Tour Description
Pick you up from your hotel in Beijing at 8:00am or 13:00pm. Transfer to the 1000-year old Beijing Gaobeidian Village by car. First visit the Guo Shoujing in front of Gaobeidian Village(40 minutes).According to historical records from the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty to the 28th year of Yuan(A.D 1291),Guoshoujing,water transport superintendent took orders to build water conservancy project,and completed it in the autumn of 30th year of Yuan Dynasty, the river named Tong Hui. Then visit to the a kindergarten(40 minutes) . This nursery is run by a private owner. It is a two-storey building located in the residential area of the village.
After the a kindergarten,visit to the People's Commune Museum(40 minutes), it's used to be the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas effective from the year 1958 to 1978. Learn to paint a Beijing Opera Mask(1 hour). Facial mask painting is worth appreciating for its artistic value. The paintings tell the characters's roles. For example, a red face usually represents heroic bravery, uprightness and loyalty; a white face depicts a sinister and treacherous character and a green face symbolizes stubbornness, impetuosity and lack of self-restraint.
Then walk along the Gaobeidian Classic Furniture Street(40miuntes) . It's has 1,500 meters long classical furniture street is located along the Tonghui River in the east part of the Gaobeidian Road. Visit the local market in the village at 4:50pm. The market is a village market so most of the frequenters are come from the local village.And finally visit a local famer's house, talking with the locals, having tea, taking part in making the dinner-dumpling and having dinner with the family. After the tour, transferred back to your hotel.
kindergarten:
The nursery is sectioned into three classes - lower, middle and high. The children start attending kindergarten at the age of 2 until they are at least 6 years old. The kids are so lovely, you will surely forget any worries when you see them.
Gaobeidian Classic Furniture Street:
It opened in the 1990s. Now it becomes much larger in these years. The Gaobeidian classical furniture street is a good stage for representing and trading Chinese Traditional furniture. The main type of the furniture is of Ming and Qing Dynasty. Vendors and buyers come from all China, even from many parts of the world.


