Itinerary
Day 1: T'an square + Forbidden city + Summer Palace + China Art with Crafts Museum
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Pickup time: 8:30am at your hotel lobby
See the largest city center square – Tiananmen square, located at the center of Beijing, see Tiananmen gate with chairman Mao’s pic , national flag , national museum building , congress palace hall , monument to the people’s heroes .
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Explore the UNESCO-listed sights Forbidden City, see the 600 years Old Royal Palace, visit 24 emperors lived rooms accompanied by your professional guide. Learn about the life of the ancient emperors and the secret stories of the concubines, explore the unknown area such as where is the lost half room from the 9999.5 rooms from the Forbidden City. In particular, you will have chance visit the Treasure Hall, which is not often visited by normal tours.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Visit the best preserved imperial garden Summer Palace in the afternoon, summer palace was built at 1750, burnt at 1860, rebuilt at 1888, listen the insider knowledge from your expert guide why the famous dragon lady Empress Dowager Cixi loved here so much and spend hundred billion to rebuilt this garden, learn about her extravagant life and the secret story behind, admire her opera house, birthday celebration rooms, the longest painted corridor as well as the beautiful Kunming Lake as well.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: National Arts and Crafts Museum (Zhongguo Gongyi Meishuguan), Fuxing Men Nei Dajie 101, East City District, Beijing China
Have you ever seen the most beautiful jadeite carvings in the word? Have you ever been shocked by exquisite art and crafts works? Enter to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum to feel the charm of Chinese culture and art. In this museum you will see plenty of works of best jadeite carvings included the four national treasure jadeite carvings which created and carved at 1982, finished at 1989 organized by the premier Zhou En Lai at that time, the precious materials and exquisite design are unprecedented. This comprehensive museum also displays exquisite wood carvings, ivory carvings, silk road murals, Chinese operas as well totally 1298 pieces.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Hot Pot lunch
Accommodation included: Non
Day 2: Mutianyu Great Wall ( round trip cable car ) + Lama Temple
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby at 8:30am, ready for the Great-wall tour. Skip the line you will see the less crowded part wall — Mutianyu Great wall. It is one of the best part wall, less crowded with magnificent views. You will have chance to take the chairlift to the top, then take a toboggan slide down, experience the fun. 1972, when the president Nixon first time came to china, he climbed this part wall. Your guide will narrate the detail history story with you and accompany with you to climb.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
Explore the famous Tibetan style temple -- Lama Temple in Beijing. which was built at 1694 by the emperor Kang Xi for his 4th son Yin Zhen, since next emperor Qian Long was born here too, the Lama Temple has become a " blessed land for two emperors ". You will admire three pieces of wonders: Five hundred Arhats mountains, 26 meters high sandalwood Buddha which was list in the Guinness World Book in 1900, and the exquisite nan mu Buddha niches on this tour. Benefiting insider knowledge through your guide as you go, and enjoy plenty of time for a closer look at each of the stops.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Spring Rolls, Kong Bao Chicken, Di San Xian, and more
Accommodation included: Non