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6 Days Beijing and Chengde Tour |
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- Trip highlights: Enjoy your spectacular trip to Chengde, one of China's leading scenic spots and the world's largest imperial garden, which served as the summer resort for emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
- Tour price: From
$
414.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing, Chengde
- Tour code:
SWBeijing017
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Beijing |
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| Upon arrival at the Beijing airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. Free time for the rest of the day. |
| Beijing | As the center of politics, cultural and international exchange, Beijing is a modern metropolis full of vitality.
For the history buffs, Beijing is a living museum, but it has something to offer everyone. It is also the starting point for most of our…… |
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Wangfujing Streeet: It is the grandest shopping area in Beijing, congested with modern shopping malls, such as the Oriental Plaza, Wangfujing Department Store, etc. It is also home to a wealth of hotels and specialty shops. Around is an afflicted snack street where you can enjoy the most authentic Beijing snacks. |
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| Day 2 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Visit famous attractions in Downtown Beijing. |
| Temple of Heaven | It was the place where the Emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship heaven and pray for good harvests. Built first in 1420, the Temple of Heaven is a precious example of China 's ancient architectural art and the largest design for worshi…… | | Tian An Men Square | As the largest city plaza in the world, it is of great cultural significance for its seeing of several key events in Chinese history. Today here are always sightseers and kite-flyers. Most visit at dawn or dusk to see the flag raising and lowering co…… | | Forbidden City | For almost 500 years, the Forbidden City served as the home of 24 Emperors and their households, and the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese imperial government. It was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987. |
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Kungfu show: The splendid Kung Fu show, running daily in Red Theater of Beijing shows you an authentic Kung Fu on the spot, which combining story-telling, acrobatics to celebrate the philosophy and skill of martial airs. You enjoy the opportunity to contact performers directly after the show or to learn Kung Fu from them! |
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| Day 3 Beijing (B,L) |
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| The highlight is the visit to the majestic Mutianyu Great Wall. Recommend you to climb up the Wall to enjoy the magnificent view. If you prefer, you might also choose to go up and down by cable car, the extra cost of cable car (RMB 50 one way) will be at your own cost. |
| Sacred Way | It was originally built to lead to Changling Tomb as a symbol of the passed emperor’s journey to heaven in their afterlife. Alongside the Sacred Road are 12 pairs of animal marble figures such as lions, elephants and 6 pairs human marbles such as gen…… | | Ming Tombs (Changling) | Changling Tomb is the largest and the most well-preserved one of the 13 Ming Tombs. Emperor Zhu Di, the third emperor of Ming Dynasty, and his Empress are co-buried in this grave. The 32 giant pillars in the Ling’en Hall, Changling’s main building, r…… | | Mutianyu Great Wall | Mutianyu Great Wall seems to be not popular as section at Badaling, but it doesn’t get as crowded, which assist you in appreciating the magnificent scenery easily. Woods cover over 96% of the total scenic area, and its 2.5 kilometer stretch allows yo…… |
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Lao She Tea House: Lao She Tea House is one of Beijing's most famous tea house, and has been visited by a number of well-known politicians. It is a wonderful entertainment house with short shows by comedians, singers, musicians, acrobats and opera performers. |
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| Day 4 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Continue our cultural explore in Beijing. |
| Beijing Zoo | The must-see area of Beijing Zoo is the famous Panda House, You can see lovely Giant Panda and lesser panda. Lakes and gardens abound in the zoo complex which is a weekend destination for families. | | Hutong Tour by Rickshaw | Hutongs are small alleyways where people live together in communities of homes packed into a small area，just like a museum of Beijing's folk customs. Exploring Hutongs by rickshaw can find the residents playing Chinese chess, Mahjong,etc. | | Summer Palace | The Summer Palace deserves your visit to her exquisite buildings, long corridor, and beautiful bridges. Her shoreline pathway makes an excellent run or walk for you. It was a luxurious imperial garden for royal families to rest and entertain in Chine…… |
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Peking Roast Duck: With its long history, Peking roast duck is well known among both domestic and overseas customers. The duck is hung in the oven and roasted by flame burning from fruit-wood. It takes about 45 minutes for the duck to be done. The finished duck is characteristic with crispy skin, tender meat and the fragrance from the fruit-wood. |
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| Day 5 Beijing,Chengde (B,L) |
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| Transfer to Beijing train station for your early morning train (soft seat) to Chengde. Train No.: N211 (leaves Beijing at 06h30, arrives Chengde at 10h48. 4 hours and 18 minutes). Upon arrival at the Chengde railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel to freshup and have breakfast. Then drive to take our sightseeing tour. |
| Chengde Mountain Resort | The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace) is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland an…… |
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Chengde: Chengde is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, 230km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Chengde Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden formerly used by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Today the city is a popular tourist destination. |
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| Day 6 Chengde (B,L) |
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| Transferred to Chengde train station for the train back to Beijing. |
| Temple of the Potaraka Doctrine | Temple of the Potaraka Doctrine is one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde. The temple was modeled after the Potala Palace of Tibet, the old sanctuary of the Dalai Lama built a century earlier. Hence the Putuo Zongcheng has been nicknamed the "Litt…… | | Puning Temple | Puning Temple, built in 1755, houses the world's tallest wooden statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, known as the world's largest woodcarving Buddha is in the temple. It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, and alongside the equally fame…… |
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Dashilan old street: Dashilan is the oldest and perhaps one of Beijing’s most fascinating streets to explore. This district is cluttered South of Tian'anmen Square, it is the civilian area, known as the grassroots culture under the Forbidden City. |
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