Forbidden City issues annual passes
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The Palace Museum in Beijing has started sale of a one-year passes to better its service.[Photo by Shi Yan/Asianewsphoto] |
The Forbidden City in Beijing has started sale of one-year passes to better its service, according to a statement from the museum on Tuesday.
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It is the first time the Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, has issued annual passes.
An ordinary pass is priced at 300 yuan (about $49), while passes catering to special groups including senior citizens and students cost 150 yuan.
Pass holders will be eligible to visit the museum 10 times in a year, according to the statement.
However, in order to ease the traffic in peak season, the passes can not be used during the seven-day National Day holiday, beginning on Oct 1, according to the statement.
Currently, a typical ticket costs 60 yuan.
