Beijing 5 Days Culture and Art Tour for Young Travelers

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Arrive in Beijing.  
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  Reach Beijing.
  Be met at the exit of airport or train station by private English speaking guide and transferred to hotel for check in.
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• Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Ascend Tiananmen Rostrum, Forbidden City, Beihai Park, Shichahai Area, Beijing Hutong.  
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  Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30am.
  Firstly head to Tiananmen Square. Surrounded by many well-known cultural and political buildings, the square is the largest downtown square in the world.
  We will ascend Tiananmen Rostrum, site when in 1949, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
  Enter Forbidden City from the north end of Tiananmen Square. Known as "Zijingcheng" in ancient china, Forbidden City was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368-1911). It is the largest and best-preserved palace complex in the world.
• Proceed to Beihai Park after lunch. It is the oldest and best-preserved imperial garden in China. Lakes and hills wind along pavilions, towers, trees and flowers in the park.
  Move on to Shichahai Area. Numbers of typical Hutong and Siheyuan Courtyards are scattered in Shichahai area. In the night, it is noisy, especially in the Bar Street.
  Take a man-power rickshaw to discover the old Beijing Hutong. These narrow lanes surrounded by traditional courtyard residences show the culture and way of life of the past.
  Be transferred back to hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 3. Mutianyu Great Wall, China Film Museum, outside view of Beijing Bird Nest and Water Cube.  
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  Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to visit Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall has a history of 1400 years and is part of the glorious culture of China. 23 original watchtowers and other ancient constructions are closely packed on wall with 90% forest coverage rate. Climb the great wall on foot.
• Then visit China Film Museum, the biggest film museum in the world. It shows the history of 100 years of Chinese cinema. The Museum has 20 exhibition halls, housing 1500 films, and 4300 stills from works of 450 filmmakers. It also boasts the largest screen in Asia.
  Proceed to take an outside view of Bird Nest and Water Cube in Olympic Park. They are main stadiums and landmarks for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Bird Nest is reputed as “one of the key engineering marvels in the world.”
  Be transferred back to hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 4.Summer Palace, National Art Museum of China, Wangfujing Street, Beijing Roast Duck Dinner, Acrobatic Show.  
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  Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30am.
  Visit Summer Palace featured with the natural landscape and ancient structures. Known as the "Museum of Royal Gardens", it is the largest imperial garden of China and was included the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
• Move on to National Art Museum of China. The museum houses more than 100,000 pieces of various collections, most of which are creations around the establishment of new China. It also collects hundreds of foreign artistic works.
  Head to Wangfujing Street. It is the busiest commercial area in Beijing with shopping malls, bookstores, souvenir shops, and the snack stores. For dinner, you will taste Beijing Roast Duck. This delicious dish with Beijing local flavor is seen to be the food you are absolutely supposed to eat while in Beijing.
• Enjoy Acrobatic Show in the evening. With outstanding feats, gorgeous choreographer and color, the show offers stunning and amazing Chinese acrobatic artistry.
  Be transferred back to hotel after the show.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 5. Depart from Beijing.  
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  Be picked up from hotel and transferred to airport or train station for departure.
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