When it comes to travel, people have the impression that they are crowded, but in fact, as long as you are diligent, you can enjoy the fun of chartering even in the tourist season, the method is to queue up at the door early in the morning, rush in the first wave, rush in as soon as you open the door, ignore the dispensable chicken rib attractions near the door, when most of the tourists are still grinding, you have already passed the Wanzhong Mountain, and go straight to the depths of those essential attractions worth savoring alone.

Of course, different people have different preferences when it comes to travel, just like some people like to travel with a group, and feel convenient, safe and worry-free, while others like to travel freely, feel unrestrained, and can freely make an itinerary, go when they want, stop when they want, fully enjoy the fun of travel, and do not have to be pulled into the jewelry store by the tour guide to force shopping.

Zhang Zi'an likes to travel independently, and hates being chattered by noisy tour guides to persuade you to shop - this is not because of stinginess.

Considering the situation of the elves, when he planned to visit the Forbidden City, he decided to observe the flag-raising ceremony first, and then buy tickets as soon as possible to queue up, and wait for the Forbidden City door to open, regardless of 3721.

He told the elves about the plan, and he lined up, while the elves jumped over the walls of the Forbidden City and met inside. As for the spirits with poor jumping ability and flight, such as snow lions and π, they are carried by Pegas. Although the courtyard wall of the Forbidden City is high, there are many places that can be leveraged, such as the 90-degree corner, with the jumping ability of Pegas, you can alternately fold and jump between two adjacent courtyard walls, and finally climb over the courtyard wall.

When telling the elves, he swore that if the Forbidden City allowed pets to enter, he would not hesitate to earn money for them to buy tickets, but who let the managers of the Forbidden City not open their minds, then they had to evade the tickets, blame me?

He spoke of himself like a victim, leaving the elves speechless, and they were used to it anyway.

The group of elementary school students had also finished their meals and were lining up to throw food bags into the nearby garbage bins organized by two female teachers, while two male teachers went to buy tickets with letters of introduction from the school.

The normal ticket price of the Forbidden City is 60 yuan, and college, middle and primary school students can buy student tickets with their student ID cards and letters of introduction, and the ticket price of student tickets is 20 yuan, but it is stipulated that children under 1.2 meters can be free of charge.

The development and nutritional status of primary school students in the same class are not the same, and the height, shortness, fat and thin are also different, which leads to some people having to buy student tickets, while others can enjoy the free ticket policy. In order to save money, the teachers had to let the 40 or so students arrange according to their size, follow the teacher to buy tickets for those above 1.2 meters, and sit and wait for those under 1.2 meters.

Looking at such a funny scene, Zhang Zi'an couldn't help but think of the regulations prohibiting the breeding of large dogs with a shoulder height of more than 35 cm......

Richard scratched him in the head and warned him not to think wildly and to be careful of being on next month's shooting list.

Zhang Zi'an asked the elves to go over the wall - of course, not over the wall on the Internet, to buy tickets by themselves, and to meet the male teacher who had greeted him before, but the other party was now busy, sweating, and had no time to greet him, just smiled wryly and nodded in greeting.

The Forbidden City has fully implemented online ticketing since 2017, and tickets can be purchased by booking online or scanning the QR code on the spot, Zhang Zi'an scans the code to pay in one go, and the male teacher also asks the staff to check the school's letter of introduction at the comprehensive service window, and then asks him to place an order on his behalf.

After buying the ticket, Zhang Zi'an went to wait for the door to open, there were already some people waiting at the scene, he squeezed forward sideways without a trace, and was rolled by other tourists, meaning that what are you squeezing so empty, and not squeezing the bus......

Finally squeezed to the front, the time was almost up, the staff signaled that he could enter, and he rushed in first.

After entering, he was not in a hurry to enjoy the scenery of the Forbidden City, but first looked for the elves to see if they jumped in smoothly.

"Quack!

Zhang Zi'an walked over quickly, glared at it at the same time, and asked it to be quiet. Fortunately, the other tourists were still taking pictures in the back, and no one heard them, otherwise they would have thought it was haunted.

The elves all came in, and Pemmas did a good job.

They looked around at the countless courtyards and palaces, and they were all amazed that they were dreaming.

"Well, the Emperor of China will really enjoy it!" Richard flew to the highest place he could, but he still couldn't see the end of the Forbidden City, and as far as the eye could see, there were patches of palaces.

"Zi'an, how big is this Forbidden City?" asked Lao Cha.

"The exact footprint is not clear, but it is said that there are a total of 9,999 and a half rooms in the Forbidden City, but in fact there are not that many, only more than 8,000 rooms. Zhang Zi'an introduced.

"More than 8,000 houses?" this time even Fina was shocked, "How can the emperor of China live there? It will take more than 20 years to live in one room a day!"

"This is pomp, if not, how can we show the difference between the emperor and the common people?"

"More than 8,000 houses...... Shall we finish the day then?" asked Feimars worriedly.

"First of all, only one-third of the Forbidden City is open, basically concentrated near the central axis, and the remaining two-thirds are not open to the public. In addition, even if the area has been opened, there is no need to visit it all, because it is nothing more than a similar house, just pick some key areas to see. Zhang Zi'an gestured as he walked, don't let the tourists behind catch up.

Generally speaking, tourists who come to visit the Forbidden City early in the morning, most of them want to spend a whole day to visit all the areas of the Forbidden City, this time it is worth the trip, it is worthy of the ticket price of 60 yuan, so after the tourists come in, only a small number of people are the same as Zhang Zi'an, directly through the Taihe Gate to continue to the north, most of the people are diverted left and right in front of the Taihe Gate, and go to the Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall on the east and west sides, the two palaces exhibit ceramics and calligraphy and painting respectively.

Walking on the empty bluestone, looking back at the large army of tourists crawling slowly like snails, and then looking at the elves who don't need to avoid tourists and can wander around at will, Zhang Zi'an is glad that his decision is correct.

Passing through the majestic square, leaning on the white marble railing, and stepping on the steps that have endured thousands of years of wind and rain, they came to the front of the Taihe Palace.

"Zi'an, old and dizzy, what kind of animal is that on the eaves?" Lao Cha raised his paw and pointed upwards, squinting his eyes.

On the golden glazed tiles, a string of alien animals are neatly arranged, sparkling in the sunlight.

Cats don't have good eyesight during the day, and they are not good at seeing far away, Lao Cha can only see a few blurry outlines, and can't see the specific images of those strange beasts.

"Oh, that's the immortal and the spine beast, the first is the crane riding immortal, followed by the dragon, the phoenix, the lion, the heavenly horse, the seahorse, the fox, the fish, the pig, the bull and the line, a total of ten kinds of beasts, are the ancient legends of the town house to avoid the evil auspicious things. Zhang Zi'an didn't have the ability to say so many obscure terms in one breath, so he checked it with his mobile phone, and then introduced it to the elves.

"It doesn't sound like a few real animals, but the imagination of the ancient Chinese is really rich. Fina pursed her lips and said in a wistful voice, "Why can't you use cats, crocodiles, jackals, and eagles as sacred beasts like the kingdom of God?"

Zhang Zi'an said, hehe, you just say why there are no cats among the ten kinds of strange beasts? Why do you have to cover your ears and steal the bell with a crocodile jackal or something......

Of course, for the sake of safety, I can only think about this in my heart, but I can't say it.

After listening to his introduction, Lao Cha silently stared at the spine beast on the eaves, and only after half a sound did he say suspiciously: "Zi'an, is the old man dazzled?" The old man counted several times, but no matter how he counted, there were eleven kinds of strange beasts on it......