Private Beijing Markets Tour Including Tea Tasting At Maliandao Tea Market
Beijing, China
Trip Type: Afternoon Teas
Duration: 8 hours
Shopping in Beijing is becoming more and more convenient. Every year new shopping centers, plazas and malls are sprouting up all over the capital. Just 20 years ago there were only a few department stores and small bazaars, but now there are many superstores, mega-malls and markets and boutiques where you can buy just about anything you need. In this day, you will visit four different markets. All of them are the local maket. You will not only enjoy bargaining, you will more understanding the local peoples life.
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Shopping in Beijing is becoming more and more convenient. Every year new shopping centers, plazas and malls are sprouting up all over the capital. Just 20 years ago there were only a few department stores and small bazaars, but now there are many superstores, mega-malls and markets and boutiques where you can buy just about anything you need. In this day, you will visit four different markets. All of them are the local maket. You will not only enjoy bargaining, you will more understanding the local peoples life.In the morning, our English speaking tour guide and driver will come to pick you up at you hotel lobby. The first place you will visit Panjiayuan Flea Market. For many foreign tourists to Beijing, Panjiayuan Market is a must see activity. As the largest antiques market of its kind both in China and Asia. The Panjianyuan Market is made up of more than 3,000 individual stalls covering 48,500 square meters, which is really a market for everyone to visit, even Hilary Clinton had shopped here. There are all kinds of souvenirs are available for sale as well as some reproductions from the late Qing Dynasty and real stuff from the Cultural Revolution era.
Later, you will visit Hongqiao Pearl Market. Hongqiao Pearl Market is a Beijing shopping favorite, not because it is relax but because it has anything you want to find, such as antiques, jewelry, clothes, food, souvenirs, gifts, toys, shoes etc. You will have your lunch here since it is a food court under the market. You can make your own choices, such as dumpling, noddles, or hotpot.
In the afternoon. You will go to Liulichang Street. It's an antique culture street in Beijing. Liulichang (Colored Glazed Plant ) gets its name in Ming Dynasty when the government established Colored Glazed Plant to produce fired colored glaze tiles to meet the need of royalty. Liulichang is 750m long with a long history from Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The area is really a good place to these who love the Chinese culture. What is known to the Chinese as the “four treasure of the study”(writing brush, ink stick, paper and ink slab), old books and paintings, ancient Chinese and foreign coins, Buddhist relics, customs of ethnic minorities, apparels also can be found here.
At end, you will visit Maliandao tea market. It's the perfect place to learn more about China's tea culture. The 1,500 meters long street sells the finest teas from throughout China. More than 300 tea stores in this market. Tea shops always offer free tea to visitors and are always more than happy to offer suggestions, or teach novices about the wonderful world of Chinese tea. Chinese tea is more than just a drink; it is a culture in and of itself. We will try some tea in this market.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Later, you will visit Hongqiao Pearl Market. Hongqiao Pearl Market is a Beijing shopping favorite, not because it is relax but because it has anything you want to find, such as antiques, jewelry, clothes, food, souvenirs, gifts, toys, shoes etc. You will have your lunch here since it is a food court under the market. You can make your own choices, such as dumpling, noddles, or hotpot.
In the afternoon. You will go to Liulichang Street. It's an antique culture street in Beijing. Liulichang (Colored Glazed Plant ) gets its name in Ming Dynasty when the government established Colored Glazed Plant to produce fired colored glaze tiles to meet the need of royalty. Liulichang is 750m long with a long history from Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The area is really a good place to these who love the Chinese culture. What is known to the Chinese as the “four treasure of the study”(writing brush, ink stick, paper and ink slab), old books and paintings, ancient Chinese and foreign coins, Buddhist relics, customs of ethnic minorities, apparels also can be found here.
At end, you will visit Maliandao tea market. It's the perfect place to learn more about China's tea culture. The 1,500 meters long street sells the finest teas from throughout China. More than 300 tea stores in this market. Tea shops always offer free tea to visitors and are always more than happy to offer suggestions, or teach novices about the wonderful world of Chinese tea. Chinese tea is more than just a drink; it is a culture in and of itself. We will try some tea in this market.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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