Day 01 Arrive in Beijing (Meals: -/-/D)

Program: Arrive at Beijing, to be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.

As the capital of the Peoples Republic of China, Beijing is the center of the nation

politics, culture and international exchanges and a modem metropolis full of vitality,

hosting more travelers than any other city in China, and for good reason, because no

other city offers so many marvels, ancient and modern. No city is more important in

recent Chinese history--and more of that history is on display here than anywhere else.

Free at leisure in the evening.

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

Program: Tiananmen Square / Forbidden City / Beijing Hutong Trishaw

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.

Have a unique Hutong Trishaw tour in the afternoon. Hutongs are a kind of ancient city

alley or lane that is typical in Beijing. Most of them are found around the Forbidden City,

and many were built during the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Today, the

Hutong is a living museum of Beijing history showing the traditional lifestyle of Beijing

people. Tricycles hold two people and peddled by an experienced bicyclist. Stops are

made to visit a local family and see first-hand how the people of Beijing live.

 
Day 03 Beijing (Meals: B/L/D)

Program: Badaling Great Wall / the Summer Palace

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 having lunch at a local restaurant, spend your whole afternoon to visit the famous

royal garden-The Summer Palace. Built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the

imperial park 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.

Day 04 Beijing / Next City (Meals: B/L/- )

Program: The Temple of Heaven / Next City

Take an early morning walk outside of the hotel. Hundreds of bicycles weave along the

main road while food vendors serve street-side breakfasts to a population of "on the go".

Visit the Temple of Heaven, which was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient

Beijing, where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat twice a year

for religious ritual. Surrounded by enormous grounds designed in accordance with

Fengshshui, the Temple complex consists of the Celebrated Hall of Prayer for Good

Harvests, a unique wooden and blue-tiled structure built without a nail. It is considered

the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture.

Take afternoon flight to next city.

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