Take Your Discovery the Ancient Tourist Attractions in Beijing

If you want to search Chinese culture in ancient Beijing, I would like to recommend some famous attractions to you. Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace would suit for your Beijing tour.

Forbidden City

If you ask me where worth of visiting during Beijing tour, I would tell you that it is Forbidden City that is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.

Temple of Heaven

If you are interested in the culture of temple, Temple of Heaven you should not miss. In ancient China, it is a place for praying good harvest and worshipping heaven. Temple of Heaven is the largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China. 

Summer Palace

Most of visitors come to Summer Palace not only for its beautiful scenery, but also for its long history. Once, it had been invaded by Anglo-French troops, those robbers not only burnt the “Three Hills and Five Gardens” but also plundered the places of their treasures. Until today, there are thousands of cultural relics drifted out of China.

Itinerary of One Day Private Beijing Tour

1. On the way to Forbidden City, we will pass Tiananmen Square, so we drive you to the Tiananmen Square first, taking pictures around the square as you like. Then visit the landmark of Beijing - Forbidden City.

2. Drive to the Temple of Heaven. On the way to the Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture.

3. After a typical Chinese lunch, we move to Summer Palace to enjoy the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden for about 1.5 hours.

4. At last, we will transfer you back to your hotel, and this tour end.

Price Including

1. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.

2. Air-conditioned car, van or minibus for your Beijing tour.

3. Entrance tickets of the sightseeing.

4. Private driver and English-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeing along the tour.

5. Typical Chinese lunch.

Price Excluding

Tips to the guide and driver

Payment Methods

1. Cash to tour guide (CNY/ USD);

2. Credit Card through PayPal;

3. Western Union Money Transfer.

4. Bank Remit (Wire Transfer);

Tour Guide Language: English, other language speaking guide (French, Japanese, Spanish etc.) is available, if need, please contact us!

While touring in Beijing, you could get more Chinese culture from this ancient city-Beijing.

Enjoy a Cheerful Beijing Day Tour

With a history of over 3000 years and a capital history of more than 850 years, Beijing is a famous historical and cultural city in the world and one of the four ancient Chinese capitals. Here we prearranged one day wonderful Beijing tour to explore the most beautiful part of the Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tomb and Olympic National Stadiums.

Ming Tombs

It is fairly certain that Ming Tombs is the largest clusters of imperial cemeteries in China. There are 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty buried in this magnificent complex. One of the most famous mausoleums is Dingling, also named Underground Palace, which is the underground mausoleum of emperor Wan Li.

Jade Carving Factory

In traditional Chinese thinking, jade always symbolized the holy, honorable and immortal. Jade carving is a famous special Chinese product, a blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Built along steep ridges and deep valleys, Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most dangerous sections of the Great Wall and was used as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs during the Ming Dynasty.

Itinerary of One Day Beijing Tour

1. Upon arriving in Beijing, you will be greeted by our professional tour guide at the airport and then be transferred to the Ming Tombs first. The Sightseeing on Ming Tombs, Underground Palace lasts for 2 hours and finishes at about 11:00am. By the way, tourists will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Jade Carving Factory before lunch, from where you will know the processes of Chinese jade carving and Chinese jade culture.

2. After having traditional Chinese lunch, then driving to Mutianyu Great Wall for excursion. Enjoy the most beautiful mountain scenery as well as hiking.

3. Returned to the downtown Beijing and we will drive by the exterior of the National Stadium - "Bird Nest" and "Water Cube". Then, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts.

4. After the whole day tour, transfer you back to your hotels around 6:00pm.

Price including:

1. Pick-up and drop off service from your hotel;

2. Entrance tickets of the sightseeing.

3. Excellent English-speaking tour guide.

4. Air-conditioned car or van with driver.

5. A typical Chinese lunch.

Price excluding:

1. Fee of cable car;

2. Tip to the guide and driver.

We hope you will have a cheerful Beijing tour and come to Beijing again.

Representative Sightseeing How We Tour in Beijing

Needless to say, Beijing has attracted some curious foreigners. Here we want to recommend some representative sightseeing to you during your one day Beijing tour. 

Badaling Great Wall

With a long history, Badaling Great Wall was built in1505 and it is the most famous and best preserved section of the Great Wall. In ancient times, it was used as a defensive outpost of the Great Wall. There are lots of holes on the top of Badaling Great Wall built for the purpose of defense. Along the wall, there are many beacon towers that were used to transmit military message.

If you overlook the Great Wall, it looks like a giant dragon, with its way through a jumble of mountains. Badaling Great Wall is the witness of many dynasties rise and fall. Also, it is a collection of a lot of the wisdom of our ancestors

Ming Tombs

Buried 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty, it is the largest clusters of imperial cemeteries in China. With long history and the high fame, Ming Tombs has become one of the key attractions in Beijing. The most representative mausoleum is Changling which is the tomb of Emperor Chengzu and his empress. Besides, Changling is the largest and most magnificent one of Ming Tombs.

Olympic Stadium

New landmark of Beijing, the main Olympic Stadium is Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Both of them are more charming when the night comes. During the daytime, the Bird’s Nest is so concrete and the Water Cube looks lifeless. If you come here in the evening, things are a world of difference. 

