2 Days Beijing Join in Bus Tour of Beijing City and Beijing Opera

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Panda House, Olympic Park, Lama Temple, Beijing Hutong, Jingshan Park, Beijing Opera.   
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  You will be picked up from your hotel in downtown at appointed time (between 7:30am and 8:30am).
  Drive to Beijing Zoo to visit Panda House for about 40 minutes. You can see the lovely giant pandas, which symbolizes peace and friendship in China.
  Then go to Olympic Park to have outside view of the main stadiums for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. You can discover the inner structure of the famous Bird's Nest and Water Cube with your own cost.
  Afterwards, visit the Lama Temple for 1 hour. Also called "Yonghegong", Lama Temple is a well preserved Tibetan monastery in Beijing. It was originally the royal residence of Emperor Yongzheng before he ascended the throne.
  You will be arranged to have lunch with locals in a typical Beijing resident's house.
• After lunch, visit Beijing Hutong for 2 hours by man-power rickshaw. The old lanes surrounded by traditional courtyard residences reflect the culture and daily life of the past in Beijing.
  Proceed to Jingshan Park situated right on the north of the Forbidden City. The summit of Jingshan Hill was once the highest point in inner Beijing city. Then take a short visit to a silk shop to enjoy Chinese traditional silk arts.
  You will be transferred back to your hotel at about 4:00pm.
• Be picked up again from hotel at about 6:00pm.
  Drive to Beijing Liyuan Theatre to enjoy Beijing Opera from 7:30pm to 8:50pm. Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts.
  Be transferred back to hotel after the show.
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• Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace.  
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  You will be picked up from your hotel in downtown at appointed time (between 7:00am and 7:30am).
  Drive to the Tiananmen Square, the largest downtown square in the world. The important rallies and parades in Beijing were held on this square.
  Proceed to the Forbidden City. As the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient wooden structure buildings in the world, Forbidden City was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for 2 hours.
  Then visit a Chinese medicine shop and learn about Chinese traditional medicine culture.
  Afterwards, visit Temple of Heaven for 1 hour. Built in 1420 during Ming Dynasty, Temple of Heaven is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest.
• After lunch, take a short visit to a pearl market. You may find various kinds of necklace, bracelet, earring as well as other pearl products.
  Head to Summer Palace. Perfectly combining the natural landscape and ancient structures, summer palace is known as the "Museum of Royal Gardens". View this imperial garden about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  You will be transferred back to your hotel after the tour.
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