Day 2 Beijing Breakfast,Lunch
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven.
- The Tian'anmen Square: the largest downtown square in the world.
The Forbidden City,The abode of 24 Ming and Qing emperors of the celestial Empire, the forbidden city is a fittingly awe-inspiring sight, Enclosed behind it’s moat and 9.9m high walls are 980 buildings, vast courtyards and long corridors that occupy a total area of 720,000 square meters, It’s alleged that as many as 1,000,000 workers and 100,000 artisans participated in the construction of this imperial palace, which began in 1406 and was completed in 1420 during the reign of Ming dynasty, the last emperor Puyi, left the Forbidden city in 1924,11 years after his abdication and the establishment of the Republic of China, after Puyi’s departure, the Forbidden city, which had long been off-limits to most mortals, was opened to the public, Hence its current Chinese name, gugong bowuyuan, meaning ‘the palace Museum’.
- The Temple of Heaven:The temple of heaven served Ming and Qing dynasty emperors as a vast sacred space to perform ceremonial rites on behalf of the Chinese nation, the layout of the compound reflects its religious purpose and so adheres to geomantic precepts, for instance, the northern end of the park is curved while the southern end is square, reflecting the traditional Chinese conception of heaven as round and earth as square .likewise, the park gates are located at the four cardinal points.
Enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet for dinner .
In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show.
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Day 3 Beijing Breakfast,Lunch
Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb .
Go to visit famous cloisonne factory or jade factory on the way to Great Wall.Badaling is situated at the very top of the mountain to the north of Guangou Valley. There is a narrow path leading to the top of the two precipitous mountains. the Badaling Great wall is built in between two mountains and was constructed to be a communications center. North of Badaling, you can travel to Kangzhuang, Huailai, datong and Zhangjiakou; to the east, you can reach Yongning, Sihai and Miyun; to the south you can go to Beijing city proper via Changping, Since the traffic is nice, so it is called Badaling (Eight Prominent Peaks) .
- The Ming Tomb:The tombs of 13 Ming dynasty emperors and their consorts are scattered in a gorgeous valley 45km northwest of Beijing, all but three of the Ming emperors lies in Nanjing, the tomb of the second emperor remains unknown as he had his throne usurped by his uncle and another emperor was considered illegitimate and wasn’t given the honor of an imperial tomb.Enjoy a Chinese typical dinner .
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Day 4 Beijing Breakfast,Lunch
Pick you up from yosur hotel at 08:30 am. Be transferred to Beijing Hutong.
A tour to Beijing Rear Lake area(Shi Cha Lake). visitors will be arranged to visit the old Beijing lanes by rickshaws bicycle ride, across many narrow streets, Hutong tour lasts for about 2 hours, led by local guide, visitors will visit the typical Chinese quadrangles, where you can experience the real life of ordinary people live in Beijing, and pass many famous old building, like the drum tower, Silver Bridge, etc.
Afer lunch, visit the Summer Palace, is a wonderful place to explore, as long ago as the Yuan dynasty, officials set up their private gardens in the scenic area, but the summer palace didn’t take on its present appearance until the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty. He deepened the park’s manmade lake and added building to serve as a ‘country home’ for his mother, though it would be the Empress Dowager Cixi who would have the biggest impact on the palace’s appearance.
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Day 5 Beijing Breakfast,Lunch
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Lama Temple,The lama temple is an island of Buddhism is the heart of the concrete jungle, Monks in wine-colored robes live, study and pray in its pleasant gardens and halls, Decorated with delicate scrolls and massive icons, its building are a hybrid of Tibetan, Mongolian and Han architectural st les, the lama temple is a tranquil spot, except during the spring festival(Chinese new year)when it seems all of China’s Buddhists throng its altars to burn bushels of incense and pray for good fortune.
Take a visit to Confucius Temple ,Built in AD 1302,this underrated temple exudes a wonderful ambiance. In addition to the temple building, there’s a statue of the Sage, aged cypress trees and small museum of Beijing history, On the grounds are 198 stone tablets that record the names ranks and hometowns of scholars who passed the formidable jinshi examination, the highest civil service test given during the dynastic era.
Visit Beijing Zoo,Beijing Zoo was built in 1906 and opened to the public in 1908,Now the Beijing zoo covers an area of 90 Hectares, is China’s largest treasure house of animals and birds and has become one of the ten biggest zoos in the world. Include those for pandas, elephants, brown and polar bears, tigers, hippopotami, rhinoceros, antelopes, giraffes and reptiles, the zoo currently houses more than 5,500 animals from over 650 species, Among them are giant pandas, golden monkeys, addaxes, tigers, elks, yaks, precious brids, such as hippopotami, zebras, giraffes, chimpanzees, lions and antelopes from Africa, parrots from south America, birds and kangaroos from Australia, polar bears from the Arctic, bisons from Europe and Asian apes.
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