Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Cooking Class at Private Courtyard
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Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
You will visit Tiananmen Square, one of the main symbols of Beijing. The square is one of the biggest in the world, and it is full of monuments and important venues like the National Flag Pole, the Monument to the People's Hero, the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of People and the National Museum.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Then you will proceed to visit the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palace in China with over 500 years of history. Here you will learn about the history of this sprawling World Heritage–listed complex, where Ming and Qing emperors once lived and ruled in opulence. Take in some of the 1,000 rooms and 800 buildings, and marvel at the exquisite luxury of imperial life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Continue to visit the Jingshan Park, one of the most well known imperial gardens in China.
Jingshan Park is an artificial hill constructed almost a thousand years ago from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Forbidden City and nearby canals. On top of the hill you can have a full and clear bird’s eye view of the Forbidden city, and when you go down you will see local citizens doing their morning ritual exercises such as Taichi, dancing and singing.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beijing Hutong culture tour, Beijing 100004 China
After Jingshan Park you will visit a local hutong family that will help you prepare and cook famous Chinese dumplings. Dumplings is the main food that people will have on Chinese New Year’s Eve to wish that they will have prosperity in the New Year. Nowadays people can buy dumplings in the market but the home made dumplings always taste better. The family will show you how to cook dumplings and then you will have the chance to taste what you have made. It will be a memorable experience.
Before being dropped-off at your hotel, you will visit a local Tea Shop where you will have the opportunity to learn more about tea culture and to purchase some for yourself to try.
Duration: 2 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
You will visit Tiananmen Square, one of the main symbols of Beijing. The square is one of the biggest in the world, and it is full of monuments and important venues like the National Flag Pole, the Monument to the People's Hero, the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of People and the National Museum.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Then you will proceed to visit the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palace in China with over 500 years of history. Here you will learn about the history of this sprawling World Heritage–listed complex, where Ming and Qing emperors once lived and ruled in opulence. Take in some of the 1,000 rooms and 800 buildings, and marvel at the exquisite luxury of imperial life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Continue to visit the Jingshan Park, one of the most well known imperial gardens in China.
Jingshan Park is an artificial hill constructed almost a thousand years ago from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Forbidden City and nearby canals. On top of the hill you can have a full and clear bird’s eye view of the Forbidden city, and when you go down you will see local citizens doing their morning ritual exercises such as Taichi, dancing and singing.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beijing Hutong culture tour, Beijing 100004 China
After Jingshan Park you will visit a local hutong family that will help you prepare and cook famous Chinese dumplings. Dumplings is the main food that people will have on Chinese New Year’s Eve to wish that they will have prosperity in the New Year. Nowadays people can buy dumplings in the market but the home made dumplings always taste better. The family will show you how to cook dumplings and then you will have the chance to taste what you have made. It will be a memorable experience.
Before being dropped-off at your hotel, you will visit a local Tea Shop where you will have the opportunity to learn more about tea culture and to purchase some for yourself to try.
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- Dumpling cooking class in a Hutong family house
- Your cooked dumplings for lunch
- Local guide
- Round-trip transfer
- Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Not included
- Gratuities
- Drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Passport and hotel details are required when book this tour
- Hotel must be inside the 3rd ring road (Beijing city centre)
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Cultural
90%
Tourism
85%
Food
80%
Original
35%
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