Palace Museum weighs ticket fix
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>' <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultative">consultative</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Forbidden">Forbidden</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="guides">guides</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offseason">offseason</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shan">Shan</span> <span word="Jixiang">Jixiang</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="diverted">diverted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span>, "<span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 60 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($9.50) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="for">for</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="divert">divert</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="prolonging">prolonging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offseason">offseason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> 10 <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concessionary">concessionary</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visits">visits</span>.</p>
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