Palace Museum Tickets Sold Out in Two Hours on the Second Day of National Holiday

Tourists queue to enter the Palace Museum during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2016.

The Palace Museum, or Forbidden City, sold out 20,000 tickets in two hours on site on October 2, 2016, in Beijing, with 166 tickets sold per minute on average.

All 20,000 tickets were sold out by 9:26 a.m. at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Oct. 2, 2016.

File photo shows tourists crowd the Forbidden City during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2014.

A young tourist holds a national flag at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Oct. 2, 2016.

Tourists crowd the Palace Museum during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2016.

File photo shows tourists crowd the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 4, 2015.

Tourists queue for tickets at the Palace Museum during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2016.

File photo shows tourists crowd the Forbidden City during the National Day holiday in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2012.

The Palace Museum, or Forbidden City, sold out 20,000 tickets in two hours on site on Oct. 2, 2016, in Beijing, with 166 tickets sold per minute on average. The scenic spot sells 80,000 tickets every day, with 60,000 of them sold online.