Hour by Hour Schedule |
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08:30-09:30 |
Transfer from hotel to the Tian’an Men Square |
09:30-12:00 |
Visit to the Tian’an Men Square and the Forbidden City |
12:00-12:30 |
Transfer back CNCC Grand Hotel |
US$110 per person |
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Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City is approached through Tiananmen Gate. It is a location endowed with cosmic significance by ancient China's astronomers. The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle who, upon usurping the throne, determined to move his capital north from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1911 the Qing dynasty fell to the republican revolutionaries. The last emperor, Puyi, continued to live in the palace after his abdication until he was expelled in 1924. Twenty-four emperors lived and ruled from this palace during this 500-year span.
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