Is it convenient to push a baby stroller into the Forbidden City? Who can get free admission to the Forbidden City in Beijing?

The Forbidden City is a treasure of our history and culture. It can be said that it is a place that everyone must visit after going to Beijing. For some families with children, it is also a good idea to take their children to experience the historical atmosphere. So is it convenient to push a stroller to visit the Forbidden City?

Is it convenient to push a baby stroller into the Forbidden City?

Beijing's barrier-free facilities are particularly good, and wheelchairs and strollers are very convenient for daily travel. At scenic spots such as the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven, there are also good barrier-free facilities. For example, a slide has been built at the high threshold of the gate, and there are also detour slides around the steps.

However, if there are two adults with one child, it is better for the child to hold the child himself. It is inconvenient to carry a stroller in crowded places. Walking in the square, only the middle road (where the emperor walks) and the side halls on both sides are flat, and I personally feel that it is inconvenient to carry a stroller up and down. If you have a very young child, it is recommended not to bring it, it will be too painful.

It is not recommended to push a wheelchair into the old brick area of ​​the Forbidden City. It is easy to trip because of the potholes. Just walk on the regular road. For example, the Jinshui Bridge area behind the Meridian Gate. There is a large area of ​​old bricks left.

Who can get free admission to the Forbidden City in Beijing?

These people can enjoy free admission to the Grand Ticket and the Clock and Watch Museum and Treasure Museum:

Retired cadres can enter with their retirement certificates; children under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.2 meters (inclusive) in height; disabled people can enter with their disability certificates; on August 1st Army Day, active military personnel can enter with their valid certificates; on June 1st Children's Day, children under 14 years old (inclusive) can enter (half-price discount when accompanying one parent).

How long can you spend in the Forbidden City in Beijing?

If you walk along the central axis, Meridian Gate → Three Main Halls of the Former Dynasty → Palace of Heavenly Purity → Palace of Union and Peace → Palace of Earthly Tranquility → Imperial Garden, it will take about an hour and a half. If you want to walk both the east and west routes, it will take about three and a half to four hours. If you want to see more carefully, it will take longer.

Recommended route:

1. Meridian Gate - Xihe Gate (an exhibition hall in the west wing of Taihe Gate) - Xihe Gate - Wuying Hall - Taihe Gate

West Wing of Taihe Gate (an exhibition hall south of Hongyi Pavilion) - Hall of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Central Harmony - Hall of Preserving Harmony - West Wing of Hall of Preserving Harmony and Northwest Chonglou

2. Grand Council - Yangxin Palace - Yongshou Palace - Taiji Palace - Changchun Palace - Yikun Palace - Chuxiu Palace - Xianfu Palace - Imperial Garden

Kunning Palace - Jiaotai Hall - Qianqing Palace - Qianqing Gate - Clock and Watch Museum - Fengxian Hall - Xiqing Gate - Nine Dragon Wall - Huangji Gate - Huangji Hall

3. Hall of Mental Cultivation - Qianlong Garden - Hall of Joy and Longevity - Yihe Pavilion - Fuwang Pavilion - Zhenfei Well

After exiting Zhenshun Gate, walk south to Dongtongzi Street

Yanxi Palace - Jingren Palace - Zhai Palace - Chengqian Palace - Yonghe Palace - Jingyang Palace - Zhongcui Palace - Qin'an Hall - Shenwu Gate