Tickets for forbidden history go online

By Zheng Xin | China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-20 08:07

BEIJING - Tickets for the Forbidden City, one of the capital's premier tourist spots, will be available online during the National Day holiday, although numbers will be limited.

Starting Tuesday, the venue, also known as the Palace Museum, will allow visitors to reserve 40,000 tickets - half of the daily limit - through its official website, gugong.228.com.cn.

Licensed travel agencies and individuals using a verified ID card can purchase a maximum of five tickets for a single day.

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