We could get into the Forbidden City only from the second time. When they came here in the middle of the day, they rested on hundred-meter lines at the ticket offices and crowds of Chinese were frightened and went to eat Chinese food from sorrow. But not to look at one of the most important Chinese sights would be strange, so the next day, praise dzetlagu, we came at 8 am and could get to the territory with almost no queues and crowds. In general, domestic tourism in China is flourishing, people from the most remote provinces are going to look at the cultural and historical heritage and touch the shrines. Therefore, any more or less noteworthy attractions will be a bunch of tourist buses and flocks of Chinese tourists.
The Forbidden City is the largest palace complex in the world, for 5 centuries it was the home of the Chinese emperors and access was allowed only to those close to the imperial family (hence the name). Inside, there is an incredible number of buildings, gardens, corridors and passageways. And it's not just that, but as usual among the Chinese, with a certain meaning and meaning. Here everything is red and yellow, a red symbol of solemnity, and yellow symbolizes the earth.
The main entrance to the city is in the south, as if symbolizing a turn by the back to the north and cold winds. Along the perimeter, the city is surrounded by a wall and a moat with water so that no stranger can penetrate. Today, tourists also do not have to easily - you can enter only through the required entrance, in the north there is only an exit. And without knowing this, you run the whole palace around the perimeter.
Well, okay, went around the city, defended the queue at the ticket office (ticket is something like 60 yuan), pounced on the inspection, enter through a thick wall. In general, you can walk around the city all day, so many here are all the streets, pavilions and alleys. But it can be very tiring - no cafe inside is provided, there are several souvenir shops where you can buy a sausage without dough.
If after leaving the Forbidden City break through a crowd of sellers of apples in caramel and tuk-tukt drivers, cross the street, pay 2 yuan, then you can get to a much quieter and quiet place - the Coal Hill Park. Probably, in the summer it is incredibly beautiful, but in winter to wander along the paths and slopes, it is rather pleasant to breathe needles.
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