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<h2><strong>【Kind tips】</strong></h2><h2><strong>1. Elderly people aged 60 years and above must ensure that they are in good health and suitable for travel, and must be accompanied by at least one adult passenger aged 21-55 years old throughout the trip;</strong></h2><h2><strong>2.Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by at least one adult passenger aged 21-55 throughout the trip;</strong></h2><h2><strong>3. Pregnant women, people with heart disease, fear of heights and other special groups are not suitable to join this tour. There is a risk of being rejected. Please book with caution.</strong></h2><h2><strong>4. We cannot accommodate visitors aged 80 or above, thank you for your understanding.</strong></h2><h2><strong>1. Mutianyu Great Wall</strong></h2><h2><strong><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0352y120008kxooyn8BA3_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="34307351" sourcewidth="728" sourcehight="450"></strong></h2><p><br></p><h2>Located in Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing, about 73 kilometers away from Beijing city, it is an important part of the Ming Great Wall and is famous for its unique architectural style and historical value. Mutianyu Great Wall was built in 1368 by Xu Da, a general under Zhu Yuanzhang, on the ruins of the Northern Qi Great Wall. It is the essence of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. This section of the Great Wall connects Gubeikou in the east and Juyongguan in the west. It has been a military stronghold for defending the capital since ancient times. The wall of Mutianyu Great Wall is intact, which better reflects the ancient charm of the Great Wall and has profound historical value and high cultural value. In 1987, Mutianyu Great Wall was listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO. It was rebuilt into a scenic spot in 2000 and rated as an AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration in 2011.</h2><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/035601200087nnkh3608E_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="34308198" sourcewidth="728" sourcehight="470"></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>2. Temple of Heaven</strong></h2><h2><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0351e12000bszhupk9094_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="38811669" sourcewidth="728" sourcehight="412"></h2><h2><br></h2><h2>The Circular Mound Altar in the Temple of Heaven Park was the place where the ancient Chinese held ceremonies to offer sacrifices to heaven. The history of ancient Chinese offering sacrifices to heaven can be traced back to ancient times. Legend has it that the act of offering sacrifices to heaven had already existed during the Yellow Emperor's time, and during the time of Emperor Yao, "he ordered Xihe to worship the Heaven", and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven had already reached a certain scale. Offering sacrifices to heaven is the exclusive right of the ruler, and "The Book of Rites: Quli" states that "the emperor offers sacrifices to heaven and earth". It is precisely because sacrifices are given special meanings and are closely related to the country's political life that they have been practiced by monarchs of all dynasties in Chinese history for more than two thousand years, and offering sacrifices to heaven has become "the great sacrifice of the country".</h2><p><br></p><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0355b12000bszhvw7060C_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="38811711" sourcewidth="728" sourcehight="595"></p><h2><br></h2><h2>In ancient China, there was a system of "offering sacrifices to heaven at the Circular Mound on the ground on the winter solstice", which was followed by emperors of all dynasties. After the middle of the Western Han Dynasty and in the Tang and Song dynasties, the altar for offering sacrifices to heaven was called the Circular Mound [15]. After Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty and until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the rituals for offering sacrifices to heaven at the Temple of Heaven were "three offerings" (offering wine to the tablet of the Emperor of Heaven three times in a row), performing the Eight-Legged Dance (a kind of music and dance used by the ancient emperor, with a specification of eight rows and eight columns), and playing nine pieces of music (nine pieces of music were played during ancient rituals). On every winter solstice, the emperor would go to the Circular Mound Altar of the Temple of Heaven, receive the sweet wine from the official in charge of wine, and then offer it in turn in front of the tablet of the Emperor of Heaven (in the Qing Dynasty, tablets of ancestors were set up to offer sacrifices).</h2><p><br></p><h2><strong>Tourists take photos</strong></h2><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0350v12000cnatfyxFC11_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="13295031" sourcewidth="1706" sourcehight="1280"></p><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0354w12000cnatep759DC_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="13295080" sourcewidth="2550" sourcehight="1940"></p><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0356j12000cnatcfh4FD8_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="13295087" sourcewidth="1706" sourcehight="1280"></p><p><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0352912000cnau0k028B2_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="13295192" sourcewidth="1706" sourcehight="1280"></p>

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Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall + Temple of Heaven one-day tour[2-8 people pure English private group tour tour. Special car exclusive English guide. Door-to-door pick-up. Optional cable car]