Our Price: from $119 (per person, based on double occupancy)
Available: Daily
Depart from: Beijing
Highlights: Visit Da Zha Lan Old street, local Hutong lanes, Underground City.
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The stunning 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony brings the world's attention to Beijing, the thriving capital city with remarkable ancient and modern architctures. However, except for those spectacular overground architectures, there is a more mysterious underground city in Beijing. Probably you've heard of something about Sino-Soviet Union relationship in 1960s, yet probably you do not know how much that influenced Beijing the center of China in that time. From this special arrangement, we invite you to
unveil a mysterious underground city leading to political centre and train station and other important venues in Beijing which had designed and constructed carefully according to Chairman Mao's command. We guarantee you that this journey could fully satisfy your hunting interest.
Today you will firstly go to Da Zha Lan Old street, which has 580 years' history. This old street was the busiest market in the past. Even now, the well-known old brands with hundred year's history are still open, who used to serve the imperial family exclusively. Besides, countless small souvenir stores are filled with various gifts.
From the shopping street, follow your guide going through some local Hutong lanes, you will arrive to the Underground City.
The underground city is actually a civil air defense work built from 1969 till 1979. It is said that this completed underground network is 30 kilometers' long and 8 meters' deep beneath the earth, yet there are only 1 km open to the public now. Water supply and airway are well designed. There are also cinema and hairdressing shops. This man made tunnel is called "underground Great Wall" in Beijing. You can enter and visit the "meeting hall", "hospital" "cinema " "bullet magazine" and etc. |
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