Tour code: BJ-PO-9X
Focus: Yuanmingyuan Garden, Wangfujing Street include cathedral, Financial street, Cishan Temple
Updated: 2019-11-26
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle at 08:30 am.
Drive to visit Yuanmingyuan Garden. Yuanmingyuan (Garden of Perfect Splendor) was first built in 1707 and expanded under the supervision of five emperors of the Qing Dynasty for over 150 years. The garden is reputed throughout the world by its enchanting charms and relation with Chinese modern history. Extolled as the "Garden of Gardens", the Yuanmingyuan once covered an area 5 times the size of the Forbidden City.
Then visit Wangfujing Street include cathedral. Being called the first street or Golden Street, Wangfujing street has a length of around 1.5 km from the Chang'an Street to the China Art Museum. On the famous shopping street, there are three main large shopping centers-Sun Dong An, the Malls of Oriental Plaza, and Beijing Department Store.
Located the Wangfujing Street, St Joseph's Church is also called East Church. It is the second oldest Church in Beijing. Built in 1655, the church is a three-story Roman architecture, mixing Chinese features in its design. Many precious religious paintings drawn by Giuseppe Castiglione are preserved inside. A larege suqare was built surround the church.
Visit Financial street. Lcoated inside the 2nd Ring Road, Beijing Financial Street is the city's first large-scale financial functional area and an influential area for China's financial industry. The street gathers the highest national financial decision-making institutions and financial regulators, many domestic and international large-scale financial organizations and state-owned enterprise headquarters.
Then visit Cishan Temple. Cishan Temple is also called Tiantai Temple. It gathers Buddhism, Taoism and all other folk gods together. There are 24 palaces and more than 100 ancient buildings. The most famous
place is the Four Mouths Spring. The warlord Feng Yuxiang had once lived here.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour at around 18:00.
(Lunch)
(USD/person, Validity:December-31,2020 ,
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 6.6 RMB, Editor: Jasper , Updated: 2019-11-26)