When it came to tourism, it gave people the impression that it was crowded. But in fact, as long as you were diligent, you could enjoy the fun of booking a whole place even during the peak season. The method was to line up at the entrance early in the morning and be the first to enter. As soon as the door opened, you would rush in, ignoring the dispensable attractions near the entrance. While most of the tourists were still dawdling, you would have already sailed past thousands of mountains and gone straight to the depths of the scenic spots that were worth savoring in detail.
Of course, when it came to traveling, different people had different preferences. For example, some people liked to travel in groups, feeling that it was convenient, safe, and worry-free. Others liked to travel freely, feeling that they were unrestrained and could freely make their own itinerary. They could go when they wanted, stop when they wanted, and fully enjoy the fun of traveling without being dragged into jewelry stores by the tour guides.
Zhang Zian liked to travel freely. He hated the noisy tour guides who kept nagging him to go shopping — this was definitely not because he was stingy.
Considering the situation of the elfins, when he planned to visit the Forbidden City, he decided to first watch the flag-raising ceremony, then buy tickets and line up early. When the gate of the old palace opened, he would rush in regardless of the consequences.
He explained the plan to the elfins. He would line up, and the elfins would jump over the wall of the Forbidden City and then meet up inside. As for the elfins that had poor jumping ability and could not fly, such as Snowy Lionet and Pi, Famous would carry them over. Although the walls of the Forbidden City were high, there were many places that could be used as leverage. For example, at a 90-degree corner, with Famous's jumping ability, it could alternate between two adjacent walls and finally flip over the wall.
When he explained the plan to the elfins, he vowed that if the Forbidden City allowed pets to enter, he would not hesitate to earn money to buy tickets for them. But the Forbidden City manager did not understand, so he could only evade the tickets. Was it his fault?
He made himself sound like a victim, which made the elfins quite speechless. Anyway, they were used to it.
The group of primary school students had also finished eating. Under the organization of two female teachers, they were lining up to throw the food packaging into the nearby trash can, while the two male teachers took the recommendation letter issued by the school to buy tickets.
The normal ticket price of the Forbidden City was 60 yuan. College, middle school, and primary school students could use their student ID and recommendation letter to buy student tickets. The price of a student ticket was 20 yuan, but it was stipulated that children under 1.2 meters could be exempted.
Primary school students in the same class had different developmental and nutritional status. They were also different in height and weight. This led to some people buying student tickets, while others could enjoy the free ticket policy. In order to save money, the teachers had no choice but to let the 40 students line up according to size. Those over 1.2 meters could follow the teacher to buy tickets, while those under 1.2 meters could just sit and wait.
Looking at such a funny scene, Zhang Zian could not help but think of the prohibition to raising large dogs with a shoulder height of more than 35 centimeters …
Looking at the funny scene, Zhang Zian could not help but think of the rule. To to to to it to to to to to the Forbidden City, he would be to to to to.
Since 2017, the Forbidden City had fully implemented online ticket sales. One could make a reservation online or scan the QR code on the spot to purchase a ticket. Zhang Zian scanned the QR code and paid in one go. The male teacher was still at the comprehensive service window, asking the staff to check the school's letter of introduction and then ask them to place an order on his behalf.
After buying the ticket, Zhang Zian went to wait for the door to open. There were already some people waiting at the scene. He quietly squeezed his body forward, and the other tourists rolled their eyes at him, meaning to say, "Why are you squeezing in when it's so empty? It's not like you're squeezing into a bus …"
With great difficulty, he finally squeezed to the front. It was almost time. The staff indicated that they could enter, so he rushed in first.
After entering, he was not in a hurry to admire the scenery of the Forbidden City. Instead, he first looked for the elfins to see if they had successfully jumped in.
"Quack! Over here! Over here! "Richard flapped his wings and shouted.
Zhang Zian quickly walked over and glared at it, telling it to keep its voice down. Fortunately, the other tourists were still taking pictures behind them, so no one heard it. Otherwise, they would have thought it was a ghost.
The elves all came in, and Famous completed its task well.
They looked around and looked at the countless courtyards and palaces. They were all so surprised that they thought they were dreaming.
"Oh my, the emperor of China really knows how to enjoy life!" Richard flew to the highest point it could reach, but it still could not see the end of the Forbidden City. As far as its eyes could see, there were only palaces.
"Zian, how big is this Forbidden City?" Old Time Tea asked.
"The specific area is not clear, but it is said that there are a total of 9,999 and a half rooms in the Forbidden City. In fact, there are not that many, only more than 8,000 rooms," Zhang Zian explained.
"More than 8,000 rooms?" This time, even Fina was shocked. "How can the emperor of China live in all of them? Changing a room every day would take more than 20 years to finish living in all of them! "
"This is extravagance. If not, how can it show the difference between the emperor and the common people?"
"More than 8,000 rooms … Can we finish visiting all of them in one day?" Famous asked worriedly.
"First of all, only one-third of the Forbidden City is open to the public, and the remaining two-thirds is not open to the public. In addition, even if the area is open to the public, there is no need to visit all of them, because they are all similar houses. We can just pick some key areas to look at. "Zhang Zian gestured for them to talk as they walked, so as not to let the tourists behind them catch up.
Generally speaking, most of the tourists who came to visit the Forbidden City early in the morning wanted to spend the whole day visiting all the areas of the Forbidden City that could be visited. That way, the trip would not be in vain, and it would not be a waste of the 60 yuan ticket price. Therefore, after the tourists came in, only a small number of people were like Zhang Zian. They directly passed through the Gate of Supreme Harmony and continued north. Most of the people split up in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony and walked to the Wenhua Palace and the Martial Ying Palace on the east and west respectively. These two palaces exhibited ceramics and paintings respectively.
Walking on the empty bluestone, looking back at the large group of tourists who were crawling slowly like a snail. Then, he looked at the elfins who did not have to give way to the tourists and could stroll freely. Zhang Zian was glad that his decision was correct.
Passing through the majestic square, holding the white marble railings, and stepping on the steps that had withstood thousands of years of wind and rain, they arrived in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Zian, my eyes are blurred. What kind of animal is that on the eaves?" Old Time Tea raised its paw and pointed up, squinting its eyes to size it up.
On the golden glazed tiles, there was a row of strange animals neatly arranged, sparkling under the sunlight.
Cats' eyesight was not very good during the day, and they were not good at seeing far away. Old Time Tea could only see a few vague outlines, and could not see the specific images of the strange animals.
"Oh, that is the fairy and the back beast. The one at the front is the fairy riding a chicken, followed by the dragon, phoenix, lion, pegasus, sea horse, taowu, Xiezhi, fighting bull, and Xingshi. There are ten kinds of strange animals in total, and they are all auspicious creatures in ancient legends to protect the house from evil." Zhang Zian did not have the ability to say so many unfamiliar terms in one breath, so he took out his phone and looked it up, then introduced it to the elfins.
"It sounds like there are not many animals that actually exist. The imagination of the ancient people in China is really rich," Fina pouted and said with flagging interest. "Why can't we use cats, crocodiles, jackals, and eagles as sacred beasts like the Divine Kingdom?" Fei Na curled his lips and said dispiritedly.
Zhang Zian laughed. Why don't you just say why there are no cats among the ten kinds of strange animals? Why do you have to use crocodiles, jackals, and the like to deceive yourself …
Of course, for safety reasons, he could only think about it in his heart and could not say it out loud.
After listening to his introduction, Old Time Tea silently stared at the back beast on the eaves. After a long while, it said with doubt, "Zian, is my eyes playing tricks on me? I have counted several times, but no matter how I count, there are eleven kinds of strange animals on there … "
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