Palace Museum
故宫
Government, Smart City & TourismBeijing · North (Beijing · Tianjin · Hebei · Shanxi · Inner Mongolia)
Business focus
Government, Smart City & Tourism
Description
The Palace Museum occupies the Forbidden City in central Beijing, the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, built in 1406–1420 and home to 24 emperors. It opened as a public museum on 10 October 1925 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is one of the world's most-visited museums, drawing a record roughly 19.3 million visitors in 2019 and consistently more than 17 million visits in recent years.