The photographer stands directly in front of the doorframe and shoots at eye level, ensuring the camera is parallel to the ground and the doorframe is vertically aligned with the edges of the frame. Using a frame-within-a-frame technique, the doorframe serves as the visual boundary, framing the lilac tree and the Forbidden City architecture in the background, emphasizing depth. A standard lens is used to maintain clear and undistorted details in the background. Travel Tips: Admission is 60 RMB per person during peak season and 40 RMB per person during off-season. Additional tickets are required for the Treasures Gallery or the Clocks and Watches Gallery, which cost 10 RMB each. Advance booking is recommended.

The Shoukang Palace at the Forbidden City - Door Frame with Lilac Tree

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Inside the Palace Museum, No. 4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing (west side)

Photography Tips

The photographer stands directly in front of the doorframe and shoots at eye level, ensuring the camera is parallel to the ground and the doorframe is vertically aligned with the edges of the frame. Using a frame-within-a-frame technique, the doorframe serves as the visual boundary, framing the lilac tree and the Forbidden City architecture in the background, emphasizing depth. A standard lens is used to maintain clear and undistorted details in the background. Travel Tips: Admission is 60 RMB per person during peak season and 40 RMB per person during off-season. Additional tickets are required for the Treasures Gallery or the Clocks and Watches Gallery, which cost 10 RMB each. Advance booking is recommended.

Walking Guide

Take Line 8 of the subway and get off at JinYu Hutong Station. Exit from Exit C and walk about 900 meters to Donghua Gate, then enter the Forbidden City through the Wu Gate.