Day 01 Beijing (Meals: -/L/D)

Program: Arrive Beijing / Summer Palace

Arrive at Beijing, the capital of China. To be met at the airport and then visit the

Summer Palace. Built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the imperial for

emperors. Have a lakeside cruise on the lovely Kunming Lake; enjoy the magical views of

the hills, bridges and pagodas that grace the Palace grounds.

Free at leisure in the evening.

Day 02 Beijing (Meals: B/L/D)

Program: Badaling Great Wall / Ming Tombs / Shinto (Spirit Way)

Depart from your hotel after breakfast. Spending about 1.5 hours to be transferred

outside city to the surrounding countryside to visit the Badaling Great Wall, one of the

most remarkable feats of mankind, built over 2,000 years ago. You will be able to climb

and walk one of the best preserved sections of the ancient wall, admiring the splendid

mountains scenery.

After lunch at local restaurant, visit the fabled Ming Tombs, the resting places of thirteen

emperors and their splendid treasures, passing down the Spirit Way, a road lined with

statues of dignitaries, as well as huge elephants, lions, camels and horses, you will

encounter the marble tombs of the Ming Dynasty emperors. Visit one of the spectacular

tombs- Dingling featuring an underground palace.

 Day 03 Beijing / Next City (Meals: B/L/-)

Program: Tiananmen Square / Forbidden City

Check out and depart from your hotel in the morning to have city tours to visit the

Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It

is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people. Having a

free walk there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century took place there.

You will also see legendary landmarks including the Great Hall of the People and the

towering 125 foot granite obelisk, Monument to the Peoples Heroes, honoring those

who died in revolution.

Walking across the Golden River Bridge, enter the Forbidden City, the inner sanctum

and palace where for centuries Chinese emperors ruled their world. It has 9000-room

maze of courtyards, places, and ceremonial halls, where 24 emperors used to live.

Forbidden City was indeed a forbidden place, where commoners were kept out for nearly

500 years in the past. Tour the palace and imagine the mystery, intrigue and incredible

power that reigned here.

Take afternoon flight to next city in the afternoon.

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