Number of visitors to Forbidden City in Beijing for 2016 hits 16m

2017-01-03
Xinhua

Tourists visit the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 2, 2017. The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in Beijing for 2016 hit 16 million. The record number of visitors is an increase of 6.19 percent from 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists visit the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 2, 2017. The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in Beijing for 2016 hit 16 million. The record number of visitors is an increase of 6.19 percent from 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists visit the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 2, 2017. The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in Beijing for 2016 hit 16 million. The record number of visitors is an increase of 6.19 percent from 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

The number of visitors to the Palace Museum in Beijing for 2016 hit 16 million. The record number of visitors is an increase of 6.19 percent from 2015.