This morning, your tour guide will meet you at hotel lobby, then we drive to the Temple of Heaven Park. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. The complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor who was also responsible for the construction of the Forbidden City. The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 and was described as "a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world’s great civilizations."

Then, we drive to Tiananmen Square and visit Tiananmen Tower. It was initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D.- 1644 A.D.), it was the front door of the Forbidden City. The most important use of it in the past was to declare in a big ceremony to the common people who became the emperor and who became the empress. When we arrive at the 2nd floor of tower, we can enjoy stunning view of Forbidden city and Tiananmen Square.

Afterwards, we go to visit Forbidden city (also called The Palace Museum) which was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty. It was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987, the Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions world-wide. The palace is divided into two parts. The southern section, or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section, or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. 14 emperors of the Ming dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing dynasty had reigned here until 1924.  It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the empeor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.

Through visiting the palace, we can learn more about Chinese culture. For example,  "yellow" is regarded as the symbol of royal family, it is the dominant color in it. Roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles; decorations in the palace are painted yellow; even the bricks on the ground are made yellow by a special process. However, there is one exception. Wenyuange, the royal library, has a black roof. The reason is that it was believed black represented water then and could extinguish fire.

Nowadays, it is open to tourists from home and abroad. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders, the grand and deluxe halls, with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy 'modern civilians'.

Before driving back to hotel, we go to visit Wangfujing Pedestrian Street regarded as the symbol of Beijing's commerce. The street houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques, some of which are of world-famous brands. Besides, there are also many time honored stores with traditional commodities standing in the street for hundreds of years. Near the main pedestrian street, there is Snack Street. Here, we can find a wide variety of common and exotic street food.