Private Tour Forbidden City Temple of Heaven The Summer Palace

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What you'll see and do

1. Tian'anmen

   In the morning professional tour gudie will take you to visit Tian'anmen square, one of the largest squares in the world, located in the heart of Beijing, Tian 'anmen Square is 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west. It covers an area of 440,000 square meters and can accommodate 1 million people for a grand gathering. will pass by Arrow tower--Zhengyanggate--Mausoleum of Mao Zedong--National Museum--Great Hall of the people--National Flag--Monument to the People's Heroes--Tiananmen Tower,Tian 'anmen Square records the indomitable revolutionary spirit and fearless heroic spirit of the Chinese people. The May 4th Movement, the 12th Movement and the May 20th Movement all left a strong color for the modern revolutionary history of China. At the same time, it is also the site of numerous major political and historical events, and a historical witness of China's decline to rise.

   60 minutes here

2. The Palace Museum

   Atter entering the Tian'anmen tower soon come to the forbidden city ,The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the largest and best preserved ancient wooden structures in the world,It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1987,It used to be the imperial palace of Ming and Qing dynasties,Twenty-four emperors lived here,The 1911 Revolution overthrew the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China,In 1925, the Forbidden City was turned into the Palace Museum and opened to visitors,Built in 1420, the Palace Museum has a history of more than 600 years, witnessing the rise and fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the Republic of China.

   120 minutes here · Admission included

3. Beijing Dong Wu silk Museum

   Visit the silk factory, understand the silk making processs,Silk is a specialty of China. The working people of ancient China invented and mass-produced silk products, which opened the first large-scale trade exchange between the East and the West in the history of the world, known as the Silk Road. From the Western Han Dynasty, Chinese silk was shipped abroad in large quantities and became a world-famous product. At that time, the main road from China to the West was called the "Silk Road" by Europeans, and China was also called the "Silk State".

   40 minutes here

4. Temple of Heaven

   The Temple of Heaven is now called the Temple of Heaven Park. Located in the southeast of Beijing,It is the largest extant ancient sacrificial building complex in China and a treasure among many sacrificial buildings in China. The Temple of Heaven integrates ancient Chinese philosophy, history, mathematics, mechanics, aesthetics and ecology. It has high historical value, scientific value and unique artistic value, as well as profound cultural connotation. The Temple of Heaven is not only a pearl in Chinese ancient architecture, but also a treasure in the history of world architecture.It was originally a place for the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to offer sacrifices to the heavenly God. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1420).After continuous reconstruction and expansion, it was finally built in the Qianlong years of Qing Dynasty. The Temple of Heaven covers an area of 2.73 million square meters. It was opened as a park in 1918.

   90 minutes here · Admission included

5. Summer Palace

   Afternoon will visit the Summer Palace, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Yi, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the city. It covers an area of about 290 hectares and is adjacent to the Old Summer Palace. It is a large landscape garden built on the base of Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, modeled on Hangzhou West Lake and drawing on the design techniques of gardens in the South of the Yangtze River. It is also the most complete preserved royal palace and garden, known as the "Museum of Royal Gardens" and a national key tourist attraction.In 1750, Emperor Qianlong spent 4.48 million taels of silver to build the Garden of Clear Yi in order to honor his mother, In the 10th year of Xianfeng (1860), Qingyi Garden was burned down by British and French allied forces. In 1888, it was rebuilt and renamed the Summer Palace as a summer playground. In 1900,the Summer Palace was destroyed by the "Eight-Power Allied forces" and its treasures were looted.

   120 minutes here · Admission included

6. Derun Jewelry At National Olympic Sports Center

   Visit a Jewelry factory ,pearls are a high-grade product of Jewelry ,Pearl is a kind of organic gem, has been regarded as a treasure since ancient times, according to the geological and archaeological research proved that there were pearls on the earth 200 million years ago. Our country is one of the earliest countries to make use of pearls in the world,The difference between freshwater pearl and sea pearl is that the former is seedless pearl and the latter is seedless pearl. Because of this, freshwater pearls are the best raw material for beauty pearl powder.China is a major producer of freshwater pearls, and its output accounts for 95% of the world's output.The prosperous development of pearl industry provides opportunities for the deep processing of Chinese pearl.

   40 minutes here

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Languages

cmn, en

Ticket

Mobile Only

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Every day

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

Operated by

Marco Polo(Beijing)Tour

Know before you go

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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