Taichi28 days -China

 
 

Day 01,
Arrival in Beijing

Upon arrival in Beijing, you are met and transferred to the hotel.
After your overseas flight, relax during the remainder of the afternoon
and evening.

Day 2,
Simatai Great wall/Tai-chi/Beijing Opera

Full day trip to Simatai Great wall, study and practice Tai-chi at the peak of the Great wall and enjoy an unforgettable night at the Peking Opera.

*Simatai Great wall, located in the north of Miyun county, 120km northeast of
Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern
part of the Great Wall.
*Beijing opera, mostly known as Peking opera, is a purely Chinese opera form
which dates back to the year 1790. That year, four local opera troupes of Anhui Province came to Beijing on a performance tour on the order of the imperial court.

Day 3,
Tian’anmen Square/The Forbidden City/Chinese lessons/ Peking Roast Duck

Visit the Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City. Study Chinese and practice Tai-chi in
The Forbidden City. Peking Roast Duck are served in the evening.

* Tian’anmen Square :At the very heart of Beijing, sits Tian'anmen Square, the largest urban square in the world. This vast space, measuring 40 hectares, has a historical significance to rival its size.
*The Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing is the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (between 1368 and 1911.) The palace, representing the splendor and lavishness of Chinese Imperial Court, covers 72 hectares and has 9,999.5 elaborately carved and painted rooms, theatres, temples, and exhibition gardens.
* Peking Roast Duck is world famous and enjoyed best in Beijing. 

Day 4
Chinese lesson/Chinese cooking/Chinese gongfu show

Chinese Gongfu. or  Wushu, or martial arts, has been practiced for several thousand years by people in China for physical training and self-defense. It is practiced in various types of set exercises, either empty-handed or with weapons.

Day 5
The temple of Heaven /Tai-chi/ Hutong/ Houhai park

Visit The temple of Heaven, play tai-chi inside the temple, and then take the ricksaw hutong tour.
* China's largest temple and altar are found in Temple of Heaven, part of a 273 hectare park in Chongwen District today. Built in 1420, it was where Ming and Qing monarchs prayed for good harvests. Major structures are hall of Prayer for good Harvest, Imperial Vault of Heaven, Circular Altar, and Abstinence Palace. UNESCO endorsed Temple of Heaven as a world cultural heritage site in December 1998.
* The Hutong is commonly known as the old Beijing residential area where 100-year-old courtyard houses are found. This special tour by rickshaw allows you to catch a glimpse of ordinary people's life in traditional Beijing. This is one of our most popular tours and highly recommended for any visitor to Beijing.

Day 6
Summer Palace/Chinese lessons/Chinese cooking

Visit The Summer Palace,40 minutes Chinese lessons during visiting the Summer Palace, and then back to the hotel do Chinese cooking. 
*The Summer Palace is one of the most beautiful and fantastic royal gardens in China. It is a true marvel of landscape architecture. Its central feature, the man-made Kunming Lake, is a favorite destination of locals to enjoy the beautiful scenery and to take picturesque photos. Also noteworthy is the half-mile corridor that stretches along Kunming Lake's northern shore. Each of the 10,000 pictures painted on the corridors' crossbeams is unique. The palace houses jeweled furniture and precious art.

Day 7
Chinese lessons/Chinese cooking/ Acrobatics show

Two hours Chinese lessons in the morning, do Chinese cooking in the afternoon. After dinner, enjoy the amazing Chinese acrobats with a long history of over 2,000 years, which has the reputation as the Pearl of Oriental Art.
*The acrobatic art has been existent in China for more than two thousand years. In the long course of development, the Chinese acrobatic art has formed its own style. The ancient acrobatics stemmed from the people's life and had a close link with their life and productive labor. Instruments of labor like tridents, wicker rings and articles of daily use such as tables, chairs, jars, plates and bowls were used in their performances.