1 Day Private Beijing Tour To Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace And Temple Of Heaven

Sights: Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven
Tour code: BJT_01
Available: Daily

Forbidden City	Tiananmen Square	Temple of Heaven	Summer Palace

Tour Itinerary:
Our Guide will meet you at your hotel in the morning. Visit the Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven. Transfer back to your hotel. (Lunch)

Tian'anmen Square: The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated.
Forbidden City: Known as the Imperial Palace Museum or Gugong, the Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties carried out their administration and lived. Now it is open to the public as a palace museum where people can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the treasures kept in the palace, and learn of the legends and anecdotes about the imperial family and the court.
Summer Palace: The Summer Palace is a favorite among tourists sightseeing in Beijing. Indeed, it is one of the best parks in the city. Originally it was a retreat for emperors to escape the scorching summer heat of Beijing. The Summer Palace was used by emperors for 800 years, but fell into disuse in the 18th century. Then in the 19th century, the Empress Dowager Cixi made massive renovations and restored many buildings using money funneled out from the state treasury.
Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven, completed in 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle, originally served as the most sacred space in which the emperor (the Son of Heaven) would perform the most important sacrifices and rites. The gods of earth, water, war, and civilian affairs were all honored, but it was the god of agriculture who received special attention. On the winter solstice, the emperor, after ritual fasts and purification, would beseech Heaven for bountiful harvests. The temple's layout reflects the Confucian/Daoist worldview that anchored the imperial order, with the square bases of the circular temples articulating the relationship between Earth and Heaven - the emperor serving as intermediary, administering human affairs on behalf of the divine order. The most distinctive temple in the complex, and one of the most famous buildings in China, not to mention the world, is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Quotation:

1. Meal
Chinese lunch in local Chinese restaurant as specified in the itinerary. L - Lunch.
2. Private Transport
Private transport between hotel and the sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
3. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights mentioned.
4. Guiding service
All normal sightseeing tours with English-speaking guide and admission fees where applicable.
5. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident / Casualty Insurance, please provide full name on passport of all travelers.
We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.

1. Cable car of Great Wall if the tours you take include Great Wall
2. Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air / train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Hotel accommodation
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips or gratuities
Tips or gratuities to the guide and driver for well-done job, entirely voluntary.