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In-depth Forbidden City tour with Royal Icehouse Lunch
Beijing, Northern China, China
$265.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Forbidden City is listed as the number one must-see in Beijing, which served as the residence of Chinese Ming and Qing emperors for almost 500 years. Go beyond the typical attractions within the City on this comprehensive 6-hour guided tour, which includes access to the Clock Room,Treasure House, living and working places of emperors. In this tour, you will actually get inside some of the buildings in the Forbidden City. Lunch will served in the former Imperial Icehouse inside Forbidden City.
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Private Tour
Lunch included
Pickup included
Lunch included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Experienced English-speaking guide
- Lunch with soft drinks/beer
- Mineral water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All tickets of the Forbidden City
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Forbidden City-The Palace MuseumMeet your guide at selected time and start to explore the largest Imperial Palace in the world thoroughly. During this tour, you will also have a very unique lunch experience at one of the Imperial Ice Houses of the Emperor. Those are some of the important places you will see:
- Part of the defensive construction of the Forbidden city at each corner of the Wall. You will get inside one of them if the Wall is open. (pass by)
- South gate and main entrance to the Forbidden City. The emperor used to believe the Meridian Line went right through it. (pass by)
- The the most important building in the Forbidden City and the largest wooden structure in the world, where the Emperor used to work and hold important ceremonies. (pass by)
- Used for banquets and later for imperial examinations. The exam was under the supervision of the emperor, which tested candidates’ understanding of classical and Confucian literature. Then they were either assigned to the provinces or selected to work in the central government ministries. (pass by)
- It was the place where the emperor used to handle daily affairs and the living quarter for the emperor, empress and imperial concubines. (pass by)
- The largest building in the Inner Court, the residence of the Emperor. (pass by)
- Also known as Treasure Hall, it is actually made of several buildings which were built for the abdicated Emperor Qianlong. Now they are exhibition rooms with several theme halls and the largest imperial theatre in the Forbidden City. (pass by)
- Just nearby the entrance of Treasure Hall, it is one of the three Nine Dargon Screens in China, the other two are in Beihai Park and Datong respectively. The nine dragons engraved on the screen are different in color and posture. No matter where you start to count the nine dragons, from left or right, the first one and fifth one and ninth one would be a yellow color dragon which represents the supreme power of the emperor. (pass by)
- Rectangular in shape, containing more than 20 different types of buildings, pavilions, terraces, towers and rockeries. Also, there are four pavilions in the garden, symbolizing the four seasons in a year. (pass by)
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In-depth Forbidden City tour with Royal Icehouse Lunch
Beijing, Northern China, China
$265.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!