Experience several signature sights of Beijing on the guided tour. After a convenient hotel pickup, we will walk around Tian’anmen Square and explore the world’s best-preserved imperial residence - Forbidden City. After lunch, we will wander in the 798 Art Zone and feel the contrast of the present with the past. Then, we will stroll on the most well-known and prosperous Wangfujing Street, see the fashionable shopping malls and taste traditional food. In the evening, we will enjoy an excellent performance of Chinese Kungfu at Red Theatre.
Pickup included
Your tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to the Tiananmen Square and start emperor’s tour of Beijing. The solemn and respectful Tian’anmen Square is the largest central city square in the world, which serves not only the city's symbol but also the whole of China. This immense courtyard is surrounded by a variety of significant edifices such as the Tian’anmen Tower, Great Hall of the People, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, Monument to the People's Heroes and National Museum. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City.
The magnificent Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world. It has 9,999 rooms in flourishing period with just a single room short of the number that ancient Chinese belief represents 'Divine Perfection' and surrounded by a moat six meters deep and ten-meter high wall. For five centuries, this palace functioned as the administrative center of the country. Today this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the city’s most popular attractions. Follow your tour guide to visit several palaces, including the lavish Antiquarian of the Palace Museum (Treasures Museum). Learn about the ancient history, culture, and traditions that helped shape the Forbidden City through your guide's engaging commentary. Then, we will enjoy local traditional food for lunch(Vegetarian diet, Beijing Duck or Sichuan Cuisine are available). In the afternoon, we will visit the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden – Summer Palace and 798 Art Zone.
The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden, rich in history and culture. Once a summer retreat for emperors, this 716-acre park is still a retreat for tourist, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, stopping occasionally at a shop or tea-house. Much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony. Long Corridor at the Summer Palace The paths beside the lake lead you under shady trees, or along the roofed colonnade known as the Long Corridor, with its magnificently painted ceilings. Bridges, boats, willows, lotus flowers, and other attractive landscaping make this a pleasant place to soak up the atmosphere and in the views. Then, we will visit a new landmarks of Beijing Urban Culture - 798 Art Zone.
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
We pick up from hotels located within Beijing 5th Ring Road.