Beijing Half Day Tour: 798 Art Zone, Houhai Lake and Hutong with Rickshaw Ride





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Duration
4 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Why Travelers Love This
Overview
Spend a half day in Beijing to visit famous 798 Art Zone (Dashanzi Art District), romantic Houhai Lake and traditional old Beijing neighborhood Hutong. Enjoy a rickshaw ride along the Hutong area, and get to know the local culture and interesting city history. In addition, visit a famous artist former residence, admire his art works. This tour itinerary is flexible, and you can choose to visit Lama Temple or Beihai park instead of Hutong.
What's Included
Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned car service
Professional English speaking guide
Bottle of water
Hutong rickshaw fee
Not included
Gratuities ( Recommened )
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
1 hour 30 minutes
Stop 1
Meet up with your friendly private guide and driver in your hotel lobby, and start an art tour at 798 Art Zone where you will see a lot of modern art works, studios, and galleries, have a leisurely walk at this area.
Stop 2
1 hourAdmission included
Stop 2
Then, continue come to Hutong area, and enjoy a relax rickshaw ride in this interesting old Beijing neighborhood area. Visit one the local family courtyard, and passby the Houhai Lake, stop at the Yin Ding bridge take photos. Professional guide will share with you the history and stories about the area.
Stop 3
1 hourAdmission included
Stop 3
Followed with visiting the famous artist Qi Bai shi's (1864 --- 1957 ) former residence at Yu'er Hu tong. Qi Bai Shi was the most outstanding Chinese painting masters in the 20th century of china. His shrimp paintings are so famous, soak in his vivid shrimps with different shapes at his different ages, translucent texture also various, lively and attractive. Enjoy many his art works and listen his stories at the exhibition rooms from your guide, his painting style was incomparable. When tour finishes, you will transferred back to your hotel.
Additional Info
Wheelchair Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infant Seats Available
Specialized infant seats are available
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
5.0
1 reviews
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