1-day Beijing City Walking Tour
Overview
Tour Beijing in an eco-friendly way – on foot. On this 1-day Beijing walking tour, we offer two options, so you will taste authentic local breakfast and local snacks, travel to the Forbidden City or Temple of Heaven for the masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture. A walk in the hutongs will give you an in-depth view of local residents’ daily life.
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Meet your guide at hotel lobby at around 8:30am, and walk to nearby subway station for subway to Tianmen Square.
Photo stop at National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA)
Located immediately to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, NCPA is colloquially described as The Giant Egg. Its futuristic design is the work of French architect Paul Andreu.
Walk a few minutes to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world. Stroll at the Square and you'll have chance to view the Monument to the People's Heroes standing at the center and visit the Memorial Hall of Chirman Mao Zedong.
The Forbidden City
Walk to the Forbidden City on the other side of the Chang'An Avenue. With 600 years history, this imperial palace was home to 24 ancient emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties. Walk from Wumen at the south and out from Shenwumen at the north, you will visit official buildings of emperors like three main halls and residence area of the imperial families. Different imperial collections will help you learn history and culture of China.
Out of the Forbidden City, you will have lunch in local restaurant nearby. Later visit Beihai Park,former imperial garden. The park contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples. Like many other Chinese imperial gardens, Beihai was designed to imitate renowned scenic spots and architecture from various regions of China,particularly those in south China.The White Dagoba is a Tibetan-style stupa placed on the highest point on Jade Flower Island, built to honor the visit of the 5th Dalai Lama in 1651.
Food tour in local Hutongs
Hutong is a must for a classic Beijing tour, which allows you an in-depth travel of the city. On this tour, your guide will walk you to a Nanluoguxiang Hutong. Have a glimpse of the authentic local life in these narrow lanes lined with the traditional courtyards. And you will have chance to taste different local foods and snacks.
Take the metro back to your hotel, your 1-day Beijing walking tour ends, and the service ends.
Meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel at around 8am in the morning, and walk or take subway to an authentic Beijing breakfast. Join the local Beijingers and feast on the douzhir (fermented soya-bean milk), deep-fried dough sticks, steamed bun, wonton, etc. (we suggest you have some breakfast in your hotel in case that you don’t like the local breakfast). Start your day with the real flavor of Beijing.
Morning vegetable market
Afterwards, walk with your guide to a nearby morning market (5 minutes walking), where there are all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits for sell. Locals, especially the elder generations come here in the early morning for their daily meals. They greet each other and have casual chatting. It is fun to see the customers bargain with the vendors. Try some fruit if you like.
Old-fashion Department Store
Only five minutes’ walk away from the morning market is an old-fashion department store. It is an exception among Beijing’s numerous modern shopping centers, by keeping its “old look” from 1960s and selling various time-honored brands of daily necessities, including silk, cosmetics, clothes, all with good quality and reasonable price. You can buy yourself and friends some souvenirs here.
Temple of Heaven
Then walk about 20 minutes for the visit of Temple of Heaven. It was a place for ancient emperors to worship heaven, and a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design. In the morning, local people gather here for fun - they fly kites, practice Tai Chi, sing songs, play cards and chess…
Your guide will arrange you a local restaurant for today’s lunch, and help you order dishes.
Beijing Hutong
A visit of hutong is a must for a classic Beijing tour, which allows you an in-depth travel of the city. On this tour, your guide will walk you to a less-known, pristine Hutong. Have a glimpse of the authentic local life in these narrow lanes lined with the traditional courtyards.
After the hutong visit, you need to walk for about 15 minutes to the bus station, and take a bus back to your hotel.
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