Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Beijing, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Beijing)
Detailed Itinerary: Our guide will pick you up at the airport. Our private transfer will take you to your hotel in the city.
The remainder of the day is free for you to rest and explore.
Day 2
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, Making a Fly Kite, Basic Chinese Learning – Greetings and conversations starters, Lizexiang Pearl Store
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Courtyard 7 Restaurant
Detailed Itinerary: Your Beijing excursion starts by visiting Tiananmen Square where many national celebrations and significant events are held. As a landmark of Beijing City, it attracts thousands of people every day. Then we will step into the magnificent Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is an imperial complex that houses more than 8,700 rooms. It was home to 24 emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yellow is the dominant color in the Forbidden City, which symbolizes the supreme power of the royal family.
Lunch is at a great local restaurant which serves authentic local dishes. After lunch, hop on a rickshaw to ride through the narrow alleys. As the symbol of Beijing City, Hutong has its own layout which is dotted with courtyards, which looks like an orderly chessboard.
You will have the chance to learn kite making from a local craftsman at the Hutong area. A kite is a tethered aircraft which was first developed approximately 2,800 years ago in China. Follow the instructions and make your own kite with the materials we have prepared. The joy of kite flying is greatly increased when we make our own kites and have the satisfaction of seeing them rise gracefully in the sky.
Especially for the students'groups, our guide will teach some Chinese words in the remaining days, such as how to greet people, how to make self-introductions and some words that you may find useful when shopping.
Day 3
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: The Mutianyu Great Wall (slideway down), Temple of Heaven, Fly Kites at the Temple of Heaven, Basic Chinese Learning - Introduction, Shahe Cloisonne Factory
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant
Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast, we will drive around 2 hours to get to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu is the best preserved section which winds through the steep mountains. It reveals varied scenery in all four seasons. A hike on Mutianyu takes around 2 hours. A cable car is available to help.
Lunch is at a local restaurant near Mutianyu which serves farmhouse dishes.
In the afternoon, we will drive back to the city to visit the holy altar, the Temple of Heaven, where emperors came every winter to pray for a good harvest. Different from the dominant yellow color in Forbidden City, red and blue are used in the Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven covers a huge area where some parts have been a place for local people's entertainment and exercise. Have fun by flying the kites you made yesterday on the open ground.
Day 4
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: 798 Art District, Summer Palace with boat Cruise and the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, Exterior visit of Beijing Olympic Stadiums(Bird's Nest and Water Cube), Basic Chinese Learning - Identifying Objects
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xibei Restaurant
Detailed Itinerary: There comes a visit to the 798 Art District this morning. The 798 Art District is also known as Dashanzi Zone. Characterized by modern art, it has become the exhibition center of Chinese culture and art, and also the creative industries centralized area.
After lunch at a local restaurant, we will continue our tour to the Summer Palace. It was built for the royal family to rest and be entertained in the Qing Dynasty. Ingeniously designed, it presents an elegant layout which is harmonious with the natural scenery and it has been recognized as 'The Museum of Royal Gardens'.
Day 5
Place & Transport: Depart Beijing, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing)
Meals: Breakfast
Detailed Itinerary: You will be transferred to the airport to board your flight and your Beijing tour ends.
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