# Book Forbidden City tickets with a foreign passport Source: https://chinachecked.org/beijing/forbidden-city-tickets/ Publisher: China Checked Last checked: 11 Nov 2026 Evidence checks supported: 4 of 5 Status: Online evidence reviewed; not a field test. ## Short answer Book on the Palace Museum’s own website before you go, using your passport number. The museum does not sell tickets on the day of your visit. Bring the same passport and enter by the Meridian Gate, the south gate. ## Verification on 11 Nov 2026 These checks assess evidence for the stated route and conditions. Source support is separate from personal testing; read each finding and its limits below. ## Steps - 1 Open the Palace Museum’s international site, intl.dpm.org.cn, and follow its ticket link to the booking system at bookingticket.dpm.org.cn.Official rule - 2 Choose your visit date. The museum is closed on Mondays, except national holidays.Official rule - 3 Enter each visitor’s name and passport number. Each person can hold one ticket per visit date.Official rule - 4 Pay online. Which foreign cards the system accepts is not yet checked.Not yet checked - 5 On the day, bring the original passport you booked with and enter through the Meridian Gate. A 2025 government hotline reply says foreign visitors use the staffed ticket-check lane.Official rule ## How to tell it worked A red seal means the stated requirement or route has sufficient supporting evidence. It does not mean our team registered, paid or travelled. Official instructions can establish supported requirements; a live form alone does not prove a successful card settlement. Independent checks may remain incomplete, and not-applicable items are excluded from the total. [Evidence behind these checks](#verification) ## If it fails ### Your date shows no tickets The museum caps daily visitors. Try another date, or be ready when tickets open. Other guides report that tickets open at 20:00 Beijing time, seven days ahead. We have not confirmed the seven-day window on the museum’s own page. ### You are already in Beijing without a booking The museum states that it does not sell same-day tickets. Book the next open date instead. The booking system’s text mentions an option to apply for on-site payment, which is a way to pay for a booking you have already made. We have not tested it. ### Someone offers to book for you In a 2023 notice the museum said it has not authorised any third party to sell its tickets. A guided tour can include entry, but the reservation is still made in your name with your passport. ### The website will not accept your details The museum’s visit page lists bookingticket@dpm.org.cn for ticketing questions. [Work out the booking hour in your time zone](/tools/booking-calendar/) ## Every fact on this page Each fact has its own link, so you can point to exactly what you are relying on. The museum does not sell tickets on the day of your visit. Official rule Palace Museum visit page · read 9 Nov 2026 Foreign visitors must give a passport number when booking online. Official rule Palace Museum visit page · read 9 Nov 2026 Closed on Mondays, except national holidays. Official rule Beijing Government notice, 29 Jun 2023 One admission ticket per person per visit date. Official rule Beijing Government notice, 29 Jun 2023 Enter through the Meridian Gate with the original ID used to book. Official rule Beijing Government notice, 29 Jun 2023 · hotline reply, 20 Jun 2025 No third party is authorised to sell the museum’s tickets. Official rule Beijing Government notice, 29 Jun 2023 Tickets are released at 8 pm Beijing time. Official rule [Source checked · 11 Nov 2026](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) Booking opens seven days before the visit date. Official rule [Source checked · 11 Nov 2026](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) The booking system’s text includes an option to apply for on-site payment. Interface seen Booking system text · not tested ## Sources [Source checked 1](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) [Source checked 2](https://intl.dpm.org.cn/visit.html) [Palace Museum, Visit page (official, English)](https://intl.dpm.org.cn/visit.html) [Palace Museum, online booking system (official)](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) [Beijing Government, New Guidelines for Visiting the Palace Museum, 29 Jun 2023](https://english.beijing.gov.cn/latest/news/202306/t20230629_3150036.html) [Beijing 12345 hotline, reply on booking with a passport, 20 Jun 2025](https://english.beijing.gov.cn/12345hotline/faqs/all/202506/t20250620_4117980.html) [China Daily government portal, Tickets and Attractions, 18 Dec 2025](https://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/s/202512/18/WS6943b94f498e23165e06be0e/tickets-attractions.html) ## Changes to this page 11 Nov 2026 On desktop Chrome we opened the live date calendar and email-code sign-in form. The booking notice confirms the seven-day, 20:00 Beijing release rule. No email code, passport, order or payment was submitted; the payment options were not tested. 10 Nov 2026 Page drafted from official sources. No booking tested yet. Ticket prices not yet checked. ## Evidence checks 4 of 5 applicable checks supported. Online evidence review; not a China Checked field test. ### Official rules — Evidence verified The museum publishes advance booking, passport and opening requirements. Source-backed requirements and supported routes; not a successful transaction by China Checked. - [Palace Museum: visitor rules](https://intl.dpm.org.cn/visit.html) — Palace Museum - [Palace Museum: official booking system](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) — Palace Museum ### Procedure and interface — Evidence verified The live calendar and email-login form were observed; the public booking notice describes the sequence. Source-backed requirements and supported routes; not a successful transaction by China Checked. - [Palace Museum: official booking system](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) — Palace Museum ### Foreign-passport requirements — Evidence verified Official sources explicitly allow foreign visitors to book with passport details. Source-backed requirements and supported routes; not a successful transaction by China Checked. - [Palace Museum: visitor rules](https://intl.dpm.org.cn/visit.html) — Palace Museum - [Passport booking and admission: official hotline reply](https://english.beijing.gov.cn/12345hotline/faqs/all/202506/t20250620_4117980.html) — Beijing Municipal Government, 2025-06-20 ### Payment route — Evidence incomplete The public page exposes an international-card option, but this does not establish settlement success for a named foreign-card network and issuer. No completed card-payment evidence is retained for this exact booking route. - [Palace Museum: official booking system](https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/) — Palace Museum ### Entry or use requirements — Evidence verified The government specifies original-passport admission through the Meridian Gate staffed channel. Source-backed requirements and supported routes; not a successful transaction by China Checked. - [Passport booking and admission: official hotline reply](https://english.beijing.gov.cn/12345hotline/faqs/all/202506/t20250620_4117980.html) — Beijing Municipal Government, 2025-06-20 - [Palace Museum: visitor rules](https://intl.dpm.org.cn/visit.html) — Palace Museum