One Day Beijing Highlight Tour

Day 1 Beijing ( L )

Itinerary: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven.

You will be picked up from your hotel then start the tour.

We will start today's trip in visiting 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.

From here we will walk across the Golden River Bridge 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. Your tour here will include private access to the Emperor's palace.

We will continue our visit to 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.

After the tour you will be transfered back to your hotel and finish the tour today.

Note: According to new regulation, except the statutory holidays and summer vacation (from July 1st to August 31st) of China, the Forbidden City Museum in Beijing close to public on every Monday from January 1, 2014 on, thus the tours which include the scenic spot of Forbidden City are unavailable on those closed Monday, please notice this.