BC02: Full Day City Tour -" Glory of Imperial Beijing"
Forbidden City
Temple of Heaven
SummerPalace

Tour Itinerary :
Be met by your guide and driver at your hotel in the morning- Forbidden City Sightseeing (2 hours)- Temple of Heaven Sightseeing (1 hour)-Lunch at Local Restaurant (1hour)- Pearl & Tea Shop ( 30 minutes)-Summer Palace Sightseeing( 1.5 hours)- Drop-off service at your hotel and end today trip.

Tour Choice A: Tour by Daily Bus Tours (BC02A)
Departure : Tue, Thu, Sat
Tour Style : Join in Group
Duration : 7:30am-6:00pm
Group Size: Usually mini size less than 10 persons
Tour Cost: 55 USD/PP
Cost Include:1 Hotel pick-up & drop-off service , 2 Air-conditioned tour coach, 3 English tour guide, 4 Entrance tickets as listed, 5 Chinese lunch.
Cost Exclude:1 Tips to the guide and driver as your wish

Tour Choice B: Tour by Daily Private Tours (BC02B)
Departure : Daily
Tour Style : Private Group
Duration : 8 :00am- 5:30pm
Tour Cost :
120 USD/PP based on 1 PAX
90 USD/PP based on 2 PAX
70 USD/PP based on 3-5 PAX
50 USD/PP based on 6-9 PAX
Cost Include:1 Hotel pick-up & drop-off service , 2 Private mini van with driver , 3 Private English guide. 4 Entrance tickets as listed, 5 Chinese lunch.
Cost Exclude:1 Tips to the guide and driver as your wish.

	The Forbidden City The Forbidden City (ImperialPalace) in the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China, and the world at large. Its construction began in 1406 and was completed 14 years later, having a history so far of some 580 years. Twenty-four emperors from the Ming and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties lived and ruled China from there. Most of the buildings in the Forbidden City were rebuilt many times, although they maintained the original architectural style. The buildings of the Forbidden City fully embody the artistic features and style of ancient Chinese palace architecture, and can be called a masterpiece in Chinese, even world, architectural history.
	The Temple of Heaven founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. In its overall layout and that of its individual buildings, it symbolizes the relationship between earth and heaven - the human world and God's world - which stands at the heart of Chinese cosmogony, and also the special role played by the emperors within that relationship. The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations. The symbolic layout and design of the Temple of Heaven had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries.
	The Summer Palace first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 - is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. The SummerPalace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole. The SummerPalace epitomizes the philosophy and practice of Chinese garden design, which played a key role in the development of this cultural form throughout the East. The imperial Chinese garden, illustrated by the SummerPalace, is a potent symbol of one of the major world civilizations