Private Heaven Temple Guozijian and Hutong Cultural Day Tour
Don’t spend your Shanghai stopover inside the airport, Build your own Beijing adventure with a local guide on a private layover tour. Explorer serval iconic locations: Temple of Heaven, Wangfujing Street, Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum, Drum Tower, Houhai and Beijing Hutong. We will enjoy an excellent view of drumming performance at Drum Tower. Then, we will walk along Hutong, tasting snacks and experiencing the street life.
- Visit a China's ancient sacrificial building - Temple of Heaven
- Walk into Temple of Confucius to feel the wisdom of Confucius
- Explore Wangfujing Street, Houhai Hutong and other locals frequented areas
- Learn about the ancient, mysterious history and geography from your guide
- Pickup and drop-off included from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels
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Private Heaven Temple Guozijian and Hutong Cultural Day Tour
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Temple of Heaven
Your tour guide will be welcoming you at exit of Beijing Capital International Airport at 08:30 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Temple of Heaven. It is the Largest Existing Architecture Group For Heaven Worship in the World. Originally, the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. Residents living near the this place enjoy many activities here, such as running, cycling, singing, dancing, playing chess, flying kites, etc. You can become involved personally in these activities and experience the leisure pursuits of local people.
Wangfujing Street
Wangfujing is one of the most famous shopping streets, not only in Beijing but in all of China. It is the most well-known and prosperous shopping street with modern and fashion trends. Wangfujing Shopping Street houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques, some of which are of world-famous brands as well as restaurants. Apart from that, there are also many time honored stores with traditional commodities standing in the street for hundreds of years. Nowadays, Beijing Wangfujing Street is a modern commercial street which can be paralleled with Champs Elysees in Paris. Another Wangfujing landmark: the Foreign Languages Bookstore. The store sells books, art supplies, videos and CDs on several floors, but the street level is the place to buy coffee table books about China in a variety of languages as well as cookbooks and books to help you learn the Chinese language. At noon, we will enjoy a local lunch, with Peking duck and vegetarian options available.
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.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- Admission to the indicated attractions
- Local delicacy
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Your guide will pick you up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.
