BEIJING FIELD NOTES · REVIEWED 2026-10-02
Before you book,
check the right ticket.
A park ticket, monument ticket and timed reservation can be different things. Use the attraction's own site for the current offer.
A simple order of work
- Write down your three actual sightseeing dates.
- Open the official attraction booking page and check the date, entry, identity document and ticket type.
- Record what you bought. An unconfirmed ticket remains unconfirmed in your trip plan.
- Recheck rules close to travel, particularly holidays and temporary closures.
Where the example comes from
- palace_visit: full page retrieved. general rules, exceptions require travel-date review
- palace_booking: full public page retrieved; login/checkout not tested. booking rules visible on 2026-10-02
- jingshan_help: official search excerpt only; full response not rendered. 2025 guidance; conflicts with older guide; manual recheck required
- tiantan_help: official search excerpt; direct fetch 403. 2024 page; ticket policy must be rechecked before paid delivery
- mutianyu_booking: public page retrieved; purchase not tested. live page; product choices and checkout not verified
- mutianyu_hours: official search excerpt; direct page unstable. published 2023; do not use as guaranteed 2026 travel-date hours
This guide reflects checks made on 2026-10-02. It does not verify later travel dates or real-time ticket stock.