China Discovery 11-Day Tour (CIT011) Days 1-4

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Day 1: U.S.A. – Beijing

Day 2: Arrival in Beijing
Beijing Accommodations: Beijing Jingyi Hotel (5-Star)

Day 3: Beijing
Special Arrangements: theatrical kung fu show

Panoramic view of Tiananmen Square
(photo by Saad Akhtar)


Tiananmen (photo by Craig Maccubbin)	National Grand Theatre (photo by Hui Lan)	Hall of Supreme Harmony (photo by Richard Fisher)


Hall of Preserving Harmony (photo by D. Fuka)	Throne in the Hall of Middle Harmony (photo by D. Fuka)	The Imperial Garden (photo by Robin Zebrowski)


Palace of Heavenly Purity (photo by Borkur Sigurbjornsson)	A hutong entrance (photo by Ellen)	A street in the hutong district (photo by Bridget Coila)


Shicha Hai (photo by Fang Chen)	"Street calligraphy" at Shicha Hai (photo by "Shizhao")	Trees and blue sky at Shicha Hai (photo by Fang Chen)

Day 4: Beijing
Special Arrangements: gondola (cable car) transport up and down the Great Wall; Peking Duck at Quanjude, a famous restaurant


The Great Wall at Badaling (photo by Mark Kao)	The Great Wall at Badaling (photo by "Rux")	The Summer Palace (photo by Jim G.)


The "Long Corridor" at the Summer Palace (photo by D. Fuka)	Yu Feng Pagoda at the Summer Palace (photo by "smartneddy")	Echo Wall at the Temple of Heaven (photo by Roger Wang)	Interior of the Temple of Heaven (photo by J. Aaron Farr)


The Temple of Heaven (photo by Saad Akhtar)	The Bird's Nest (photo by Martin Dougiamas)	The Water Cube and the Bird's Nest (photo by Alberto Alerigi)

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