Beijing
Visit the Forbidden City, the Tian'anmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Beijing Duck dinner is served in the evening. (BLD)

Forbidden City: Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years. The atmosphere created by the many temples, halls and courtyards - not to mention the colors of the tiles, roofs and painted wood - is unique, leaving you with a lasting impression of imperial China. The palace has over 9000 rooms.
Tian'anmen Square: The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated.
Temple of Heaven: A masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations, and had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries.

Summer Palace: The best preserved and the second largest royal garden in China, with a history of over 800 years.
Ancient City Wall of Xi'an: One of the most important landmarks of the Xi'an city, the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defence system in China.

Terra-cotta Warriors: The greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century, the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
Banpo Ruins: This excavated site of a village dates back to 4500 BC and was discovered in 1953. The village during this period was called Yangshao and 45 houses, 6 pottery kilns, 200 storage pits, 250 adult's tombs and children's burial jars, 10,000 tools and utensils were unearthed. The distinct culture of these villagers was known as Yangshao culture.
Wild Goose Pagoda: One of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China, first built in 652 in the Tang Dynasty, the square, multistoreyed, brick structure is sixty-four meters high. On a high mound, it seems to rise into the sky.

Shaanxi Historical Museum: The large-scale modern State-class museum, it has a collection of 370,000 pieces of historical relics, among which the most characteristic ones are the bronze wares of the Shang (C. 17th-11th Century B.C) and Zhou Dynasties (C.11th Century-256 B.C.), the pottery figures of different dynasties, the tomb frescoes, gold and silver utensils.
Great Mosque: Covering an area of 12,000 square meters, it is the best-known Islamic Mosque in Xi'an City. It was built in 742 A.D. The distribution of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han.