Attractions: Shichahai Area, Yandai xiejie, Drum Tower
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: No
After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Shichahai Area (2.5 hours), a national 4A-level tourist attraction, is located in Xicheng District, the centre of Beijing, adjacent to the central axis of the city. With a water area of 336,000 square metres, Shichahai is the largest and most well-preserved piece of historical district in Beijing, and occupies a unique position in the history of the city's planning and construction.
Get off at Yinjiao Bridge and walk along the 800-year-old Yandai xiejie. The street is located in front of the Drum Tower on Di'anmenwai Street in Beijing, which is the boundary of Factory Bridge in Xicheng District. In the Qing Dynasty to the twenties and thirties, the street is mainly engaged in the operation of dry tobacco bag, water pipe and other tobacco products, antiques, painting and calligraphy, painting and framing, stationery and flavourful snacks, service industry, etc.
Climb the 67-meter high two-story Drum Tower. Architecture is frozen music. The Beijing Bell and Drum Tower are like two powerful and solemn notes. The sound of the bells and drums echoes in the sky of the city, writing history with sound and carrying the echoes of the city's time over the centuries.
On this day, you will be escorted to the airport or train station for your flight or train to next destination!