7 days beijing--chengde tour

d1 arrive in beijing, meet at airport and transfer to a 4 star hotel.

d2 begin the day with a visit to tiananmen square, the world largest. then, move on to the imperialpalace, also known as the "forbidden city" that symbolizes the imperial and traditional china. after lunch, you will go to visit the enchanting summerpalace, one of china's largest and best-preserved imperial gardens. a peking duck banquet concludes your first full day activities in china.

d3 today's highlight is your visit to the great wall, symbol of chinese civilization. in the afternoon, you will visit temple of heaven, the place where the emperors of ming and qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. tonight's dinner is the royal cuisine at fangshan restaurant in beihaipark. enjoy a short episode of classic peking opera after dinner in a nearby theatre.

d4 drive to chengde in the morning, check in a 4 star hotel, after lunch, sightseeing in the chengde summer resort, also called bihushanzhuang, in 1703 the qing emperor kang xi built a summer palace and gardens, calling his summer residence bihushanzhuang (fleeing-the-heat mountain hamlet). under his grandson qianlong it had grown to the size of beijing's forbidden city and summer palace combined, and was surrounded by a 10 km long wall and covering 590 hectares. qianlong built many pieces of minorities architectures, especially tibetan.

d5 a full day tour in chengde including the famous eight temples. stay in the 4 star hotel.

d6 drive back to beijing, en route visit the great wall at jinshanling. stay in the 4 star hotel in beijing.

d7 after a relaxed breakfast in your hotel, we will transfer you to the airport for your departure