Visitor numbers to the site itself has also risen along with the growth of tourism,in the last decade reaching an average of six to eight million a year.

• 近十几年来，故宫博物院平均每年接待中外观众600-800万人次，而且，随着旅游事业的发展，观众的人数有增无减，可见人们对紫禁城的兴趣长盛不衰。