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Beijing Olympic Private Tour
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Beijing Olympic Venue: China Natioanl Stadium and China National Aquatics Center
Other Scenic Spots: Great Wall of China, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square, Lama Temple, Hutong and Siheyuan, Wangfujing Street.
Day 1: Arrival in Beijing
You will be met by the local guide and driver at the Beijing International Airport. Be driven to the downtown Beijing and check in the four stars hotel. Free explore Beijing in the rest time.
Day 2: Beijing
After breakfast, we will drive you to the famous Badaling Great Wall. After hiking the Great Wall, you will visit Beijing Olympic Venue: China Natioanl Stadium (Bird's Nest) and China National Aquatics Center (Water Cubic).
China Natioanl Stadium The National Stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest," will serve as the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It is located in the Olympic Green and occupies 21.4 hectares. It stretches 333 meters from north to south and 298 meters from east to west, covering an area of 258,000 square meters. The National Stadium is 68 meters high and holds 91,000 seats. The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games, Athletics and Football events will be held in it.
China National Aquatics Center The blue-colored National Aquatics Center (NAC), nicknamed the "Water Cube" and located by Beijing's North Fourth Ring Road, was inaugurated and delivered for use on the morning of January 28, 2008.
Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ) from east to west of China.
Day 3: Beijing
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up from the hotel; visit the Tian'anmen Square and Fordidden City.After lunch, you will visit the Temple of Heaven.
Tian'anmen Square Tian'anmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), is located in the center of Beijing. It was first built in 1417 and was rebuilt under the Qing in 1651.On October 1, 1949, chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed on Tian'anmen Rostrum the founding of the People's Republic of China. Since then, Tian'anmen has been the symbol of New China.
Forbidden City The Palace Museum, former home to the 24 Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City. Completed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, it occupies a total space of more than 720, 000 square meters. Apart from the complex of immovable palace buildings, the Palace Museum houses over 1.5 million items or sets of relics.
Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven was the place where the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship Heaven and pray for bumper crops. The northern part of the outer surrounding wall is semi-circular in shape while the southern part square, a pattern symbolic of the ancient belief that Heaven was round and the earth square.
Day 4: Beijing
Today we will arrange you take a rickshaw to visit famous Hutong and Siheyuan. Then you will visit Lama Temple in Beijing. In the afternoon, the guide and driver will arrange you visit the famous Wangfujing Street.
Hutongs The word hutong came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago. The original Mongolian word was hottog, meaning "water well." In other words, it means a place where people live, because people always gather where thereis water. Today in Beijing, the word hutong means a small alleyway or lane.
Siheyuan Siheyuan is the traditional residential compound of Beijing. Taking shape in the Liao Dynasty, it matured through the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to become the most characteristic residence of Beijing. The name siheyuan means a courtyard surrounded by houses on all the four sides. Over hundreds of years, the Beijing siheyuan formed a style unique to the capital city in layout, inner structure, furnishing and decoration.
Lama Temple Lama Temple Beijing (Yonghegong), or Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple or Yonghegong Lamsery, a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism, is situated in the northeast part of Beijing city.
Day 5: Beijing-Departure
Free in the morning until you will be driven to the airport for your next destination.
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Tour inclusion:
- 4 nights 4 stars hotel
- Entrance fees to all tourist sites
- Personal guide & driver
- Comfortable and clean Personal Car
- Daily breakfasts & lunches
- Government taxes
