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This course visits three World Heritage Sites in the city that are a must-see for any visitor to Beijing.For those coming from Tianjin, a Japanese guide and a private car will pick you up at Beijing South Railway Station and take you back to the station, so you can rest assured and safely.You can easily join us from Tianjin by high-speed rail.National Palace MuseumThe Palace Museum, which was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1987, was formerly known as the Forbidden City. Since the Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1421, a total of 24 successive emperors lived within this palace until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.It is also known as the setting for the film "The Last Emperor," which depicts the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Jiro Asada's "Sora no Subaru," which was also made into a TV drama.A Japanese guide will explain the highlights.First, climb the Wumen Gate and experience what it's like to be the Last Emperor.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/100u11000000r1oqh8E76_Z_1000_0.jpg" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="667"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/100u0x000000le38uA71D_Z_1000_0.jpg" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/100c10000000plzao4FEC_Z_1000_0.jpg" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="562">KeizanA small hill located opposite the North Gate and Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City.Beijing is a symmetrical city, and Jingshan is located at its centerline.Looking down to the south from the top of the mountain, the yellow lapis lazuli tile roofs of the Forbidden Palace towers line up like waves.Wanchun Pavilion, located on the top of a mountain at an altitude of about 45 meters, offers a magnificent view of Beijing.During the Yuan Dynasty, it was a small hill called "Green Mountain", but in the 14th year of the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty (1416), when the Forbidden City was being built, the old city was demolished during the Yuan Dynasty and the Forbidden City's guardian river was excavated, and the hill was named Banzai Mountain. It was renamed Jingshan in the 12th year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1655).On the eastern foot of the mountain there remains a locust tree where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself after fleeing the Forbidden City on March 19, 1644 (17th year of the Chongzhen era) when Li Zicheng (leader of a peasant uprising, 1606-45?) led a peasant army into Beijing.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/350w180000013z0uf81D2_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3273173" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="562"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/100913000000vop3m0346_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="gs" imageid="313114058" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="847">Summer PalaceRegistered as a World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) in 1998.It had been used as an imperial garden since the Ming Dynasty, but was later converted into a villa by Emperor Qianlong to celebrate his mother's 60th birthday and was renamed Qingyi Garden.In 1860 (the 10th year of the Xianfeng era), it was destroyed by British and French troops during the Second Opium War, but reconstruction began in 1884 to use it as a retirement home for Empress Dowager Cixi, and it was renamed the Summer Palace. The cost of renovating the Summer Palace was enormous, and it is said that Empress Dowager Cixi's misappropriation of the naval budget was one of the reasons for Japan's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, but another theory is that it may have been a public works project to combat the economic downturn.The vast grounds include the artificial lake "Kunming Lake" and the mountain "Manshou Mountain" made of piled-up soil from the lake. The gardens imitate the West Lake in Hangzhou and the gardens of the Jiangnan region, and are lined with various palaces such as the Empress Dowager Cixi's residence "Le Shou Hall", the "Rene Shou Hall" where government affairs were conducted, and the "Yulan Hall", the symbol of the Summer Palace, "Foshan Pavilion", soars atop Manshou Mountain. The "Long Corridor" built along Kunming Lake is 728 meters long, and the beams are decorated with 14,000 paintings of flowers, birds, wind, moon, history, and classics.This course will take you to the Togu Gate, Jinjuden Hall, Gyokuran Hall, Tokuwaen Garden, Rakujuden Hall, Long Corridor, Ishibo, and Buddhist Incense Pavilion (exterior).<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/350w180000014fupp08CF_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3296577" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="750"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/350w180000014fupoE9FD_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3296575" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="750"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/350s180000014gp3m8A4E_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3296576" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="1333">Tiantan ParkThe site is vast, covering approximately 2.7 million square meters, and it is the largest surviving ritual structure in China.This was the place where the emperor literally prayed to the heavens for a good harvest.It was built in the 18th year of the Yongle era in the Ming Dynasty (1420) and was originally called the Altar of Heaven and Earth. However, in the 9th year of the Jiajing era (1530), the system of dividing the shrine into four suburbs was established and the Altar of the Moon, Altar of the Sun, and Altar of Earth were constructed, so it was renamed the Altar of Heaven and was renovated during the Qianlong and Guangxu eras of the Qing Dynasty.The overall structure is based on the idea of ​​Ten-en-chiao (the heavens are round and the earth is square), with the north side being round and the south side being square.The Altar of Heaven is a general term for the Circular Altar and the Altar of Prayer and Grain.There is a circular altar to the south and a prayer altar to the north, both of which are on the central axis and are connected by a road called Danjiang Bridge.In 1998, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/350t1b000001b6uoxDFF8_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3776777" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/35061b000001b7fapD459_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="3776778" sourcewidth="1000" sourcehight="666">

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"Limited Time Sale" <Private Charter> One-day sightseeing in Beijing including 3 World Heritage Sites [Palace Museum] [Tian Tan Park] [Summer Palace], Tiananmen Square, Jingshan Park (lunch included) <Depart from Tianjin/Meet at Beijing South Station/Japanese Guide/1 person departure>