Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Tour
Get picked up by a Beijing guide and driver from your hotel at about 8:30 am, or at another preferred time.
Visit Tian'anmen Square. It is the symbolic heart of China and a gathering place for the masses. It is the largest public square in the world and can hold one million people. See legendary landmarks including the Gate of the People, the Monument to the People's 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 ancient times, the emperor claimed to be the Son of Heaven, and therefore supreme power was believed to be conferred upon him from heaven. His residence on earth was built as a replica of the Purple Palace, where God lived in Heaven. It is a 9,000-room maze of courtyards, palaces, and ceremonial halls where 24 emperors once lived. The Forbidden City was indeed a forbidden place, where commoners were kept out for nearly 500 years in the past.
