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Old Dec 29, 2017 | 8:13 am
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jiejie
 
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Originally Posted by qpr
Are the ticket booths still in service?
I thought they closed them and you have to buy tickets online in advance.
There should be one ticket booth open as far as I know but no guarantee to get tickets as they limited it for the day.
They closed most of them and moved to an online advance booking system. However, because that system is not yet workable for foreign non-resident visitors without Chinese bank accounts, they maintain a ticket booth for foreigners to use, called "Passport." The FC apparently keeps a number of tickets available per day for walk-up foreign purchasers. There should be no problem in winter with walk-up availability; other foreigners visiting in busier months (like October) since this system was implemented, have not reported any sell-outs preventing them from gaining entry.
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