Forbidden City visitor cap to stay during holiday

Huge crowds expected daily; most buy their tickets online in advance

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, will not lift the cap on the number of daily visitors allowed entry during "Golden Week" - the National Day holiday that lasts seven days.

The upper limit for daily visitors from Oct 1 to 7 will stay at 80,000, of which 50,000 must be booked in advance online using true identities.