5 day 4 nights(without hotel) private Beijng Modern arts tour

Day 1:
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 2: (L,D)
Full day trip to Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Silk Store and Temple of Heaven. In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show(or Chinese Acrobat, or Chinese Kongfu show, choose one show from these three options, depending on your interest).

- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. The hall and the courtyard of supreme harmony, 2. The meridian gate, 3. the hall of supreme harmony, 4. the hall of complete harmony, 5. the hall of preserving harmony, 6. the huge of stone carving, 7. the hall of union, 8. the palace of earthly tranquility, 9. the imperial garden, etc.

- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's blessings on the whole nation.
Visit scenic spots: 1. the hall of prayer for good harvest, 2. red stairway bridge, 3. the imperial vault of heaven, 4. echo wall, 5. triple sound stone, 6. the circular mound altar, etc.

Day 3: (L,D)
Full day trip to Badaling Great Wall, Jade Factory, Ming Tombs. Enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet for dinner in the most famous Quanjude Restaurant. On the way back to downtown Beijing, the car will stop for an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube (Olympic National Stadium) You have chance to appreciate its distinctive appearance.

- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China. (60 miles away from downtown, about one and half hour's drive)
Visit scenic spots: Badaling Geat Wall, Badaling fortress, beacon-towers, "looking-toward beijing stone", etc
-The Ming Tombs: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
Visit scenic spots: 1.ling en gate, 2.ling en palace, 3.soul tower, 4.the great red gate, 5.the stele pavilion, etc.

Day 4: (L,D)
After breakfast, drive to visit Summer Palace, in the afternoon, begin your hutong experience tour in the Shichahai Area.

- The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.

- --Shichahai Area: Shichahai is a famous scenic area that includes three lakes (Qian Hai, Hou Hai and Xi Hai), surrounding places of historic interest and scenic beauty, and remnants of old-style Beijing residences, Hutong and Courtyard. Shichahai is one of the best places to view well-preserved Hutongs and courtyards. Visiting Hutongs by pedicab has become a popular activity for visitors from China and abroad.

Day 5:
In the morning, Drive to National Grand Theater and 798 Art Zone. and then transfer to airport and say goodbye.

--National Grand Theater, Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, It looks like a egg from the outside.
--798 Art Zone, was once the place for Beijing North China wireless joint equipment factory (namely, 718 Joint Factory), which was designed and built by the experts of former G.D.R in the 1950s. Now, many art organizations and artists came to rent the vacant plants and transformed them, gradually formed a district gathered galleries, art studios, cultural companies, fashion shops etc.

Our price including:
A.Private Transfer between Airport/Hotel; Entrance fees;
B. Meals as listed in the itinerary, L=lunch; D=Dinner.
C. Personal Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers and sightseeing.
D. All Service Charge and Taxes.
E. Luggage Transfers between airports and hotels. 

Excluding:

1, tips to the guide and driver;

2, your personal expense;