Beijing Group Day Tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

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This Beijing group tour covers four highlight sites in the city area: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. By choosing this service, you will learn some traditional Chinese culture and history at a reasonable cost. At 7:00-8:00 am, our guide and driver will greet you at your hotel in the downtown area of Beijing. First, we drive to Tiananmen Square, the heart and symbol of Beijing and the largest city square in the world. The spacious square has been used for many public celebrations, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a hundred years. Next, you will pay a visit to Forbidden City, one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complexes built of wood. It functioned as the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912). There were 24 emperors of the two dynasties who once lived here. After lunch, we will go to the Temple of Heaven. Located in the southern part of Beijing, it is serviced as a complex of a sacrificial building where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest. Today’s last scenic site will be the Summer Palace. It is located in the west skirt of Beijing and covers an area of 290 hectares. In the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong Era, the Summer Palace was built by imitating the layout of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Now it is the largest and most completely preserved imperial garden in China. Today you will also stop at Pearl Market to appreciate some nice pearl artworks with an unbeatable shopping experience here. After the tour, you will be escorted back to the hotel.