Beijing Two-Day Hutong Experience Tour, Beijing Hutong Tour

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Beijing Two-Day Hutong Experience Tour

Tour Benefits

• Duration: Two Days
• Pick-up point and time: a place per your request around 9:00am
• Finishing point and time: Shichahai area around 5:00pm
• Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire
• Tour Type: a private tour ( personal tour guide and exclusive use of a vehicle )
• We speak: English

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Day by day itinerary:

Tour Code: BH-005

Day 01:
Pick up from your hotel around 9:00am. First arrive at Chengxian Street. walk along along the shady Chengxian Street, the east-west roadway, starting about 700 years ago with its structures built in line with ancient Chinese customs,once one of the China's most important humanist centers.- the Confucius Temple and Guozijian (Imperial College).

On the street, you will visit "Rongbu Tang" with a century old craftsmanship at its boutique store on Chengxinjie Street. The title of Rongbu Tang is given to a famous craftman - Tang Qiliang, a well-known elder craftsman in making toys with downy materials including wool and cotton (rongbu).

Then again take your personal vehicle to the Drum Tower dating from 1420, ascending the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan. After the tour of the Drum Tower, walk to the famous Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name.

Then walk to the Silver Ingot Bridge ( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs. Then proceed to take a rickshaw to visit Da Jinsi Hutong Tao, the most famous hutongs keeping the original layout and the trendy Shichahai bar street.

Then taking the pedicab and get to Mr.Kang's courtyard house for the Chinese lunch prepared by his family. After lunch, again you take a pedicab and get to the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling (1890-1981), once a garden of one of the Qing Dynasty princes's mansions. She was late Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of China, be known as "the Mother of China".

You will be arranged to visit the Former Residence of Mr.Mei Lanfang (1894 - 1961), the best known Beijing Opera master ever, the greatest artist the world, founder of one of the three greatest acting methods created by Shakespeare Stanislavsky and Meilanfang. After the tour, you will be arranged to stay overnight at Mr.Kang's courtyard house at Yaer Hutong, every close to Shichahai bar area. Chinese dinner will be prepared the Chinese hostess.

Day 02:
After the simple Chinese breakfast, first visit Mr.Dacheng Bai, a local folk craftsman, famous for making "Zongren Bai", a traditional "Zongren", a kind the figurines of drama characters made from the hair of a pig or a horse, cloth and silk, listed a city-level no-material cultural heritage in Beijing.

Then drive to the former residence of Mei lanfang(1894 - 1961),the best known Beijing Opera master ever, the greatest artist the world, founder of one of the three greatest acting methods created by Shakespeare Stanislavsky and Meilanfang. After lunch, visit Lama Temple, also called the Yonghe Lamasery, or Yonghegong. It is the most handsome and impressive Buddhist temple in the city.

Lama Temple was built in the 33 Qing Kangxi year (1694) and it is now the largest and best-preserved Lamasery of Yellwo Sect in Beijing. It was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng before his ascending to the throne. Built initially in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty, this building was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. However, in 1744 the Qing Dynasty formally changed the status of the dwelling to that of a lamasery, and so Yonghe Lamasery became the national centre of Lama administration. The tour ends around 4:00pm.

Price Details for this tour:

Cost: in US$ per person

Traveling Party	Tour Cost
1 person	$ 185
2-5 persons	$ 155
6-9 persons	$ 105

Price inclusion:
1. Entrance tickets
2. Pick-up service from hotel
3. Private air-conditioned car or van
4. Private English speaking tour guide

Price exclusion:
1. Personal Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip
2. Tips to the tour guide and driver

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