Beijing Layover Tour: Lama Temple, Guozijian Museum, Jingshan and Houhai Hutong
Visitors with short stays at Beijing can get acquainted with the city at an easy-going pace on this layover tour. Visits some of the city's many well-known attractions to discover ancient architecture, the original Beijing atmosphere and Chinese culture. Explore the colorful Lama Temple; enjoy an excellent view of drumming performance; stroll around Houhai Lake; experience the street life in Hutong; visit Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum; climb Jingshan and have a bird's eye view of the Forbidden City.
- Taste traditional Beijing cuisine - Noodles with Soybean Paste(Zhajiang Mian)
- Enjoy an in-depth immersion into Chinese history courtesy of your private guide
- Explore Houhai, Hutong and other buzzing, locals-frequented areas
- Round-trip airport transport by private vehicle is included on this layover tour
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Beijing Layover Tour: Lama Temple, Guozijian Museum, Jingshan and Houhai Hutong
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Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
Your tour guide will be welcoming you at exit of the airport with the welcoming board on which your name will be written at 08:30 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Lama Temple by private transportation and start the interesting layover tour. The Lama Temple (Yonghegong), one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist temples outside Tibet, began as a palace for Emperor Yongzheng before he became the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Today, the resplendent temple, with its halls, courtyards, ponds, and bronze mandala, is a lamasery for some two dozen Tibetan monks. Inside you'll find five large halls, ornately decorated with Buddha statues in various incarnations, murals, and carvings. Then, we will visit Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum to seek the footprints and to feel the wisdom of Confucius.
Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum
Guozijian Museum Guozijian was the Imperial Academy during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, and it was the highest institute of learning in China's traditional education system. Emperors in imperial China would frequently visit to read Confucian classics to thousands of students. The Temple of Confucius (北京孔庙) The Temple of Confucius is right next to Guozijian. It is the second largest Confucian Temple in China, after the one in Confucius' hometown Qufu. There are many carvings inside the temple, and there is a large collection of ancient Chinese musical instruments in the Hall of Great Perfection. Nowadays the temple houses part of the art collection of Beijing Capital Museum. To seek the footprints and to feel the wisdom of Confucius - the great master of oriental philosophy, visitors should visit the Temple of Confucius as well as Cemetery of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion.
Bell and Drum Towers
The Drum Tower was equipped with bronze clepsydras and drums that were beaten to mark the hours. The drum was beaten quickly for 18 times and then slowly for 18 times to mark the hour. You have the opportunity to climb to the top of Drum tower for an excellent view of drumming performance which lasts for 20 minutes. At noon, we will taste traditional Beijing cuisine - Noodles with Soybean Paste(Zhajiang Mian).
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
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.
Additional Information
We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotel.
Meeting / End Points
- We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotel.