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Departure:  Daily
Duration:   Approx.8 hours
Pick-up point and time:   Your Hotel between 7:00 am - 7:30 am
Finishing point and time:  Your Hotel around 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm

Language:  English

 

Details

The bus will pick you up at your hotels. 

 

This tour starts at the northern part of Tian'anmen Square, which is the largest square in the world. You will have a chance to see the outsides of some renowned national buildings from different distances, including Tian’anmen (the main entrance to the Forbidden City in the past as well as the place Chairman Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 of 1949), the flag tower where national flag ceremony is daily held in early morning, the Monument to the People's Hero, the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Zedong, the Great Hall of People, and the National Museum.

 

From there you will proceed to the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palace complex in the world, with a history of over 600 years. Located at the axle wire of Beijing, the Forbidden City consists of more than 70 palaces with over 9000 rooms and was included as World Cultural Heritage site in 1987. It is also home to over one million pieces (sets) of old things, accounting for about 1/6 of China’s total historic and cultural relics. The visit in Forbidden City is unidirectional from south to north, about 2 hours.

 

On the way to Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to see Chinese traditional medicine culture with your own eyes.

 

Continue to visit the Temple of Heaven, which was first constructed in 1420 and functioned as the place where emperors offered sacrifices to the heaven and prayed for good harvest in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The visit to Temple of Heaven takes about 1 hour.

 

After Chinese lunch (40 minutes) at the restaurant, enjoy a short visit to a pearl free market. Then drive for 30 minutes for to Summer Palace, the summer retreat for emperors and their family of Qing Dynasty as well as the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. The visit takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Drive back to your hotels.

 

 

Package includes the following services:              Package excludes the following services:
1.  Entrance tickets                                                                            1.  Tips to the guide and driver
2.  Hotel Pick-up and drop-off                                                     2. Personal expenses
3.  Air-conditioned tour coach                                                     3. Hotels
4.  English Speaking tour guide
5.  Typical Chinese lunch

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