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Forbidden Palace (Beijing) Part 1
We decided to visit this in the early morning arriving at 8:30am when it opened hoping to avoid the crowds only to turn up on a day when schools from all over China had arrived for a visit. So it was rammed lol
It was also a really hot day, and once in side a lot of the palace has white walls, so the sun bounced off every surface which made it even hotter. The site is huge and is literally a warren of different buildings and walkways. It’s one of those places you really should visit if you go to China.
I don’t think the forbidden palace has any quiet days. If it had been busy you would not have been able to see the floor in your photos for the crowds.
To be fair once you’re inside, it’s so big it swallows up the crowds quite quickly and you don’t notice them as much.