Beijing One Day History Tour of Temple from Tang Dynasty, Imperial College, City Wall Ruin Park, Chinese Tea Tasting and Beijing Hutong

Itinerary

Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle at 08:30.

Visit a temple from Tang Dynasty. It is an old temple with the longest history in Beijing. The temple is an important place to train young Sangha and study Buddhist culture. As the ancient architecture of Qing dynasty, it was also listed in the fifth National Key Culture Relics Protection Units.

Then visit Imperial College. It was the the highest learning institute during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Emperors in imperial China used to frequent the place to read Confucian classics to thousands of students.

After lunch, visit City Wall Ruin Park of Yuan Dynasty. The Park was located on the relices of Tucheng City of Yuan Dynasty, which was built from 1267 to 1276. The remains of the city wall has a length of 4,173 meters.

Taste Chinese tea, enjoy Chinese tea ceremony and have a rest in a local tea house.
China is the hometown and birthplace of Chinese tea.
Being the national drinks of China, tea has a history of four to five thousand years.
Tea culture is one of the specific representative of Chinese culture.

Move on to visit Beijing Hutong. Hutongs are lanes or alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard). Most of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Many famous operas and dramas are based on the themes of hutong life. Man-power rickshaw is arranged for you to feel the Hutong of Beijing.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour at around 18:00.
(Lunch)

Friendly Note of Beijing One Day History Tour:
1. This private one day tour is arranged for you exclusively with private Beijing local vehicle, experienced driver and English speaking tour guide.
2. The sunshine is very strong in Beijing, Sunglass is useful in summer.
3. You will walk a long distance. A pair of soft and comfortable shoes is helpful when you walk in attractions.