Preface

Preface


Carl and I were quite excited about the trip to Beijing. For me, after being to Shanghai, I'd very much like to see how the capital of China has been developed. For Carl, he has never been to China (or, perhaps, I was the one who decided where to go for our vacation. He has no choice.. hehe...).

As my sister-in-law strongly advised us that we should join a tour, we decided to join a tour and stay there three days after. Thus, the whole adventure lasted 8 days (5 days with tour and 3 days on our own).

Day 1 (June 7): Leaving for Beijing
Day 2 (June 8): Temple of Heaven (天壇)
Day 3 (June 9): The National Grand Theatre (國家大劇院), Tian'anmen Square (天安門廣場), Forbidden City (紫禁城), and Jingshan Park (景山公園)
Day 4 (June 10): Great Wall (長城) and Ming Tombs (明十三陵)
Day 5 (June 11): Summer Palace (頤和園) and Shichahai Block (什刹海)
Day 6 (June 12): Zhengyangmen (正陽門), Qianmen Street (前門大街)
Day 7 (June 13): Yonghe Gond (雍和寺), Confucian Temple and Guozijian Museum (孔廟國子監), Songtangzhai Museum, and Grand View Garden (大觀園)
Day 8 (June 14): Peking University (北京大學) and Yuanmingyuan Park (圓明園)
Day 9 (June 15): Returning to Taipei