Tianjin Shore Excursion: Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

Once you arrive at the Tianjin International Home Port, your friendly tour guide will hold a sign with your name on it and meet you outside of the arriving hall with your name as the sign. Please look for your name after come out from the luggage claim area. Then, you will take an air-conditioned and comfort private vehicle to Beijing (about 2.5 hours) .

You will first visit the Temple of Heaven. It was built in 1420, covers an area of 674 acres. Originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to Heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest. Now it's a nice park to while away an hour or two for listening to singing and music, and watching the locals going about their lives. 

After enjoy a nice Chinese lunch, head to Summer Palace. It is the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden with an area of 716 acres. Much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony. 

After tour is finished, you will be transferred back to Tianjin Port or your central Beijing hotel