Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

Picked by our tour guide at your hotel at 8:30 am or 13:30 pm. Then head to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square of this kind in the world. Located in the heart of Beijing City, it is the site for massive parades and rallies.This was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), Chairman Mao proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China. For security reason, Tiananmen Square is a fenced square circled by low iron grids with main four entrances – east, west, south and north. The square is now open to the public till sunset, but all the tourists have to pass a security check before they enter the square. So check points have been set up at all the entrances leading to the square.

40 minutes

Monument of the People's Heroes

Have a glimpse at the outside of Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, the Monument to the People's Heroes, the magnificent Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, the ancient Zhengyang Gate and Arrow Tower as well as the Tiananmen Tower which leads to the well-known Forbidden City.

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

Then move on to the Imperial Palace, also known as the "Forbidden City" , the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history. We will buy ticket in advance to skip the line. The palace was built between 1406 and 1420, but was burnt down, rebuilt, sacked and renovated countless times, so most of the architecture you can see today dates from the 1700's and onwards. You will have a highlight tour of the Forbidden City. Note: A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.

2 hours

Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang)

Visiting

Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)

Visiting

30 minutes

The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum

Visiting

30 minutes

Tian'anmen

Visiting

Baochao Hutong

Then, you will enjoy the Peking Duck lunch or dinner. Which is one of the most important things in Beijing. It has been prepared since the imperial era. Its roast by fruit tree. The meat is very crisp thin skin, and the meat is tender. Sliced in front of the diners by the cook. Ducks bred specially for the dish are slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung oven. The meat is eaten with spring onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce with pancakes rolled around the fillings. Sometimes pickled radish is also inside, and other sauces (like hoisin sauce) can be used. After the tour, your private tour guide will get a taxi send you back to your hotel or you can choose to stay at the place where you are.

1 hour 30 minutes