Itinerary of 1 day bus Beijing tour

First, pick you up to the Ming Tomb first. The viewing on the Ming Tombs takes about 1 hour and finishes at about 10:45am. Before having lunch at 11:30am, Then, you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Jade Carving Factory where blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures.

Second, after having traditional Chinese lunch, we shall transfer to the famous Badaling Great Wall for excursion that will last about 2 hours.

Third, on the way back to your hotels, we will drive by the "Bird's Nest and Water Cube"---the main Olympic Stadium built for the 2008 Olympic Games. You could get an out view of them. End of this Beijing tour.

If you have any question, please contact us at any time. Wish you have a nice Beijing tour.

Would You Like to Taste the Beijing Imperial Cuisine?

During your Beijing tour, Beijing Imperial Cuisine you should not miss. In the history, the Imperial Cuisine was used to be exclusive for the emperor. Beijing Imperial Cuisine is used the finest ingredients. Today, you can sample a wide range of dishes that have been carefully prepared. And you will feel like a “king” for a day.

I will tell you where to eat the delicious Beijing Imperial Cuisine

Wu Ming Ju Restaurant

Wu Ming Ju Restaurnat is a famous restaurant in Beijing for offering Beijing Imperial Cuisine. The food here is carefully prepared. While you entering this restaurant, you will be impressed by its surroundings. Private rooms are quiet and elegant, with bamboo curtains, making for an atmosphere that lends itself to leisurely chatting and reminiscing. 

Wu Ming Ju demonstrates its food is up to state banquet standards for the particularity of the materials and the work put into preparing the dishes. 

Dazhaimen Restaurant

Guests in Dazhaimen Restaurant could not only taste the Beijing Imperial Food but also enjoy Peking Opera Show here. Originally, it is a quaint area formerly part of the royal family's residence during the Qing Dynasty.

Nutritious ingredients are selectively chosen here. In this secluded courtyard, you will forget about the hustle and bustle of the outside world. 

Tian Jia Restaurant

With a long history dating back to Qing dynasty, Tan Jia Restaurant is the best preserved place cooking the official food management by Beijing Hotel.

Food in Tian Jia Restaurant is moderately sweet and salty, and it is made from a large amount of ingredients. With a soft and mushy consistency, it is easy to digest. The chickens selected in this restaurant are 16-18 months of age.

Li Jia Cai Restaurant

The founder of Li Jia Cai Restaurant there is a royal cooker in Qing dynasty. Only 10 guests entertained everyday.

If you would like to eat in Li Jia Cai Restaurant, you must first make a phone reservation because of they do not accept walk-in diners. More over, you can not order food like other restaurants. You are served only what is prepared that day. Li Jia Cai creates over l0 set meals, and each set contains 18 to 22 separate dishes. Even if your group only has two people, you remain served around 20 dishes.

Prices range from a minimum of 200 RMB a set to over 2,000 RMB, vary according to the quantity and types of dishes available.

Wish you have a nice holiday in Beijing tour.

Have a Spectacular Night View in Beijing

Would you like to tour in Beijing at night? Usually, many Beijing tours are arranged during the daytime. However, why not choose some different? This time, we shall take you to visit Bird’s Nest and Water Cube at night. Both of them are more beautiful than you see during the daytime. The bird nest is just so much concrete and the water cube looks lifeless. But if you come to view them at night, it is totally a different world. The spectacular and sparkling night views will delight you at most.

Bird’s Nest

 
Built for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, track and field meets, and men's football final are all hold here. It can hold more than 91,000 people. The design of Bird’s Nest originally called for a capacity of 100,000 people; however 9,000 were removed during a simplification of the design.
With beautifully design, Bird’s Nest just exposed its most natural appearance, all the structural parts support with each other, forming a network framework. After the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, it has become another landmark of Beijing.
Boast the largest ski resort in urban Beijing now, tourists can not only visit the Olympic venue, but also go skiing. Bird’s Nest got its name for the form of itself looks like a huge nest that embrace and nurses human beings. Also, it looks like rather like a cradle bearing the hope of the future.
Have adopted advanced design techniques in energy saving and environmental protection, the Beijing National Stadium is favorable in natural ventilation, natural lighting, the recovery of rainwater, the utilization of reproducible geothermal energy resources, and the application of solar photovoltaic power generation, which make the Bird’s Nest a Green Building in reality as well in name.

Water Cube

Near to Bird’s Nest, Water Cube held swimming, diving, synchronized and waterball matches during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In addition, it can hold 17,000 audiences in total. Designed in a novel style, the National Aquatics Center has a foam-like water-molecule structure, making the architecture show a unique visual effect of water flowing and embodying the mysterious beauty; hence it is named "Water Cube" by the people.
From inside, it shows off its blue and white elegant color to the outside of the stadium. Tourists can see its bright blue color that shine make itself look more calm, quiet and cold in the evening.

Bird’s Nest and Water Cube are more beautiful when the night comes. Though the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has fade into memory, the two still allure large number of tourists when they tour in Beijing.