Beijing Four Days Private Tour Excludes Hotel

Pick you up from hotel on departure time (around 08:30), and then drive to The Tian'anmen Square which is the largest downtown square in the world. It is a conglomeration of splendid and beautiful flowers and the red national flag which flutters in the wind. Tian’anmen Square is recognizable instantly by the huge portrait of Mao Zedong hanging on and it covers an area of 44 hectares, big enough to hold one million people. Now Tiananmen Square is one of the most famous and popular places in China. It is the place for celebrations on festive days and it had completed its renovation to welcome the 50th anniversary of China in 1999. 

Then move on to the Imperial Palace. also known as the "Forbidden City"-the largest and most well preserved ancient imperial residence in China today. It is also one of the five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia.The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled from the Forbidden City. It is to the north of Tian'anmen Square. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. It was burnt down, rebuilt, sacked and renovated countless times, so most of the architecture you can see today dates from the 1700's and onwards. The visit to Tian;anmen Square and forbidden City will be finished around at noon, then have Chinese style lunch and have a short rest.

Before go to Temple of Heaven, you will visit a pearl workshop to enjoy pearl history in china and teach you how to distinguish real pearl with fake pearl (40 minutes). Then takes about 40 minutes to the place where the Emperors prayed for peace and harvest – Temple of Heaven. It is the best preserved and largest sacrificial building complex in the world.< Temple of Heaven , the first of the five sacrificial temples in Beijing was first built in 1420, along with the construction of the Forbidden City. The Temple of Heaven covers an area of 273 hectares. 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.The temple of Heaven is 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. The visiting of Temple Heaven takes about two hours.

Enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet for dinner .
In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show

Pick you up from hotel on departure time (around 08:00), and then drive to the Badaling Great Wall (about 1.5 hours). The astonishing Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure on the earth that can be observed by the naked eyes from the moon. A Chinese saying goes that He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. If we laid the bricks and rocks used in the Great Wall of Ming to form a wall one meter (1.1 yard) wide and five meters (16.4 feet) high, it could circle the earth at the equator with great ease. And The Badaling Great Wall, constructed in 1502 (during the Ming Dynasty), once served as a crucial military fortification, and is now the most impressive and representative section of the striking Great Wall. The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It winds its way westward over the vast territory of China from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at the foot of snow-covered Qilianshan and Tianshan mountains. It is seldom that we see such a gigantic project in China or elsewhere in the world. Badaling Section 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). Badaling section were listed as important historical monuments under special preservation by the Chinese government in 1961. The Great Wall was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world heritages.  On the way to Badaling Great Wall you will visit a Jade or cloisonne workshop (40 minutes) and the hiking on Great Wall is about 2 – 3 hours. Then have Chinese style lunch in a local restaurant and take a short rest.

After that, on the way back from Badaling Great Wall. You will visit Ming Tombs. We combine Great Wall and Ming Tombs into one line, thus make you can see two great wonders in one day.  Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. So it is also called Thirteen Ming Tombs. Construction of the first tomb, Changling, was started in 1409 and completed in 1427. Ming Tombs cover 40 square kilometers. Each tomb was built alongside a mountain, and a river runs through the whole area. They are the best-preserved part of all Chinese imperial tombs.

In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Chinese Acrobatic Show, or Chinese Kongfu Show, choose one show from these two options, depending on your interest.

Pick you up from hotel on departure time (around 08:30), and then drive to the majestic lake - Beijing Rear Lake Area (Shi Cha Hai Lake). Shi Cha Hai Lake is a majestic lake situated in downtown Beijing. For centuries it has provided local residents with a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the day. More recently, the lake has benefited from improvements to its environment which has worked to enhance its natural charms. Clear weather offers superb views from Rear Lake Area to the distant Fragrant Hills. Although once a quiet location frequented by artists, it is now lined with more bars and restaurants. You will be arranged to have Hutong Tour includes a rickshaw ride through some of the most interesting hutongs still standing, a visit to the historic Drum Tower, and having a cup of tea while visiting with a local hutong family in their hutong home.Hutong are a kind of ancient city alley or lane that is typical in Beijing, many were built during the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. During these dynasties, the emperors planned the city and arranged the residential areas according to the etiquette systems of the Zhou Dynasty to establish supreme power. Today, Hutong is a living museum of Beijing history, showing the traditional lifestyle of Beijing people. The beauty of Hutong lies in its unchanging ordinariness, simplicity and closeness to the common folk. While visiting the hutongs in Beijing, you will gain a greater understanding of the common people as well as the history of the ancient and modern Beijing. Hutong tour lasts for about 1.5 hours, led by local guide you will experience the real life of ordinary people live in Beijing, and pass many famous old building, like the drum tower, Silver Bridge, etc. 

Afer Chinese style lunch, go to visit a pearl workshop to enjoy pearl history in china and learn how to distinguish real pearl with fake pearl (40 minutes), at the same time, you can have a short rest.

Then takes about 1.5 hours to visit Summer Palace which is the largest and most beautiful Chinese Imperial Garden and regarded as a museum of gardens in China. Summer Palace lies 20 kilometers northwest of the center of Beijing and covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers and so on. Summer Palace used to be called the Garden of Clear Ripples. The Kunming Lake makes up four-fifths of this royal park. The Long Corridor running east-west along the lake as well as the Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, the Sea of Wisdom, and the Hall of Dispelling the Clouds and Suzhou Street standing south to north on the Longevity Hill are the major scenic spots.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to hotel around 17:00.

Pick you up from hotel on departure time (around 08:30), and then drive to Lama temple, or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing.  Lama Temple was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. The whole perfect layout looks majestic with the characteristics of Manchu, Han, Tibetan and Mongolian cultures. 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 goodfortune.

Then process to Confucius Temple - the present site of the Capital Museum. It is here that Confucius was worshipped during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1271-1911).  The Confucius Temple was first built by Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty, and in 1737, during the reign of Qing Emperor Qianlong, the major hall was renovated and was recovered with magnificent yellow glazed roof tiles. In 1960, when the worship of Confucius was further emphasized by the Qing Government, the temple under went extensive restoration which lasted until 1916. The ancestors of Confucius were of the royal family of Song. Confucius did not receive much formal education and had no regular teacher. At fifteen he had his mind bent on learning. From that time on, he studied very hard, generally by himself, sometimes in consultation with more elderly and experienced scholars. Modern scholars regard Confucius as the author of some of the classics.

The tour of Lama Temple and Confucius Temple will be finished at around noon. Then have lunch and take a short rest.

Afternoon, visit Panda Hall in Beijing Zoo where to see the famous giant pandas. Beijing Zoo is the earliest Chinese zoo opened to the public and has the largest variety of animals of all the zoos in China. Beijing Zoo covers an area of about 50 hectares. The animal houses and enclosures, with a total floor space of 40,000 square metres. One of the most famous mammals in the world, the giant panda is meek and looks like a bear. With the exception of its shoulders, its limbs and the rims of its ears and eyes which are black, this lovable animal is white all over. Statistics show that China now has only approximately l,000 giant pandas living in the wild, in some remote mountain areas of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.

After the tour, you will be  transferred back to hotel around 17:00.

Pricing

Above price includes:
1. Pick-up from and transfer back to your hotel .
2. Private Air-conditioned car or van.
3. Admission fee of mentioned attractions.
4. Meals as listed in itinerary.
5. Private English-speaking tour guide. 
Above price excludes:
Gratuities to guide and driver,Personal expense,Cable car on Great Wall.