Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace Tour

Location Forbidden City / Summer Palace / Temple of Heaven
Duration 1 day
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Adults Unlimited
Children Unlimited

Tour included and not included
Aircondition tour coach
Cable car and slideway
Entrance tickets
Gratuities (optional)
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
One way transport
Speaking tour guide
Typical Chinese lunch

$40,00

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Forbidden City & Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Tour

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, and Gu Gong in Chinese, lies at the city center of Beijing, and once served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the emperor. Hence its name ‘The Purple Forbidden City’, usually ‘The Forbidden City’.

Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Tour

Beijing Classic Full-day tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

Departure: Except Monday
Duration: Approx 8 hours
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between 7:30am – 8:00am
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Language: English
Lunch: Typical Chinese lunch

Important Info:
Pick-up travelers from hotel on departure time between 7:30am and 8:00am, This tour starts at Tian’anmen Square with its plentitude of monuments testifying to the communist, and more specifically, Mao’s influence on China’s modern history. From there you will proceed to the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history in the world. Visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for 2 hours. On the way to Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture. After having a short rest, we’ll visit the Temple of Heaven – the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest. The visit to Temple of Heaven takes about 1 hour.
After Chinese lunch (40 minutes) in Restaurant, enjoy a short visit to a Pearl free Market not missed. Driving (30 minutes) to Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. It is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. The visit takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Transferred back to hotel.

Travel Tips:
Wear casually and pay attention to the climate in Beijing.

Special Features:
Only english-speaking travelers in the coach;
Well-trained english speaking tour guide;
Keep proper quantity travelers in suitable type air-conditioned coach.

Service Package Includes:
Hotel pick-up and drop-off;
Entrance tickets;
Typical chinese lunch;
English speaking tour guide;
Air-conditioned tour coach.

Service Package Excludes:
Boating on the lake;
Gratuities (optional);
Transfer from/to airport or hotels in airport or remote area;
Personal expenses.

The Temple of Heaven Park is located in the Chongwen District, Beijing. Originally, this was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. It is the largest and most representative existing masterpiece among China’s ancient sacrificial buildings. First built in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it was opened to the public as a park, Showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural connotation give an insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.

Summer Palace is China existing largest and best preserved imperial garden, also is one of the four famous gardens in China (the other three are Chengde Mountain Resort, Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou Lingering Garden). It is a large natural landscape garden which used Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as based address, modeled on the Hangzhou west Lake scenery, drew some design techniques and the mood of the gardens on the yangtze delta. It is also the best preserved royal palace, known as the Royal Garden Museum.
Yiheyuan (in Chinese) radiates fully the natural beauty and the grandeur of royal gardens. Composed mainly of Longevity Hill (Wanshou Shan) and Kunming Lake, it occupies an area of 300.59 hectares (742.8 acres). There are over 3,000 man-made ancient structures which count building space of more than 70,000 square meters, including pavilions, towers, bridges, corridors, etc. It can be divided into four parts: the Court Area, Front Hill Area, Rear Hill Area and Lake Area.

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The Forbidden City

This is a full day tour to explore Beijing and visit the city’s renown historical sites like the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace.

Forbidden City, Jingshan Front Street, Beijing, China
08:30

Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest.

1 Tiantan E Rd, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing, China
11:30

Summer Palace

The Summer Palace, is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres, three-quarters of which is water.

19 Xinjiangongmen Rd, Haidian Qu, Beijing, China
14:30