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The amazing Great Wall of China was first built around 700 years ago during the Ming dynasty, and it is also regarded as the No.1 China highlight and one of Seven Wonders of the World.

Highlights

• Tour the impressive and powerful Great Wall of China
• Learn about Chinese Jade culture at the Jade Factory
• Enjoy a typical Chinese lunch at a local restaurant

Description

Beijing Group English speaking tour guide will call to your hotel room or leave a message to inform you exact picking up time one night before tour date, guide and bus driver will be holding a sign with your name written on it between 7AM-8AM in your hotel lobby on travel date. Ride in an air-conditioned bus to the impressive local Jade Factory located 45 miles away from the Beijing downtown area. Jade (Yu in Chinese ) was regarded as beautiful stones since ancient times, which is generally classified into soft jade and hard jade. It has also long been closely associated with ancient Chinese culture. In Chinese people's eyes, jade has a lot of significance and meaning attached to it. In Chinese art, jade is an ornamental stone used in a different variety of jewelry art, figure carving and other types of sculpture and relief sculpture. Jade was prized for its hardness, musical qualities and protective qualities, causing it to become associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality. After a visit at the Jade Factory, then explore the Great Wall of China , which is located 50 miles (around 80 kilometers) from the city area of Beijing, you can feel the majesty and grandeur of this human miracle. The Great Wall is the crystallisation of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the fruit of the labour of the ancient Chinese people. The 10,000-mile-long Great Wall was once a military project built by the ancient Middle Kingdom as a defence against invasion by foreign enemies. Then have lunch, later on, experience the Ming Tomb – the best preserved and one of the well-known imperial tombs in Beijing, then have several cups of tea and enjoy interesting Chinese tea ceremony at tea house before end your tour at around 16:30 by driving back to your hotel.

Includes

Entrance fees Chinese Lunch Driver/Tour bus All activities English speaking tour guide Selected hotel pick-up and drop-off(Only available from hotels located within 2nd ring road of Beijing)

Important Information

• Please provide your Beijing's hotel name & address, your cell phone number, passport names, dates of birth, and passport numbers when making your booking because this information is needed to buy the entrance tickets first; the local partner cannot complete the booking unless passport information is provided, please bring your own passport on tour date.
• Group tour guide will call to your hotel room or leave a message and inform you exact picking up time one night before tour date
• Note: Pickup is only available from hotels located within 2nd ring road of Beijing, like ' wangfujing' area.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund