The administration of one of the main historical sights of China apologized to the public after two women drove drove an SUV into the Forbidden City in Beijing, which can only be reached on foot, and took selfies during the hours when it was completely closed to the public.
The scandal flared up after violators posted their photos on social networks. Two beauties in sunglasses standing in front of a luxury car in a large area, usually crowded with tourists, immediately provoked a storm of anger in Chinese society. The 600-year-old former imperial palace in the center of the Chinese capital last year received 19 million visitors, and they all had to enter on foot, exception is not made even for leaders of foreign states.
In a statement, the administration of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, also known as the Palace Museum, confirmed that the incident occurred on January 13, Monday, the day it is usually closed. “The Palace Museum is deeply shocked and sincerely apologizes to the public,” the release said on Weibo (a Chinese counterpart to Twitter), promising to “strictly manage and prevent such actions in the future.”
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