This is not true. The narrator of the Forbidden City belongs to volunteers. According to the inquiry of official website of the Palace Museum, the narrator of the Palace Museum is a volunteer of the Palace Museum. The volunteer team of the Forbidden City was established on February 65438+ 2004. By February, 2024, nearly 3,000 volunteers had registered, and their services involved explanation, consultation, participation in educational projects, and voluntary preaching. The total amount of services provided to the society reached130,000 hours, and the total number of people enjoying services was nearly 600,000. Pay attention to the recruitment announcements of volunteers published by the official accounts of official website and WeChat in the Forbidden City, and you can register online, and then you can become a commentator in the Forbidden City.

To become a volunteer in the Forbidden City, you need to meet the following conditions:

1. Holding a valid Beijing ID card or residence permit, aged 20-60.

2, good looks, physical and mental health, standard pronunciation of Mandarin, clear articulation.

3. Have a certain knowledge of historical relics, and have a cross background in literature, history and science and engineering is preferred.

4. Enthusiastic about social welfare undertakings, interested in spreading China traditional culture, and willing to provide free explanation, consultation and public education services for the public in their spare time.

5. Be able to come to the hospital for service every Tuesday to Friday, have sufficient and fixed disposable time, and be able to complete the work arranged by the Palace Museum regularly and quantitatively, that is, every week 1 time (not less than 36 weeks per year), and each service time is not less than 2 hours.