If you are visiting the Forbidden City, you don't need a guide. How do you purchase the tickets?

Admission tickets (main entrance tickets, Treasure House tickets, Clock and Watch Museum tickets) and exhibitions can be reserved for ticket release starting at 20:00, 7 days before the visit, through the "Forbidden City Museum" mini-program.
WeChat Mini Program, Forbidden City Museum reservation, 2000 reservations available 7 days before the visit, closed on Mondays.
Only official public account reservations are available, it’s quite difficult. I always find explanations from the Jingshi candidates. They help with the reservation and save me the trouble. The explanations are also professional.
Then you can only make an appointment on the official public account, but it’s hard to get an appointment. I usually ask Xiaocai for explanations, they help me make an appointment very conveniently, and the explanations are so good.
Admission tickets (main entrance tickets, Treasure House tickets, Clock and Watch Museum tickets) and exhibitions can be booked for ticket release starting at 20:00, 7 days before the visit, through the "Imperial Palace Museum" mini-program.
WeChat Mini Program, Forbidden City Museum reservation, 2,000 reservations 7 days before visiting, closed on Mondays
Only official public account reservations are allowed, quite difficult, I always look for the explanations by the Jingyuan. They help make the reservation more convenient. The explanations are also professional.
Then you can only make an appointment on the official public account, but it’s very difficult to make an appointment. I usually ask the scholars to explain it for me. They help me make the appointment, which is very worry-free, and the explanations are so good.