2 Days Beijing Highlights Tour with Beijing Roast Duck and Kong Fu Show

Sightseeing and Activities: Temple of Heaven; Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City; Summer Palace
Accommodation:
Meals:Lunch & Dinner (Peking Roast Duck)

08:00am, your private tour guide will meet you in the lobby of hotel.

Firstly, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven, which was completed in 1420, and expanded over the years by two Qing Dynasty Emperors. It was the place where the Emperor came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. With the three blue-tiled cone-shaped roofs, a unique wooden and blue-tiled structure built without a nail, it has become a worldwide symbol of Beijing.

Then pay a visit to Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people.

Have lunch at local popular restaurant.

After lunch, walk across the Golden River Bridge of Tiananmen Square to visit the Forbidden City and experience the ancient Emperor’s daily life. For 5 centuries Chinese emperors carried out their administration here. With almost 10,000 rooms, it was the centre of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a massive complex of palaces, pavilions, courtyards and gardens where 24 emperors used to live. Forbidden City was the largest palace in the world, and in the past it was indeed a forbidden place for commoners.

Afterwards, visit the Summer Palace. Equally famous as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace is called ‘Yiheyuan’ (Garden of Nurtured Harmony) in Chinese. Until nowadays, it is the best preserved and the largest imperial garden in China. You will regret it if you leave Beijing without having visited this grand imperial garden.

After a full day visit to these 4 highlight spots, you will enjoy the world famous Beijing roast duck dinner at local restaurant, surely your tiredness will be driven away after this delicious Chinese cuisine.

Sightseeing and Activities: Mutianyu Great Wall; Hutongs; KungFu Show
Accommodation:
Meals:Lunch

After experiencing the royal lifestyle, today we will be transferred to the surrounding countryside of Beijing and visit the Mutianyu Great Wall, the pride of China and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Whereas Genghis Khan contemplated it as a military obstacle, Bill Clinton described it as an unbelievable achievement of the humankind.

Have lunch at a local popular restaurant.

Afternoon, we will experience a unique Hutong tour by taking a rickshaw. Hutongs are a kind of ancient city alley or lane and are very typical in Beijing. Most of them were built during the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Today, the Hutong is a living museum of Beijing history showing the traditional lifestyle of Beijing people.

Have dinner at local popular restaurant.

After dinner, you will enjoy the Kung fu show in Beijing red theater. The show is called the Legend of Kung fu, it tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi (the pure one), who in order to pursue spiritual and physical harmony, is apprenticed as a monk to learn Kung Fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles, is distracted and tempted, but ultimately achieves the designation of master who will enlighten the younger generations.

Around 21:00pm, transfer back to hotel in Beijing.