Beijing Cultural Tour: Forbidden City and Temple Heaven and Summer Palace

Beijing Cultural Tour: Forbidden City and Temple Heaven and Summer Palace

As the capital of China, Beijing city is China’s political, cultural center as well as a transport and international exchange hub. It has 3000 years of history. This ancient, young, solemn, and yet charming famous city of culture draws millions of domestic and overseas tourists all the year round. In this day, you will visit three classic scenic spots: Forbidden city, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China

Your guide and driver will pick you up at your Beijing hotel at 7:30am, this tour initial starts at the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history in the world. You'd like to visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for 2 hours.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China

After having a short rest, you'll visit the Temple of Heaven -- the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest. It will take about 1 hour.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China

At noon, you will enjoy Chinese lunch (40 minutes) in Restaurant. Next, you will travel to Summer Palace in the afternoon, which is the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. Summer Palace is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. The itinerary in Summer Palace takes about 2 hours. Lastly in the late afternoon, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Duration: 2 hours