Tiananmen Square

Surrounded by Soviet-style monuments and government buildings, Tiananmen Square is the largest city square in the world. It remains an astounding place and a spot to linger and see visitors from all over China, many visiting their capital for the first time. There is a flag raising and lowering ceremony at dawn and dusk at the north end of the square. There are 4 marble lions in front of the Tiananmen gate, the northwest one has a bullet hole on its stomach from the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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Your private guide and driver would meet you in hotel lobby.You would enjoy Beijing private 2 Days Tour with us.

Pick up time : Normally, Pick up at hotel lobby at 8:00 am - 10am ( During China National holiday pick up at 6:30- 7:00am ). We could advise reasonable starting time base on your request.

Day 1: Tiananmen Square* Forbidden City , Old Hutongs ,Temple of Heaven

Moring

We visit Tiananmen Square first , The world's largest public square.Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures. You also could see The Great Hall of People on the west, which is the national congress hall, also well know as China “white house”.

Next , we walk to Forbidden city from Tiananmen Gate.  Forbidden City is the biggest and best preserved imperial palace in the whole world. We will spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace.Total , we will spent here around 2.5 hours

After Forbidden City visiting, drive 15 minuets to Old Hutong ( HouHai area) , Hutong has over than 700 years history. But most of the houses was restored. Lots of local people still live in this area for generations to generations. You will take rickshaw to visit this old part Beijing. You  also have chance to visit the local family home and chatting with the locals.  We call it one hour rickshaw tour.( Include walking)  The rickshaw tour company will arrange local guide for you . Some of them English not excellent , but they all local guide . They know lots of local history .(If the Hutong local guide is not available, our guide will be your Hutong guide as well).We will book 1 hour rickshaw tour for you ( most tour company just 30 minutes rickshaw tour )

Lunch,After Hutong visiting, will will take a 30 minuets ride to local Chinese restaurant nearby Temple of Heaven.

Afternoon

Then we will spend around 1.5 hours visiting Temple of Heaven.It was first constructed in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Ming emperor Yongle，and was extended and renovated during the reigns of Ming emperor Jiajing and Qing emperor Qianlong． Before you visiting the Temple of Heaven, you will come across lots of local people doing their morning exercises, including playing tai chi, singing cage birds, and kicking shuttlecocks. You can join them to share the happiness with the local people

Day 2: Mutianyu Great Wall , Summer Palace

Morning

Mutianyu is a section of the Great Wall  located in HuaiRou County 75km northeast of down town Beijing. It takes about 1.5 hour  riding from the down town Beijing to this section. After arrival , it will spend around half an hour to reach on great wall , the half an hour spending for buying tickets, going to toilet, walking to cable car station or chairlift station. We will spendaround 2 hours visiting great wall.

Lunch , it will have many options after great wall walking. You may choose have rest at Subway restaurant,enjoy the table under the sunshine. You may choose dumpling restaurant nearby great wall car parking place . Even so tourist place ,their is reasonable price .Or you could have lunch on the way to Summer Palace .It will take around 1.5hours to Summer Palace from great wall .

Afternoon  

The Summer Palace ,a summer resort for Imperial Family Members~considered the best preserved Imperial Park.it was the royal garden in the past time. There are beautiful many pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, and corridors. While the Long Corridor is the longest one in the world which is on the Genuineness World Records. You will also see famous Seventeen Arches Bridge, Qingyan Stone Boat, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill .Here we will spend around 2 hours in Summer Palace. After this we will take you back to hotel.  If you want to have a short stop at Olympic center , we could do it as well.

Your private guide and driver would meet you in hotel lobby.You would enjoy Beijing private Tiananme Square , Forbidden City and Mutianyu great wall Tour with us.

Pick up time : Normally, Pick up at hotel lobby at 8:00 am - 10am ( During China National holiday pick up at 6:30- 7:00am ). We could advise reasonable starting time base on your request.

Morning

Mutianyu is a section of the Great Wall  located in HuaiRou County 75km northeast of down town Beijing. It takes about 1.5 hour  riding from the down town Beijing to this section.After arrival , it will spend around half an hour to reach on great wall , the half an hour spending for buying tickets, going to toilet, walking to cable car station or chairlift station. We will spend around 2 hours visiting great wall.

Lunch , it will have many options after great wall walking. You may choose have rest at Subway restaurant,enjoy the table under the sunshine. You may choose dumpling restaurant nearby great wall car parking place . Even so tourist place ,their is reasonable price .Or you could have lunch on the way to Forbidden City. It will take around 2hours to Forbidden City from great wall.

Afternoon

We visit Tiananmen Square first , The world’s largest public square.Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures. You also could see The Great Hall of People on the west, which is the national congress hall, also well know as China “white house”.

Next , we walk to Forbidden city from Tiananmen Gate.  Forbidden City is the biggest and best preserved imperial palace in the whole world. We will spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace.

Total , we will spend here around 2 hours. Then drive more or less half an hour back to hotel.

Options: ( additional cost)

You may choose to include a Perking Roast Duck dinner or the Kungfu Show at the Red Theatre , or an Acrobatic Show at Chaoyang Theatre. Please notify us if would like to take advantage of this special, exciting addition.

Meet your guide in central Beijing hotel. Start times vary between 4:30pm and 7pm to coincide with Tiananmen Square’s flag-lowering ceremony, timed according to the sunset.

Admire the National Theatre, a modern, egg-shaped center designed by Paul Andreu, and stroll to Tiananmen Square, the world’s largest public square. View the buildings, including Tiananmen Gate, as their floodlights switch on, learning about their history and functions.

Watch the lowering of the Chinese flag, a solemn military ceremony held beside the gate, and view the remnants of Beijing’s city walls and Qianmen Shopping Street.

Continue on to the shopping and food quarter around Wangfujing Street. Enjoy this lively area, and explore the night market to see some unusual street foods. As you explore the illuminated streets, hear first-hand tales of city life from your guide, and get insider tips on restaurants, bars, and nightspots.

Next, head for St. Joseph's Church, sometimes known as Wangfujing Church, one of Beijing’s Catholic churches. Admire the church and watch the activities nearby — locals gather here by evening to play games, dance, and sing.

Your tour concludes here, leaving you to continue exploring or return to your hotel with directions from your guide.