Get picked up by a Beijing guide and driver from the hotel at about 8:30 am (or any time).

Visit Tian'anmen Square. It is the symbolical heart of China and a gathering place for the masses. It is the largest public square in the world, which can hold one million people. See legendary landmarks including the Gate of the People and monument to the peoples' heroes, Chairman Mao's Memory Hall and the National Museum.

Explore the Forbidden City, situated exactly in the heart of the municipality, and home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the ancient time, the emperor claimed to be the son of heaven and therefore their supreme power was conferred upon them from heaven. Their residence on the earth was built as a replica of the Purple Palace where God lived in Heaven. It has 9000-room maze of courtyards, palaces, and ceremonial halls, where 24 emperors used to live. Forbidden City was indeed a forbidden place, where commoners were kept out for nearly 500 years in the past.