This course visits two World Heritage sites in the city that are a must-see when visiting Beijing.
For those coming from Tianjin, a Japanese guide and a private car will pick you up at Beijing South Railway Station and take you back to the station, so you can rest assured and enjoy your trip safely.
You can easily join us from Tianjin by taking the high-speed rail.
The Palace Museum
The Palace Museum, which was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1987, was formerly known as the Forbidden City. A total of 24 successive emperors lived within the palace from 1421, when the Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing, until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
It is also known as the setting for the film "The Last Emperor," which depicts the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Jiro Asada's "Sora no Subaru," which was also made into a TV drama.
A Japanese guide will explain the highlights.
Tiananmen Square
With a total area of 400,000 square meters and a capacity of 1 million people, it is one of the largest squares in the world.
From north to south, it stretches 880m from Tiananmen Gate to Zhengyangmen Gate, and from east to west, it stretches 500m from the Great Hall of the People (National Assembly Building) to the National Museum of China.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a sacred place used for events such as the enthronement of emperors, and the founding ceremony of the nation in 1949 was also held here.
There is a designated area for raising the national flag, and the ceremonies for raising and lowering the flag are performed by the Honor Guard every day. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Approximately 73 km northeast of central Beijing.
TripAdvisor's #1 Beijing tourist destination ranking (2018).
Its history dates back to the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), when it was first constructed to suppress the horse-riding tribes. Later, during the Ming Dynasty, a new Great Wall was constructed on the remains of the Northern Qi Great Wall, and a pass was established there, giving it the name Mutianyu Pass.
At that time, it played a role in protecting the city of Beijing and the Ming Tombs.
Take the ropeway to the top and then walk freely along the Great Wall, which stretches endlessly into the distance.
Its rugged terrain offers a different landscape from the majestic Badaling Great Wall, which is a common tourist destination along the Great Wall.
