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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
$
400.00
 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 |
Today's Activities: |
| 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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| [ Today's Optional ] Wangfujing Streeet: Wangfujing is a 700-year-old commercial street. It has maintained its position as the number one choice for shoppers since the mid-1980s. The Wangfujing Department Store has long been acknowledged as the largest, most fashionable, and best known shopping center in Beijing. |
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| Day 2 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Visit famous attractions in Downtown Beijing. |
| Temple of Heaven | The Temple of Heaven was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient Beijing. This was where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat to for religious rituals twice a year. It is considered as the most supreme achievement of t…… | | Tian An Men Square | TianAnMen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. Walk around there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century took place there. | | Forbidden City | The Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) in the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China. Its construction began in 1406. Twenty four emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1644-1911) liv…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Kungfu show: The Legend of Kung Fu is a unique show in the Red Theatre. It celebrates the philosophy and skill of the Kung Fu martial arts through a unique story-line, dramatic design, choreography and breath-taking music. This show breaks the traditional Kung Fu mold. Because of Its poignant and touching story line combined with exquisite ballet and music, it is known as the best of Kung Fu show in Beijing. |
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| Day 3 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| 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 | This road was known as “shendao”, meaning "the way of the spirit". The body of the dead was carried across this route at funeral ceremonies. It is 7 kilometers long, starting at the Memorial Arch to the gate of the main tomb. | | Ming Tombs (Changling) | Between 1368 and 1644 the Ming Dynasty had 16 emperors, and thirteen of them were buried in Beijing. This is where the tombs got their names from. The Ming tombs are located about 50 kilometers to the north of Beijing. | | Mutianyu Great Wall | The Mutianyu Great Wall is 73 km from Beijing and has 22 watchtowers, about one every kilometer. A 4,000 meter long pathway has been constructed from the road to the summit. It can also be reached by cable car. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] 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 | Rickshaws are actually three wheeled bicycles often driven by old, retired men. There are fleets of them circling around the TianAnMen square area, and they are always willing to take passengers. It is nice to take a ride around the square in the eve…… | | Summer Palace | This is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Renovations and extensions in the following several hundred years till the end of the 19th century transformed it i…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] 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) |
Today's Activities: |
| 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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| [ Today's Optional ] 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) |
Today's Activities: |
| 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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| [ Today's Optional ] 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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