Come to the Forbidden City in Beijing to experience the unique charm of Chinese red

Please, guide! Please, guide! Please, guide! 1️⃣ Take a taxi to Donghuamen, walk a few hundred meters to the Meridian Gate, and queue up to check tickets to enter the Forbidden City (I went on a Sunday morning, and the queue was about 10 minutes) 2️⃣ Just past the security check, you will see the guide service counter (there are windows on both the left and right sides of the Meridian Gate), where you can rent audio guides and live guides (I do not recommend renting audio guides, as many are said to be broken, and they might suddenly stop working at some attractions, but it's a long way back to the service counter, and it's very troublesome to return halfway to exchange the device) 3️⃣ Here's an important note! Go directly to the window shown in picture 2 to queue up! The number of guides is limited, and you may see a sign on the window saying 'No guides available at the moment,' but be patient. We entered the Forbidden City at 10:30 and waited for 20 minutes before a guide arrived! 4️⃣ Attention! Make sure to hire an official guide from the Palace Museum, not a third-party one. The content they speak of is based on verifiable historical facts, and they won't tell those exaggerated 'made-up' stories! The guides will also share many interesting stories from the palace, but they use very precise language and never treat unofficial history as official history, which is quite suitable for parents who want to teach their children history. You don't have to worry about the content being dull, because the affairs of the emperor's family are truly never boring! The service attitude is particularly good, and they are very welcoming to questions, not only actively answering them but also always concerned about whether we missed any content! (The guide we hired was Mr. Bai, and I hope you also have the chance to meet Guide Bai, who is very nice) We took the 2.5-hour route along the central axis, the West Six Palaces, and the Treasure Gallery (recommended by the guide as the most classic), and the whole journey was very enriching, completely different from aimlessly wandering in the Forbidden City! 7️⃣ The price is really not expensive, for the 7 of us, it totaled 390, averaging 55 yuan per person! For this price, with personal service, it's better than eavesdropping on a tour, and it's very conscientious! (If you are in a small group, you can find others to join you on the spot)