8-Day Beijing Tour & Encountering the Charm of Jinmen (Tianjin + Forbidden City + Universal Studios)
Beijing
- "Quality Accommodation & Worry-Free Travel": Stay in high-quality hotels in Beijing throughout the trip, with convenient transportation and smooth travel, allowing you to quickly return to a comfortable resting space after each day's itinerary to relieve travel fatigue
- "Professional Service & Full Escort": Professional tour guides with official certificates and a deep reserve of historical and cultural knowledge provide detailed explanations of the stories behind the attractions
- "In-Depth Historical & Cultural Tour": Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Fragrant Hills Park, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, and the Lama Temple to immersively appreciate the charm of ancient royalty and historical culture, touching the traces left by time
- "Unique & Fun Experiences": Watch the breathtaking flag-raising ceremony and feel the solemn and respectful patriotic atmosphere
- "New Perspective on Modern Landmarks": Stroll through Olympic Park, take a close look at the unique architectural exteriors of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, and experience the perfect integration of modern architecture and the Olympic spirit
- "Dual-City Charm in One Go": Specially arranged one-day trip to Tianjin to experience Tianjin's unique urban scenery and humanistic customs, feeling a different kind of northern charm
What to expect
* 📢 Pre-departure Notice
- Within 24 hours after placing your order, customer service will add your contact information;
- Before 18:00, 1 day prior to departure, a tour notice or staff WeChat QR code will be sent via WhatsApp or email. Customer service and staff will proactively contact you. Please submit your identification document images in a timely manner so that we can arrange your itinerary. Thank you for your cooperation.
* 📌 Itinerary Overview
Four-Diamond Hotel Package Itinerary Reference
- DAY 1: Departure location - Beijing Station/Airport pickup - Hotel - Free time; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: None
- DAY 2: Beijing - Tianjin - Italian Style Town - Porcelain House/Wax Museum - Boat trip out to sea - Beijing; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- DAY 3: Tiananmen Square - Chairman Mao Memorial Hall - Forbidden City - Shichahai - Temple of Heaven Park; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- DAY 4: Flag-raising ceremony - Badaling Great Wall - Bird's Nest and Water Cube exteriors - Military Museum/Capital Museum; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- DAY 5: Summer Palace - Fragrant Hills Park - Drive-by view of Tsinghua and Peking University; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- DAY 6: Yonghegong (Lama Temple) - Imperial temple - Afternoon free time - Overnight stay in Beijing; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast
- DAY 7: Hotel - Universal Studios 1-day tour; Accommodation: Beijing; Meals: Breakfast
- DAY 8: Hotel - Free time - Airport/Station drop-off; Accommodation: None; Meals: Breakfast
Core Highlights
- The Badaling Great Wall is an important part of the Great Wall and a mountain pass of the Ming Great Wall. Serving as an important outpost of Juyongguan, it was historically described as \"The strength of Juyong lies not in the pass itself, but in Badaling.\"
- The Temple of Heaven Park was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties held rituals for worshipping heaven, praying for good harvests, and praying for rain on the winter solstice. It is also the largest existing ancient sacrificial building complex in China.
- Tianjin has a profound history and cultural heritage, boasting numerous historical and cultural sites such as the Five Great Avenues cultural tourism area, Ancient Culture Street, and the Tianjin Eye. Walking through them feels like stepping into a long river of history.
- Yonghegong (Lama Temple): The largest existing Gelug Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing. Originally the residence of Prince Yong in the Qing dynasty, it features magnificent halls, a wealth of cultural relics, and continuous incense burning, allowing visitors to experience the integrated ancient architectural and religious cultures of the Han, Tibetan, Manchu, and Mongol ethnic groups.
- Universal Studios: A large movie-themed park featuring seven major themed zones including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Transformers Base, and Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness. It immerses visitors in classic film and television scenes, bringing together amusement rides, live entertainment, and specialty dining.

The Summer Palace is an imperial garden from the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as Qingyi Garden.

The Seventeen-Arch Bridge is a long bridge connecting the east bank of Kunming Lake with Nanhu Island. The bridge is 150 meters long and consists of 17 arches. There are 544 stone lions with different shapes carved on both sides of the bridge, and a pair

The Wenchang Pavilion is the largest of the six city gate buildings in the Summer Palace. It is a three-story pavilion-style structure with a green glazed tile roof and brightly colored, exquisitely crafted architecture.

