6 Days Beijing Beijing Culture Tour
Tour Code: BTP_04
Destination: Beijing
Available: Year round

Tiananmen Square	Badaling Great Wall	Forbidden City	Summer Palace
Temple of Heaven	Ming Tombs	Beijing Zoo	Hutong
White Cloud Temple	White Cloud Temple	Confucian Temple	Tanzhe Temple

Tour Itinerary

Day 01	Arrival of Beijing Upon your arrival in Beijing, our professional tour guide will pick you up from airport and transfer to your hotel.
Day 02	Beijing (BLD) Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening. Forbidden City: Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years. The atmosphere created by the many temples, halls and courtyards - not to mention the colors of the tiles, roofs and painted wood - is unique, leaving you with a lasting impression of imperial China. The palace has over 9000 rooms. Tian'anmen Square: The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated. Temple of Heaven: a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations, and had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries.
Day 03	Beijing (BL) After breakfast, take an excursion to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Great Wall: One of the true architectural wonders of the world. It was first built about 2500 years ago, during the period of the Warring States, and was extended and fortified by subsequent dynasties: Qin, Han and Ming, the Great Wall extends to more than 5,000 kilometers. Ming Tombs: 13 emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) were buried here with their splendid treasures.
Day 04	Beijing (BL) Tour to the Summer Palace, Yonghegong Lama Temple and Pandas in Beijing Zoo. Summer Palace: The best preserved and the second largest royal garden in China, with a history of over 800 years. Yonghegong Lama Temple: A famous lamasery located in the northeastern part of the old city of Beijing. It was a palatial residence built in 1694 by Qing Emperor Kangxi for his fourth son, Prince Yongzheng who later succeeded to the throne. Beijing Zoo: Home to over 7,000 animals of more than 600 species.
Day 05	Beijing (BL) Visit the Confucian Temple, Tanzhe Temple and the White Cloud Taoist Temple. Confucius Temple: The temple was founded in 1302 by the Yuan dynasty and actually, more than a temple, it was a gathering place for those who aspired to pass the imperial exams in order to study and make offerings to Confucius to be successful with their exams. Tanzhe Temple: A Buddhist temple built on a hillside and consists of various pavilions, prayer halls, courtyards and a group of pagodas dating from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. At one time, it was one of the most important temples in the nation. White Cloud Taoist Temple: In the 8th century, the Tian Chang Temple was built in Beijing to house a statue of Lao Tzu. Although it burned down in 1202, the statue was saved . In 1224, Genghis Khan ordered the reconstruction of the temple. It came to be known as the White Cloud Temple. Today it is one of China's oldest and largest Taoist temples, housing the office of Taoist Association of China.
Day 06	Beijing / Departure (BL) Have a Hutong hour by rickshaw. Transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service. Hutong: The old narrow lanes where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kingdergarten, the Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Tea House, the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people's houses among them.

Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
The private guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants will be in your group and you will not take part into any tours of others on land services. Further discount availible for group number more than 6 people.

Hotel		Luxury	Standard	Comfortable
City	Beijing	Jiangxi Grand Hotel	Jianshe Hotel	Yuexiu Hotel