1 Days

Backstreet Walking Tour

Overview

Today's walking tour will take you to another side of old Beijing. Stroll around the shops in the old cultural streets and pass by the corner tower of the Forbidden City. Visit the old palaces of Beijing Library, and check out the Northern Cathedral , the oldest and largest catholic church of Beijing. Relax with a cup of tea in a local tea house while enjoying a traditional Tea ceremony.

Detailed Itinerary

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Day 1 Beijing-cultural streets, Beijing Library, Northern Cathedral and tea ceramony

Your guide will greet you in your hotel lobby at 09:00am. Your walking tour starts from the old cultural streets, strolling around the shops as well as admiring the old collections. Later, you will pass by the corner tower of Forbidden City wall, and then arrive the old palaces of Beijing library, one of the five biggest libraries in the world. It is a spectacular palace courtyard with historical stone lions and pillars moved from the "old Summer Palace". After that visit the Northern Cathedral , the oldest and largest catholic church of Beijing. At the end of the tour, you will relax with a cup of tea in a local tea house, enjoy a traditional Tea ceremony and learn something about the tea culture.