Itinerary (8:00 am to 6:00 pm):

08:00 AM Tianjin/Xingang port Pick Up

08:15 AM Take 130Km Jiangjin Expressway to Beijing

10:45 AM The tour starts at Tianamen Square (the largest city center square in the world coving 44 hectares)

11:00 AM Then visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north

12:15 PM Spend an hour in the Temple of Heaven

01:00 PM Lunch at Most Famous Restaurant well known for Beijing roast duck

02:00 PM Spend an hour in Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

03:00 PM Take the Jiangjing expressway back to Tianjin

06:00 PM Return to Tianjin/Xingang port

Points of interest:

**Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world (440,000 m² - 880m by 500m or 109 acres - 960 by 550 yd). It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.

**The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.

**The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven, is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.

**The Summer Palace (literally "Gardens of Nurtured Harmony") is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water.