Day 01 Arrival at Beijing--- Private transfer

Be met by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle. Remainder of the day is at leisure. If time permit, you may walk around in your hotel area and find a nice cafe to enjoy your first night in Beijing.

Day 02 Beijing ( B L )--- Bus tour to Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Pearl, Silk

This One Day Bus Tour will take you to three of the must see sights in China. The Forbidden City(2hours) is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment. The Temple of Heaven(1.5hours) is spectacular temple that the Emperors visited during the Ming and Qing dynasties to pray for a good harvest. Because of the Temples beauty, many locals still visit and use the site to exercise.Then visit the Pearl factory Shopping (30 minutes) .

Tiananmen square:

Tiananmen Square -The biggest downtown Square of the world,where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. Thousands of people come to the Square every day. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City.

Forbidden city:

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.

Temple of heaven:

The Temple of Heaven in the southern part of Beijing is China's largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings. The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of Beijing, about 6 Km away from the center of the city. Traditionally, this temple was for imperial use only. It was built in 1420, covering an area of 273 hectares, it is the one of the largest parks in Beijing.

Lunch at local characteristic restaurant.

The Summer Palace(2hours) is another breathtaking area that will be seen. Entering into the gates of the Summer Palace is like stepping into another world. The grandeur and beauty of the Palace is overwhelming and is sure to impress anyone. Visit the Chinese Silk shopping on the way back to downtown,understanding of China's silk culture (30 minutes) . Groups of around ten people will be transported in an air conditioned bus and lead by a professionally trained, English-speaking tour guide. This One Day Bus Tour will take care of all your arrangements so that you may enjoy these three must see sights.

Summer Palace:

The Summer Palace has three main sections including the political active region, living section and visiting area. The serious and imperatorial Renshou Hall is the representative of the political area in Summer Palace.The palace features hundreds of architecturally distinct buildings, halls, pavilions, pagodas, bridges and corridors dispersed among magnificent and elegant gardens.

Day 03 Beijing ( B L )--- Bus tour to Great Wall at Badaling, Ming Tombs, Jade

Badaling Great Wall(2hours), featured'majestic', is the best preserved section of the Great Wall provides amazing, fantastic and breath-taking vistas. Known for its completeness and imposing structures, it was an earliest part of the Great Wall open to tourists. He has developed tens of millions of tourists from both home and abroad. More than 370 foreign leaders and celebrities have visited there.Then visit the Jade Carving Artistic Center , learn chinese jade culture (30 minutes) .

Badaling Great Wall:

Badaling Great Wall, a most famous section of the Great Wall, is located at Yanqing County in Beijing. Longqing Gorge sits at Yanqing County as well as Badaling Great Wall, so Longqing Gorge also attracts large number of tourists after Badaling Great Wall. Badaling, literally meaning "reach eight directions", got its name because the maze of its ridges stretches in all directions.

Lunch at a characteristic restaurant(1.5 hours). 

The Ming tombs(2hours) is the largest imperial tomb in the world, thirteen Ming Emperors were buried in this royal necropolis, including Empresses and many concubines, we will visit the Changling, the biggest mausoleum, was built for the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and took 18 years to complete. Zhu Di was the Emperor who built the Forbidden City, Changling is surrounded by sixteen satellite tombs for Zhu Di's concubines, and the tumulus has not yet been excavated.

Ming Tombs:

The Ming Tombs lie in Changping County, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest from the urban area of Beijing. It is actually a tomb cluster of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), including thirteen emperor's mausoleums, seven tombs for concubines and one grave for eunuchs. This cemetery is world famous because of the thirteen emperors buried here. Sitting at the foot of Mt. Yan and occupying an area of more than 120 square kilometers (29,653 acres), it appears extremely spectacular.

Day 04 Beijing ( B L )--Bus tour to explore the"Vanishing Old Beijing",Tea

In the face of the rapid modernization, the Old Beijing of being considered"One of Greatest Human Project in the World" is now vanishing! Old Beijing may one day only be remembered in photographs.

Simply visit of the Great Wall and Forbidden City doesn't mean you have read the "spirit of historical Beijing" ! Through the tour of "Explore the Vanishing Old Beijing", you will read that. During this guided tour, with the alum of lots of well-chosen 100-Year-Old pictures, you will step back to the "lost and losing" remarkable City Wall Ruins, Palaces, Churches, Temples, Backstreets, Commercial "time-honored brand" and typical Beijinger's house to explore their past and present. Then visit the Chinese tea shopping at Dr. Tea. (30 minutes) .

Taste a popular Beijing's cuisine "Mongolian Hot Pot" at real beijinger's restaurant.

Enjoy the fun of self-exploration through the organized game of "Hutong Treasure Discover", you will read the "spirit of historical Beijing" !

Beijing Agriculture Temple:

The Temple of Agriculture was built in the 15th century. It was used by Ming and Qing emperors to perform sacrifices. The temple's Jufu Hall was included in the 1998 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund (WMF) when it was in danger of collapse, and again in 2000 along with the rest of the temple. In 1998, American Express provided funding through WMF for the restoration of the structure. Other structures on the site were subsequently restored, and the work included stabilization, wood treatment, repair and conservation of the tiles, and consolidation and preservation of the painted decoration. Today, the site has the status of Major Site Protected at the National Level of China.

Xishiku Catholic Church:

Xishiku Cathedral (or Beitang, "North Church" in Chinese, as it is also known), located in Xicheng District, is the grandest and most ornate church in Beijing. It is a cathedral belonging to the Catholic denomination and is currently the location of the Beijing Cardinal Bishop Office. It is affiliated to the Patriotic Catholic Church of China, a body with several major differences to the official Roman Catholic Church.

After lunch, start old Beijing Hutong Pedicab Tour( Local beijinger's lifestyle exploration), visit to Bell and Drum Tower. Hutong Treasure Discovery Game" ( Hutong "Da Vanci Code" which let you find a impressing gift by self-exploration in the most fascinating Hutong area. Exploration area: The Skewed Tobacco Pouch Street to Shicha Lake). Drop off Service at your hotel.

Hutong:

Many famous operas and dramas are based on the themes of the "hutong life". When urban construction threatens the existence of these hutongs, some Beijingers become worried. We trust that a "must see" hutong tour will greatly help you know more about Beijing history and culture.

Bell and Drum Tower:

Gulou, the drum tower of Beijing, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Dianmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction.

Zhonglou, the bell tower of Beijing, stands closely behind the drum tower. Together with the drum tower, they provide an overview of central Beijing and before the modern era, they both dominated Beijing's ancient skyline.Bells and drums were musical instruments in ancient China. Later they were used by government and common people as timepieces. The Bell and Drum towers were the center of Chinese chronology during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Day 05 Airport transfer( B )--- Private transfer

Free and leisue in the forenoon. Be picked up from your hotel and transferred to airport to connect your flight or free at your own leisure.