Beijing Private Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple with Hotpot Lunch

In the Morning you will be picked up and visit Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple for 3 hours.

The Temple of Heaven is an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple.

Lama Temple also known as the Yonghe Lamasery is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism Beijing, China. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Chinese and Tibetan styles. 

For lunch you will enjoy hotpot.

The Chinese hot pot has a history of more than 1,000 years. Hot pot seems to have originated in Mongolia and the Jin Dynasty where the main ingredient was meat, usually beef, mutton. It then spreaded to southern China during the Song Dynasty and was further established during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

After lunch you will visit Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.

Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the centre of Beijing. the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 72 ha (over 180 acres).

Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the centre of Beijing,located to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. The square contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong. Then you will be escorted to your hotel. 

In this one day you have already visit 4 must-visit place when you are in Beijing and also enjoy a Chinese hot pot for your lunch which you never imagine the taste before.