Layover Tour to Forbidden City, Hutong, Summer Palace & Tasting Roasted Duck

If you want to taste the Beijing typical food, we can take you to try.

Beijing Roasted Duck is prepared from specially-bred Beijing crammed duck with a unique roasting process which gives it a perfect combination of color, aroma and taste, a crisp thin skin, and a mouth-melting flavor. Beijing Roasted Duck dates back 300 years, and originated in the imperial kitchens of Jinling (today’s Nanjing).

Designed and built in 1651, the Tiananmen Square is not only an important site of political and historical events of China but also one of the largest city squares in the world with 44 hectares in size. The historical events like May Fourth Movement in 1919 and the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949 all happened here. Tiananmen Square is the central focus of Beijing. To its west stands the Great Hall of People while the National Museum is located in the east. The Monument to the People’s Hero stands high in the middle of the square and the memorial hall of Chairman Mao is located on the south.

As the royal residences of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties from the 15th to 20th century, the Forbidden City used to be the centre of State power in late feudal China. It was constructed between 1406 and 1420 by the Ming emperor Zhu Di and witnessed the enthronement of 14 Ming and 10 Qing emperors over the following 505 years. There are over a million rare and valuable works of art in the permanent collection of the Forbidden City including paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed wares, bronze wares, enamel objects, etc. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China and also in the World. It was first built in 1750 by Emperor Qianlong, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886. Constructed around the Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, Summer Palace is a vast complex of gardens, palaces, lakes, and hills. The landscaped gardens, temples, and pavilions were designed to achieve harmony with nature and to please the eye. In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design.

There are more than 7000 Hutongs in Beijing; most of them are surprisingly well ordered either oriented East-West or North-South to comply with Feng-shui custom. Beijing Hutong can be regarded as an important element of ancient Beijing. When tourists visit to Beijing, Hutong become a must-seeing spot.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• If the trip cannot be carried out due to personal or customs prohibition, we will return 50% of the group payment 48 hours before the start of the tour, and we will not refund 24 hours before the start of the tour

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• Our souvenir
• Admission tickets to sightseeing places
• All government taxes
• Free Car Wifi
• A bottle of mineral water per person
• Experienced English-speaking tour guide
• Peking Roasted Duck or Making dumping fee (Lunch)
• Private Air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver

• Your personal expenses
• Gratuities to driver

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• This Tour is Provided by Layover Tour Beijing China.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Shanghai.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.