The Summer Palace carries rich Chinese traditional cultural connotations. The buildings, landscapes, and cultural relics within the park are important carriers of Chinese traditional culture and are of great significance for inheriting and promoting Chine

The Palace Museum, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is China's largest ancient imperial palace complex. It was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties and is considered the foremost of the world's five major palaces.

The southern section, centered around the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony, is known as the "Outer Court." The northern half, centered around the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Hall of Union, the Pa

The architectural design of the Palace Museum is exquisite, employing various traditional architectural techniques such as Dougong brackets and mortise-and-tenon joints, making the building more stable and aesthetically pleasing. The Palace Museum is one

The Temple of Heaven Park was originally named "Great Shrine Hall," a rectangular hall. During the Jiajing period, it was transformed into a triple-eaved round hall and renamed "Great Offering Hall." During the Qianlong period, the three layers of tile co



The Temple of Heaven is where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. It showcases the ancients' understanding of "Heaven," the "relationship between Heaven and mankind," and their wishes to God.

The ritual of offering sacrifices to Heaven was incorporated into the feudal etiquette system by the rulers, becoming an important part of national politics, embodying the idea of "divine right of kings" and reinforcing the legitimacy of imperial power.




The corridor is both practical and beautiful, providing shelter from the wind and rain while allowing you to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains.

Qionghua Island is the central scenic spot, with the white pagoda on the island serving as a landmark building. It was built in the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty and is a Tibetan Lamaist pagoda.

Shichahai, also known as "Ten Temples Sea," is named after the ten Buddhist temples that originally surrounded it.

Shichahai is comprised of Qianhai Lake, Houhai Lake, and Xihai Lake. It's an open scenic area with a broad expanse of water in Beijing, and the largest and best-preserved historical district in the city. It's also known as "Nine Altars, Eight Temples, Ten

The Badaling Great Wall is an important component of the Great Wall, a great ancient Chinese defense project, and also a pass of the Ming Great Wall.




The Great Wall at Badaling has been a strategic military location since ancient times. Today, it is a popular attraction for Chinese and foreign tourists alike to appreciate the Great Wall's grandeur and experience its historical vicissitudes. The saying,

The Badaling Great Wall is the best-preserved section of the Ming Great Wall. As an important outpost of the Juyongguan Pass, it is strategically located and strongly fortified. Its walls are tall and solid, with dense watchtowers, built along the mountai

Tiananmen Square, having weathered over 500 years of history, is the largest city square in the world today.

Tiananmen Square has witnessed many significant historical events, such as the May Fourth Movement, the December 9th Movement, and the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. It is also a sacred place for the Republic to hold major celebratio




The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall was built to commemorate the founding leader Mao Zedong and is a Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit, a classic red tourism scenic spot, and a patriotic education demonstration base.

The Olympic Park is a comprehensive civic activity center in Beijing, as well as a patriotic education base and a Red Tourism scenic area of China.

Olympic Forest Park is the largest urban park planned and constructed in Beijing. It was known as the "back garden" of the 29th Olympic Games and has become a natural scenic area for Beijing citizens after the Games.

The National Stadium (Bird's Nest) was the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. It is also the world's first stadium to host both Summer and Winter Olympi

The Water Cube, officially known as the National Aquatics Center, served as a competition venue for both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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- When joining the tour in Beijing, please ensure that guests bring valid identification documents (expired documents are not valid).
- Tourists must pay attention to their personal safety and carry valuables with them. Do not leave valuables in the hotel or tour bus! Please take care of your personal belongings during the trip. The travel agency is not liable for any losses due to improper personal safekeeping.
- You must bring valid identification documents with you when departing. Tourists are responsible for any losses caused by failure to present valid identification documents, such as failure to check in, board a train, check into a hotel, or visit scenic spots.
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- The travel agency does not recommend tourists to participate in activities with uncertain personal safety. The travel agency is not responsible for the consequences of tourists' unauthorized actions.
- If tourists leave the group or change the itinerary on their own for personal reasons, it will be regarded as an automatic waiver. The travel agency will not be able to refund any fees, and the tourists will be responsible for other expenses and safety issues arising therefrom (if tourists leave the group, the relevant fees will not be refunded, and an additional off-group fee of 100 yuan/person/day will be charged).
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- The default arrangement is a twin room for two adults. This itinerary does not allow for room sharing. If you are traveling as an odd number of adults, please be sure to purchase one "single room supplement"; a single room will be arranged for you if you are traveling alone; if three adults are traveling, purchase one additional "single room supplement" and two rooms will be arranged for you.
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