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What is a better way to have a deep tour of the Forbidden city with your private guide the whole time? Embark on this 4-hour walking tour, you will explore the most famous parts in the Forbidden City. Visit the Tienanmen Square. Walking from the Hall of the Supreme Harmony, where the emperor handled state affairs to The Garden of Mental Cultivation-the emperor’s bedroom. This in-depth tour charts the stories behind the Forbidden city’s sacred sites.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What is a better way to have a deep tour of the Forbidden city with your private guide the whole time? Embark on this 4-hour walking tour, you will explore the most famous parts in the Forbidden City. Visit the Tienanmen Square. Walking from the Hall of the Supreme Harmony, where the emperor handled state affairs to The Garden of Mental Cultivation-the emperor’s bedroom. This in-depth tour charts the stories behind the Forbidden city’s sacred sites.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
After picking you up from your hotel in Beijing, meet your private guide and head to the Tienanmen Square, home to the National Museum of China. If there is anything you particularly want to see, feel free to let your guide know. The best thing about having a private guide is that the tour can be tailored to the things that interest you the most.
Your tour will start from Qianmen (Front Gate), follow your tour guide to walk through Tiananmen Square.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: National Museum Of China, No.16 East Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
You will see the National Museum of China from Tian’anmen Square. The Great Wall of the People, Chairman Mao’s Memorial Hall and The Flagpole.
Pass By: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, China, 北京市东城区天安门
Your tour guide will offer detailed explanation about these sites. Feel free to ask questions if you have.
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Meridian Gate (Wu Men), The Entrance Gates Of Gugong, Beijing 100006 China
Enter the Forbidden City from the South Gate -Meridian Gate. Follow your tour guide to explore most important buildings inside the palace.
Stop At: Hall of Union, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Then continue to check out the living quarters in the palace: Hall of Union, Hall Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union and Hall of Earthly Tranquillity.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian), Inside The Palace Museum, Beijing China
Stroll around the courtyards and halls of the Forbidden city with your tour guide, and learn the histories and stories about this massive palace. You will visit these buildings inside the Forbidden City.
Hall of Great Harmony where the emperor handle states affairs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian), Inside The Palace of Museum, Beijing China
Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your tour of the Forbidden city will end at the Imperial Garden, then you will exit the Forbidden city from the north Gate.
Your tour will ends here, you can choose to explore more of the Palace on your own, or your tour guide will help you to get taxi to your next destination. (at your own cost)
Duration: 20 minutes
