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Private In-depth Forbidden City Tour with Imperial Icehouse Lunch 20% OFF
$275.20
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Overview
The Forbidden City in Beijing served as the historical residence for Chinese Ming and Qing emperors, and it stands as a premier attraction today. This comprehensive guided tour provides exclusive access to various areas within this magnificent city.
- 🏰 Access to the Clock Room and Treasure House, offering a glimpse into the imperial treasures.
- 🍽️ Savor a unique lunch experience in the former Imperial Icehouse, surrounded by history.
- 🕒 Enjoy a 6-hour guided tour that includes entry into several significant buildings.
- 📜 Visit the Palace Museum, the largest Imperial Palace in the world, rich in history and architecture.
- 🏯 See the defensive constructions at each corner of the Forbidden City Wall, with access if open.
- 🚪 Pass by the South Gate, the main entrance, believed to align with the Meridian Line.
- 🎉 Explore the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest wooden structure in the world, where emperors held ceremonies.
- 📚 Discover the Hall of Literary Glory, used for banquets and imperial examinations supervised by the emperor.
- 🏠 Learn about the Inner Court’s largest building, the Emperor’s residence, and its fascinating history.
- 🐉 Marvel at the Treasure Hall, which features themed exhibition rooms and the largest imperial theatre.
- 🌸 Walk through the garden that symbolizes the four seasons, showcasing over 20 different types of buildings.
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Private Tour
Lunch included
Pickup included
Lunch included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Lunch with soft drinks/beer
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All tickets of the Forbidden City
- Experienced and friendly English-speaking guide
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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)
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The Antiquarium of The Palace MuseumAlso 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.
- 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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Private In-depth Forbidden City Tour with Imperial Icehouse Lunch 20% OFF
$275.20
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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