Beijing Winter and Spring Festival Celebration 7 Days Muslim Tour

Detailed Itinerary: Today your Beijing exploration will start with Juyongguan Great Wall. As one of the three greatest mountain passes of the Great Wall in China, Juyongguan Great Wall is a popular destination for people to explore the spectaculars of the Great Wall. Surrounded by mountains, Juyongguan Great Wall is featured by its surrounding beautiful views of verdant trees and blossoming flowers.

Then our trip will be extended to Longqing Gorge. Featured with clear waters, wooded mountains, curious stones and wonderful karst caves, Longqing Valley is a famous attraction in Yanqing District of Beijing. When in winter, the beautiful ice lanterns as well as its outdoor gallery of massive blocks of ice carved into animals and figures of all shapes and sizes would delight you.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.

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After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the first destination Nandouya Mosque. It is a famous mosque in Dongcheng district of Beijing. You can do prayers in this mosque.

Then we will proceed to visit Yandaixiejie. Also called Tobacco Pipe Lean Street, Yandaixiejie is one of the oldest Hutong in Beijing with a history more than 800 years. It got its name as it was used to be famous for sellers of long-stemmed pipes. Now along the street, it is lined with numerous store that selling antiques, Chinese traditional clothing, jewelry, silk, tea and small selections.

After that we will arrange free shopping at Yaxiu Market and Xiushui Market. These two are very famous tourist shopping markets in Beijing. Various kinds of products, gifts and souvenirs could be found at these markets.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to your hotel.

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Summer Palace will be the first destination to start today's sightseeing. It is the largest and the most well-preserved royal park in China. Having a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces, Summer Palace attracts tourists for its natural beauty and historical sites.

After lunch, we will go to visit Niujie Mosque. As the largest and oldest mosque in Beijing, Niujie Mosque is a must-visit mosque for Muslims. It attracts people by its grand size of architectures with a mixture Islamic and traditional Chinese culture. Then we will visit Muslim Supermarket, which is the largest Muslim supermarket in Beijing selling various kinds of Muslim food and snacks, and other Muslim featured items.

The last destination will be The Place. As a famous shopping mall in Beijing, The Place is famed for huge LED sky screen. It is a blend of shopping mall, office building, space art and fashion.

At last our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Detailed Itinerary:

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to the local market for free shopping. At the market, you will find a lot of special items that are for Spring Festival and many Chinese unique goods are sold. You can buy gifts and souvenirs there.

After lunch, our guide will arrange you a rickshaw ride at Hutong to experience the local Beijing life and culture. Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. As an important cultural element of old Beijing, Hutongs have been great choices for people to get to know Beijing local history and culture. A rickshaw ride among Hutongs should be the best way to get to know and experience the uniqueness of Hutong.

After the Hutong trip, our guide will arrange you to a local family for some special experiences. You will learn how to write Chinese lucky expressions by Chinese calligraphy. You can also join them to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Learning how to make dumplings would be very interesting. Then you will enjoy a unique Chinese-styled New Year’s Eve dinner with the family.

After dinner, you will enjoy some recreations watching firework shows or joining in shooting off fireworks. Around midnight, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.

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After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will transfer you to Ditan Park for great fun at the Ditan Park Fair. This special fair is held during Chinese New Year. (31th Jan – 14th Feb, 2014).

The Temple Fair is one of the best ways to experience Beijing. Although the places may be crowded with stalls and visitors, it is definitely an unforgettable experience.

Ditan Park hosts one of the most famous temple fairs each year with folk entertainment, local snacks and recreation of religious ceremonies, and many other entertainments. Joining in the Temple Fair is a great way to get to know the culture of Chines New Year and also Beijing local culture.

After that, you will have free time for leisure for the rest of the day.

Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight. Wish you a pleasant trip back home!