickets 7 days in advance via the "Palace Museum" mini program)
💗Other Tips:
➡️ There are basically direction signs to the Forbidden City along the way, so just follow the pictures and you won’t get lost
➡️ If you want to visit Nanchizi and the Imperial Ancestral Temple, you can sightseeing along the route and then follow the path to the Forbidden City entrance for ticket inspection

Post by Olivia83 Foster - Liv | Mar 12, 2025