Day
1 Arrive in Beijing |
Upon your arrival at Beijing airport, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
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Day 2 Beijing (B,L,D) |
Today you will first hike on the majestic Great Wall--Badaling section, then visit Bird's Nest , Water Cube and Beijing Zoo where you can see the lovely pandas, and have Beijing Roasted Duck dinner. |
Badaling Great Wall: |
The best-preserved and most imposing section of the Great wall; approximately 3,741m long and of great strategic importance in ancient times. |
Olympic Stadium (Bird's Nest): |
The nest-shaped elliptic steel structure is hailed as "an icon of the Beijing 2008 Olympics" and has become a recognized landmark worldwide. |
National Aquatics Center (Warer Cube): |
The outlook being a semi-transparent "cube", with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface; believed as the fastest Olympic pool in the world, swimmers set 25 new world records here during the 2008 Olympics. |
Beijing Zoo: |
The oldest zoo in Asia Pacific and mainly exhibits wild and rare animals native to China. The Giant Panda exhibit is definitely the most famous. |
Beijing Roasted Duck: |
Most famous and delicious dish in Beijing with a very long history, prized for its tempting color, crispy skin, tender meat and gorgeous apperance; most visitors will want to have a try. |
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3 Beijing (B,L) |
Today you will first visit the historic Temple of Heaven, where you could fly a kite if there is no other arrangement, then you will go to Tiananmen Square and the magnificent Forbidden City for a visit. |
Temple of Heaven: |
This temple complex was ever a place for the emperor to worship heaven; an architectural wonder featuring the triple-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.
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Tiananmen Square: |
As a symbol of the nation, this world's largest city square is home to various historical sites and known for the daily ritualistic flag raising ceremony.
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Forbidden City : |
One of the world's most beautiful architectural complexes, served as China's imperial palace for almost five centuries; you will be overwhelmed by its massive scale and majestic design.
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Day
4 Depart Beijing (B,L) |
Visit Summer Palace and enjoy a leisurely cruise on Kunming Lake. Have luch at a local family and learn to make jiao zi with the housewife. In the afternoon, take a rickshaw tour through Hutongs, visit Bell Tower and Prince Gong's Mansion. Transfer to the airport for your next destination. |
Summer Palace: |
This temple complex was ever a place for the emperor to worship heaven; an architectural wonder featuring the triple-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest. |
Hutong Tours: |
Leaving the bustling city streets, stepping into the maze-like hutongs and deep courtyards, you'll get a true taste of Beijinger's life and seem to travel back in time. |
Prince Gong's Mansion
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The dwelling is a traditional courtyard mansion of a style that was very popular in imperial Beijing and one of the most exquisite and best-preserved royal mansions in the capital. |
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