Tianjin Private Day Trip to Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven by Bullet Train

Tianjin Private Day Trip to Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven by Bullet Train

See the highlights of Beijing city on a full-day tour from Tianjin. Learn about the history of the region from your guide as you visit top attractions including the Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City. Enjoy a delicious lunch in local restaurant, and take a round-trip ride on the bullet train.

Your driver will pick you up at 8:30am in your Tianjin Hotel's lobby and you will be transferred to Tianjin train station. Experience a fantastic 30 minutes bullet train ride to Beijing.

Upon arrival at Beijing South Railway Station, your tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the Arrival Hall with your name sign. Then you will heading to Beijing’s UNESCO-protected Temple of Heaven visited by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven, whose origins stretch back nearly 600 years.

The Temple of Heaven is one of several worship sites in the capital where the emperors offered sacrifices. Its location in the city derives from the notion that yang,the mal vital principle,is located n the south;and as Heaven is yang,it should be worshipped in the southern suburbs of the capital. The Temple of Heaven was constructed between 1406 and 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe (reign: 1403-1424), who also oversaw the creation of the Forbidden City during the same period.

Enjoy your delicious lunch at an authentic restaurant.

Exploring one of the world’s largest public areas—Tian'anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, the mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes. Pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing,, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.

After your tour finished, you will be taken back to Beijing South Railway Station for your train back to Tianjin, your driver in Tianjin will pick you up from Tianjin Railway station and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Tianjin.