1-Day Beijing Winter Downtown Day Tour

- Skating Tour on Shichahai Lake

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong, Shichahai, Bell Tower, Drum Tower. In Beijing Winter, most people just feel his cold and do not want to anywhere. But now, you can enjoy his cold and have a fun day with your family. Beijing Winter will not disappoint you. That is Beijing Skating on Shishahai Lake. Shichahai skating rink is located in Houhai, Xicheng District. It is an open-air skating rink. Warm your body up before playing outside and keep moving!
Departure: Daily.    Pick-up Point & Time: Hotel around 8:30am.    Finishing Point & Time: Hotel around 5:00pm.    Duration: 8 Hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
Pick up from your hotel and head to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square of such kind in the world. After visiting Tiananmen Square, move on to the Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace Museum. Then drive to Shichahai Area. In a private and traditional Siheyuan (courtyard), you are arranged to have a home-style lunch prepared by the hostess. After lunch, ascend the Drum Tower dating from 1420, bringing you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of Hutongs. Then walk to the Tobacco Pipe Lean Street, a quaint 800-year-old hutong used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name. Finally have some fun skating at Shichahai Skating Rink. Shichahai Lake is one of favorite outdoor ice skating rinks for many local skaters. The fees for Skating activities at Shichahai Skating Rink are not included. After skating at the rink, you are transferred back to your downtown hotel in Beijing.

Attraction Description
Tian'anmen Square
Tiananmen Square is a great place to experience Beijing culture. As the place of making the declaration of the foundation of the People's Republic of China on October 1st, 1949, Tiananmen Square can be regarded as the heart of People's Republic of China. Tiananmen Square has an impressive sight…
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, lying at the center of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City, also know as the Palace Museum or the Forbidden City, is the largest and the most magnificent and splendid intact palace complex…
Hutong
Hutongs first became common hundreds of years ago and has become the symbol of ancient Beijing. The word "Hutong" comes originally from Mongolian language, but has been adapted into the Chinese language. Hutong means "water wells" originally in…
Shichahai
Shichahai, with a history almost 900 years, is one of Beijing's most famous travel scenic areas. It consists of three lakes: Rear Lake, Front Lake and West Lake. It forms the center of a larger area of historic interest as many old buildings, traditional Hutongs and…
Bell Tower
The Bell Tower of Beijing is located in the northern downtown of the city, at the end of the central axis of the imperial city to the north of Di'anmen. As an ancient timepiece, the Bell Tower attracts hundreds of people to travel to witness its significance. The Bell Tower was…
Drum Tower
The Bell and Drum Towers of Beijing are two well-known travel attractions. Located at the Northern end of the central line of Beijing, they are a group of ancient buildings with grand and magnificent sights. The Bell Tower is located at the back and the Drum Tower is…