Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Group Tours

1  Meeting Point: Grand Hotel Beijing

At 8:00, we will depart on time.

Information of Grand Hotel Beijing （北京贵宾楼饭店）

        0086-010-65137788

        35 East Chang'an Ave, Dongcheng District Beijing 100006 （北京市东城区东长安街35号）

How to get Hotel: 

Option 1: By Didi or taxi and show the Chinese address ”请带我去北京贵宾楼饭店“  to the driver

Option 2: Get the subway line 1 and get out of the Tian'anmen Dong stop at the exit B and walk a few minutes there

2  Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square is the Largest City Center Square in the world. walk to the Tian'anmen Square (after all the security check). We will use the Travel Agency Pass to have quick entry to the Square. You are going to see the ancient Qianmen Gate, the Monument to the People's heroes and the Great Hall of the people from outside and your tour guide will share with you the history and stories behind all the mentioned architectures. 

3  Forbidden City - The Palace Museum

Admission included

After the square you will just pass the Tian'anmen Gate and reach the Forbidden City and you will see magnificent buildings such as Hall of Supreme Harmony; Hall of Center Harmony; Hall of Preserved Harmony. Listen to the interesting stories happened in the Ming & Qing Dynasty. After that you will visit the Six Western Palaces such as Grand Council, Hall of Mental Cultivation. Then the Imperial Garden, Palace of Terrestrial Tranquility. 

4  Temple of Heaven

Admission included

Temple of Heaven which used to be the place where the emperors worshipped the God of Heaven 600 year ago. It is one of the ancient Chinese temples of its kind that still stand with supreme status integrity and characteristics. During the tour, you will visit the Circular Mound Altar and the Imperial Vault of Heaven, the knowledgeable tour guide will share relevant Chinese history and interesting stories with you and also make some curious experiments to help you understand better the design of the structures. Continue the walk, you will visit the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, wander in the Long Corridor and see Seven-Star Stones. You will also have the chance to see how local people entertain themselves in this park, such as: singing, square dancing, gymnastics, Jianzi game, etc,… and JOIN them if you want! 

5  Summer Palace

Admission included

The Summer Palace is the summer resort for the Qing dynasty's royal family. It is covered 3/4 with the water, the rest are hills and palaces. The Long corridor is the longest corridor in the world. From the eastern end, Moon invited gate you can see it is like straight line, then it's twisting and turning like in the wonderland. On the right side of the Long corridor, it is a beautiful lake.