Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Our well-trained driver and tour guide will meet you outside the customs of Beijing Capital Airport after your check-out procedures are fully completed.From the airport, we directly drive to the hotel to check in and rest of the day will be your leisure time. lunch not included.
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Day 2 The Temple of Heaven -Tiananmen Square- Forbidden City
Our well-trained guide and driver will pick up you at 09:00 AM in the hotel lobby. In the morning, you’ll Explore the Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest and Right now hundreds of locals stroll around early in the morning to practice tai chi, play erhu (two string violin), compete in Chinese chess, sing opera, dance with ribbons, swords and fans. Walk off the main path you will get some peace and quiet.
In the afternoon, visit the world’s largest urban centre square, Tiananmen Square, which is a site where many major historical and celebratory events happened. Walk through the square to the Golden Water Bridge; you’ll enter the largest as well as best-preserved imperial palace complex, Forbidden City.
Note: For a bird view of the Forbidden City on a sunny day, a good idea is to get to Jingshan Park, right across the street after exiting the Forbidden City. It takes about 0.5-1 hour to visit and is also a good chance to experience local Chinese activities in the park, including group singing, dancing and occasionally folk story telling.
Get back to the Hotel, relax & refresh.
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Day 3 Great Wall Tour：Great Wall at Mutianyu- Olympic Village
Today you’ll travel to the Great Wall at Mutianyu (approximately 1.5 hours’ drive). As one of the greatest wonders of mankind, the majestic Great Wall of China is always a must for those visitors to Beijing. It is one of most well-preserved Great Wall section as well as to avoid the crowds at Badaling. Upon arrival, you would be accompanied by your private guide walking on Great Wall, Cable car round way, OR chairlift up and toboggan down.
In the afternoon, on the way back to downtown Beijing, we will drive by go through the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube- it is known as the “Bird’s Nest” due to its iconic design was the key competition venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the 13th Paralympic Games. And the National Aquatics Centre, also known as ”The Water Cube”, is one of the dramatic and amazing venues to host Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Get back to the Hotel, relax & refresh.
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Day 4 Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Zone 798, Sanlitun
In the morning we drive to the Summer Palace, Served as the playground of the royal family during the summer heat, the enormous park comprises various temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes and the world’s longest decorated corridor, and today it offers Beijingers a place where they can escape the hustle and bustle of the city. We tour the site on foot and enjoy a boat ride on the man-made Kunming Lake. Then we drive to Lama Temple. Built in 1694, it served as the residence of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. Then, in 1744, it became the center of Lamaism in Beijing, and since then it has served the large community of Lamaists in the city. Leaving there, we will stroll around Wudaoying Hutong, an originally tranquil alley, only these days becoming popular and busy with shops and bars. Later we will make a visit to Zone 798, a modern art compound, in which artists from all over the city create and exhibit their work. We get to talk to some of the artists, hearing from them about what it is like to express yourself in a country where self-expression was taboo until not so long ago. In the late afternoon, we have some free time at the famous Sanlitun village.
Get back to the Hotel, relax & refresh.
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Day 5 Panjiayuan antique Market, Special Cultural Experience in Hutong
In the morning, Visit the Panjiayuan antique Market, It mainly deals in antiques and old articles, handiwork, collections, and decorative articles, The shops market are open every day, while the stalls operate on weekends. This is the most attractive antique market in the country. The market has the greatest variety of collected articles in the country.
After lunch, we will make a visit to the hutongs, which are alleys formed by lines of traditional courtyard, today have been preserved and protected as a living evidence of how Beijing looked during imperial times. We will take a rickshaw through the calm alleys, and get a glimpse of the local life here. With dozens of families living in one courtyard, sharing public toilets, and facilities, this way of life has been lasted for centuries. visiting an ordinary family in a courtyard and Experience Beijing Opera Facial Makeup Activity, There is a very meaningful activity With a chance of enjoying how to paint a traditional opera mask under the direction of Chinese traditional craftsman, DIY a unique mask and get deeper understanding of this Chinese traditional art.Then we walk from Houhai to Nanluoguxiang. With a history of more than 700 years, Nanluoguxiang is one of the best preserved historical areas of Beijing downtown. Running north and south, the street is packed with bars, cafes, and shops selling souvenirs and traditional crafts. Thus it’s considered as an ideal place to hang out in the afternoon and in the evening. We stroll around the old however trendy street to enjoy the unique surrounding architecture and witness local people’s lives.
Get back to the Hotel, relax & refresh.
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Day 6 Beijing
Have a free day to explore Beijing by ourselves without driver and local guide. |
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Day 7 Depart from Beijing
We have free time to explore Beijing by ourselves until we transfer to airport for depart flight. Your wonderful trip in Beijing will meet the ends. |
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