Itinerary
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Stop At: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Meet your guide in your hotel lobby and travel to Jingshan Hill, the highest point in the old part of Beijing. Climb to the top to absorb the far-reaching views over the palace rooftops and downtown Beijing.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Then take a canopy boat (40 minutes) along the Imperial Waterway to visit the Summer Palace, whose landscaped gardens and pavilions were created in 1750 as a summer retreat for China’s rulers. You will see some of the iconic places including:
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Pass By: Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, Inside Summer Palace, Haidian District, Beijing 100091 China
The same as the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, there had to be a throne hall for the emperor to handle state affairs in the Summer Palace. Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi used to hold audience and handle state affairs in the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.
Pass By: Hall of Happiness and Longevity, Inside Summer Palace, Haidian District, Beijing 100091 China
It was Empress Dowager Cixi’s private living quarter when she was in the Summer Palace. After it was rebuilt in 1889, she lived here from April to October each year during the rest of her life.
Pass By: Long Corridor at the Summer Palace, No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing China
It is the longest covered walkway in the world. There are more than 14,000 pictures painted on the beams and crossbeams of the long corridor, so it is also called the longest art gallery in the world.
Stop At: Tower of Buddhist Incense(Summer Palace), Inside Summer Palace, Haidian District, Beijing 100091 China
Symbol of the Summer Palace which was first built in 1758, and damaged in 1860 and 1900 respectively. The present one was rebuilt in 1903 according to its original design. You will go up to see the whole Summer Palace and some parts of the Beijing City.
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Qingyan Stone Boat, Inside Summer Palace, Haidian District, Beijing 100091 China
Also called Marble Boat which was built in 1755, during Emperor Qianlong’s reign. It used to represent the stability and eternality of the Qing dynasty.
Stop At: Central Radio and Television Tower (Zhongyang Dianshita), 11 Xisanhuanzhong Lu, Beijing 100048 China
Having explored the Summer Palace, head for dinner at Beijing’s 1,329-foot (405-meter) high Central TV Tower, the city’s second tallest structure. Savor a delicious buffet meal at the tower’s revolving restaurant — the highest in Beijing — and before or after, visit the tower's Observation Platform for spectacular views down over the illuminated city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes