Jinan Trip Overview
See the highlights of Beijing city on a full-day tour from Jinan. Learn about the history of the region from your guide as you visit top attractions including the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City. Enjoy a delicious lunch in local restaurant, and take the bullet train. You can choose to finish your tour in Beijing or travel back to Jinan
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 12 hours
Starts: Jinan, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Jinan, Shandong, China
See the highlights of Beijing city on a full-day tour from Jinan. Learn about the history of the region from your guide as you visit top attractions including the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City. Enjoy a delicious lunch in local restaurant, and take the bullet train. You can choose to finish your tour in Beijing or travel back to Jinan
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Beijing South Railway Station, Yongdingmen Wai Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100069 China
Your driver will pick you up at 8:30am in your Jinan Hotel’s lobby and you will be transferred to Jinan train station.
Experience a fantastic 2 hour bullet train ride to Beijing. Upon arrival at Beijing South Railway Station, your tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the Arrival Hall with your name sign.
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Then you will heading to Beijing’s UNESCO-protected Temple of Heaven visited by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven, whose origins stretch back nearly 600 years. The Temple of Heaven is one of several worship sites in the capital where the emperors offered sacrifices. Its location in the city derives from the notion that yang,the mal vital principle,is located n the south;and as Heaven is yang,it should be worshipped in the southern suburbs of the capital.
The Temple of Heaven was constructed between 1406 and 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe (reign: 1403-1424), who also oversaw the creation of the Forbidden City during the same period.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Enjoy your delicious lunch at an authentic restaurant. Exploring one of the world’s largest public areas—Tian’anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, the mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.
The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
After your tour finished, you will be taken back to Beijing South Railway Station for your train back to Jinan, your driver in Jinan will pick you up from Jinan Railway station and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Jinan. You also can choose to finish your tour in Beijing.
Duration: 2 hours
