This is a comprehensive course that allows you to visit three major World Heritage sites on the outskirts of Beijing in one day, which are difficult to visit on your own.
Badaling Great Wall
It was registered as a World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) in 1987.
Located about 73 km northeast of central Beijing, the Badaling Great Wall is approximately 7,600 m long.
At the entrance, the trail splits into a gentler "Women's Slope" and a steeper "Men's Slope." Along the way, you can see beacons and soldier's barracks, and take in the view of the Great Wall stretching endlessly along the edge of the mountain, allowing you to experience the grandeur and majesty of the wall at a pace that suits your physical condition.
Ming Tombs
Registered as a World Heritage Site in 2003.
The Ming Tombs are located at the foot of Mount Tianshou, about 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing, and are the tombs of 13 emperors and their empresses, starting with the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle.
Fixed mausoleum and underground palace
Of the thirteen tombs, Dingling is the only one whose underground palace has been excavated.
The 14th emperor, Emperor Wanli, who became emperor at the age of 10, and his two empresses are buried here.
The underground palace is about 27 meters deep and has nine floors underground, and the interior is divided into five rooms.
The rear hall contained the coffins of the emperor and empress, as well as a throne decorated with dragons and phoenixes and many pieces of clothing and ornaments.
It is said that its grandeur and splendor put a strain on the country's finances.
Summer Palace
It was registered as a World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) in 1998.
It had been used as an "Imperial Garden" since the Ming Dynasty, but was later converted into a villa by Emperor Qianlong to celebrate his mother's 60th birthday, and was renamed Qingyi Garden.
The vast grounds include the artificial lake "Kunming Lake" and "Wanshou Mountain," a mountain made up of piled-up soil dug from the lake. The gardens, which are modeled after Hangzhou's West Lake and the gardens of the Jiangnan region, are lined with various palaces, including the "Le Shou Hall," the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi, the "Ren Shou Hall," where government affairs were conducted, and the "Yulan Hall," and atop Wanshou Mountain stands the "Foshan Pavilion," the symbol of the Summer Palace. The "Long Corridor," built along Kunming Lake, is 728 meters long, and its beams are decorated with 14,000 paintings of flowers, birds, the wind, the moon, history, and classics.
This tour will take you to the East Palace Gate, Jinju Hall, Gyokuran Hall, Tokuwaen Garden, Rakuju Hall, Long Corridor, Stone Floating (exterior), and Buddhist Incense Pavilion (exterior).
