There will be a one-day tour for all the attendees to explore the culture and beauty of Beijing City. The attendees will visit the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City on September 17th.
TIME |
ACTIVITIES |
08:30 |
Get together at the lobby of Wenjin Hotel and leave for |
09:00 |
Tour at the Summer Palace |
12:00 |
Lunch |
14:00 |
Tour at the Forbidden City |
16:30 |
Back to the hotel |
Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) away from central Beijing. Having the largest royal park and being well preserved, it was designated, in 1960 by the State Council, as a Key Cultural Relics Protection Site of China. Containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden, and is ranked amongst the most noted and classical gardens of the world. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Forbidden City, also named Palace Museum, is the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China and one of the five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia. In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, it was the imperial palace where twenty-four emperors ascended the throne and exercised their strong power to the nation. The incomparable palace occupies an area of 720,000 square meters (177.9 acres) and has approximately 8,700 rooms. Spectacular halls in it are neatly arranged in bilateral symmetry along a central axis that conforms to the axis of Beijing City. With roofs covered with golden glazed tile, red painted walls and grey-white bases, the rectangular palace appears extremely luxurious and grand.