Since 2008, most provincial and municipal comprehensive museums in China have basically implemented a free visit system, and tourists can enter the museum with a ticket as long as they make an appointment through their ID card, and there is no need to spend money to buy tickets. After more than a decade of development, the number of museums visited for free is increasing, according to the data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism last year, 90% of the domestic museums are now free to open.
Many people may find it strange that since the state supports free admission of museums, why are the remaining 10% of museums not open? The reason is simple, because many of them belong to private museums, and naturally it is impossible to open them for free.
Some people may find it strange that private museums charge tickets, after all, this type of museum has no state financial support, so why do public museums like the Palace Museum still charge fees? Doesn't it mean that public museums are now basically free to visit? Why does the Forbidden City still collect money? The reason for this is actually very simple.
In fact, as early as the time when the state opened museums for free visits, it has clearly stated the attitude that "museums of architecture and sites cannot be opened for free". In addition, the Palace Museum is also specially used as an example to show that the Forbidden City will continue to adopt a system of fee-based visits in the future.
Many people may not understand this, why can't the Forbidden City, as the world's top museum, benefit the public? According to the views of cultural relics experts, the reason why the Forbidden City does not implement free visits is mainly due to concerns about the protection of cultural relics. Ancient buildings like the Forbidden City, if they are free to visit, are obviously unfavorable to the protection of ancient buildings. In order to better protect the Forbidden City, it is also possible to further increase the price of tickets in the future to limit the number of tourists.
The concerns of cultural relics experts are not without purpose. Not to mention the free visit, even at the current ticket price, the number of tourists who enter the museum every day has reached the point where the Forbidden City is unbearable. Especially during the holiday period, the tourists in the Forbidden City are simply crowded, and the ancient buildings in it are also under great pressure. Many times, it is often seen that some venues in the Forbidden City are temporarily closed, and the purpose is to repair the ancient buildings that are facing destruction.
So why are people so keen to visit the Forbidden City? This is mainly because the Forbidden City not only has a deep historical and cultural heritage, but also an ancient royal palace, and modern people naturally want to go in to appreciate the royal style.
The Forbidden City, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is not only the essence of ancient court architecture, but also the largest and best-preserved wooden structure ancient building in the world. When people visit the Forbidden City, in addition to wanting to enjoy the ancient art treasures treasures treasured in the Forbidden City, there is also an important purpose to see how the emperors of ancient times lived.
The Forbidden City is located on the central axis of the whole of Beijing, and there is also a central axis inside the Forbidden City, and on the left and right sides of this central axis, there are a large number of palace pavilions.
The outer court of the Forbidden City is the place where the emperor handles the affairs of the dynasty, with the Hall of Thee and the Hall of The Middle Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Bohol as the center, and the Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall as the flanks. The names of these palaces have important significance, for example, the university scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties were all titled with the title of hall cabinet, including wenhuadian university scholars, Wuyingdian university scholars, etc., which formed the cabinet system of "three halls and three pavilions" in the Qing Dynasty with Bohol Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion, Tiren Pavilion and East Pavilion.
The inner court of the Forbidden City is the place where the emperor and the harem concubines live, with the Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace as the center, and the East and West Six Palaces distributed on both sides. The names of these three palaces also have a special meaning, the ancients believed that the sky is dry, the earth is kun, the heavens and the earth are tai, the sky must be clear, and the earth must be peaceful. Therefore, in ancient times, the Qianqing Palace was the residence of the emperor, the Kunning Palace was the residence of the empress, and the Jiaotai Palace, in addition to being the place where the empress received the courtesy of the courtiers, was also the place where the seal was stored, and the jade seal representing the supreme imperial power was stored.
The Forbidden City is a treasure trove of cultural treasures, and every brick and tile has countless stories, which naturally attracts people to want to explore it. However, if the Forbidden City is really open for free to visit, it is definitely not a fortunate thing for the Forbidden City. Don't underestimate people's greed and cheapness, if the Forbidden City does not charge tickets, it will definitely be crowded out. There are many similar examples, such as the first two years of Huangshan free admission, the result of tourists flocking to the city, a large number of tourists crowded on the long boardwalk can not retreat.
In terms of tour experience, although free visits can save a little ticket money, the tour experience is definitely not good. Moreover, for ancient buildings, a large number of people are bound to cause damage to ancient buildings, so in order to protect the ancient architectural treasures of the Forbidden City, it is necessary to continue to implement the system of fee visits, which is also to better protect this precious human cultural heritage.