Layover Self-Guide Tour To Forbidden City with Private English Speaking Driver

Your private English speaking driver will meet you at Beijing Capital International Airport ( PEK) . The meet point is Starbucks which close by arrival gate ( Exit B) . It will takes about 1.5 hours through immigration for your first time layover. Your driver will hold a sign with your name wait for you at meet point, and if you can not find your name, please go Information Center to call us , it is free service and close by arrival gate either.

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

After your driver meet you, lead you to your private car , it just takes 5 minutes . Then heading to Tiananmen square , it will take about 1 hour riding. The largest square in the world which located in the heart of modern China and the site for massive parades and rallies, this was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Your private guide will accompany you through Tiananmen square to Forbidden City and share some histories which we can say about Tiananmen square.

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

Through Tiananmen square heading to Forbidden City ,also known as the Palace Museum, and Gu Gong in Chinese, lies at the city center of Beijing, and once served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911). It was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the emperor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.