Celestial palace caisson in Taisui Hall, Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum[Photo by André Beauvallet from France]

Recently, the upgraded bilingual version 3.0 of the Voice of Beijing digital cultural platform has been launched. International visitors now have free access to professionally narrated English audio guides at the first group of 12 participating museums across the city. As part of the "Voice of Beijing-Museums" project, professional broadcasters from Beijing Radio & Television Station have recorded high-quality English audio commentaries for these museums, including Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy Museum, Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, etc.

Foreign tourists can access the free audio guides by scanning on-site QR codes or visiting theVoice of Beijing platform (“聽(tīng)聽(tīng)北京之聲” WeChat mini program),? gaining deeper insight into Beijing’s rich history and culture while having a better experience at museums.?

List of the First Group of 12 Museums Offering Free English Audio Guides:
1. Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy Museum
2. Beijing Art Museum
3. Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum
4. Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum
5. Temple of Enlightenment
6. Beijing Dabaotai Tomb Site Museum?
7. Beijing Water Gate Ruin of Jin Zhongdu
8. Beijing White Dagoba Temple
9. Beijing Museum for Cultural Heritage Exchanges (Zhihua Temple)
10. Lao She Memorial
11. China Railway Museum
12. Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture?

(Source: Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality)