Tour Departure: Daily
Tour Duration: 8 hours (Full Day)
Attractions and Activities: Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Serivce Includes: Hotel pick-up/drop-off, English speaking guide, Entrance fee, Chinese lunch

Pick up travelers from different hotels between 7:00am and 8:30am. Drive to Changling, one of Ming Tombs in Beijing. The visit to Changling finishes at about 10:45. Before having lunch (11:30 am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Jade Carving Factory. The jade carving is a famous special Chinese product, a blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures. Having traditional Chinese lunch at Jindian restaurant. After lunch, driving to the Badaling Great Wall. The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes 2 hours. On the way to your hotels, we also arrange a short exterior visit to "the Birds Nest，water cube"---the main Olympic Stadium now being built for the 2008 Olympic Games. After that, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts. After the tour, transferred back to your hotels.

Badaling Great Wall - The Badaling section of the Great Wall is the best preserved and the most popular one amongst all the sections. It is more than 1,000 meters (3281 ft) above sea level, and commands a strategic position for transportation and defense in ancient times. Badaling, literally meaning “reach eight directions”, got its name because the maze of its ridges stretches in all directions. It is easily accessible and has easy walking conditions. About 370 state leaders and VIPs have climbed Badaling and admired the magnificence and beauty of its scenery.

Changling Tomb(Ming Tombs) - Changling is the tomb of Emperor Zhudi, known as Yongle (1360-1420), and his empress Xushi. Yongle was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. Construction of his tomb began in 1409 and was completed in 1427. It is the largest of the Ming tombs among the 13 mausoleums in the vicinity of Tianshou mountain. The tomb is notable for its well preserved Ling'en hall (the Hall of Eminent Favor), made of a rare type of hardwood known as Phoebe nanmu.

Tour Tips:

• Wear casually and pay attention to the climate in Beijing;

• Pick you up from the hotel and drive back to the hotel;

• Full day tour from 8:00am to 6:00pm