China

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Enjoy a tour of the main attractions of Beijing! You will be picked up and head towards Tiananmen Square, the largest city-center square in the world. There, you will admire the Great Hall of the People, the highest building in the square which was completed in 1959, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Monument of the People's Heroes, erected in 1951 to commemorate the soldiers who died for the revolutionary cause of the Chinese people.

Afterwards, you will reach the Forbidden City, where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. You will visit the Meridian Gate, the south and main entrance of the building, and the Hall of Great Harmony, the largest wooden structure in China where the emperor used to hold official ceremonies. You will also admire the Hall of Preserving Harmony, used for banquets and for imperial examinations and the Inner Court, where the Emperor lived.

After lunch, you will drive to Mutianyu to admire one of the most impressive sections of the Great Wall in Beijing.