8 Days Beijing Harbin Muslim Ski Tour

Our professional Muslim expert tour guide will pick you up at Beijing capital international airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax during the remainder of the afternoon and evening to recover from the jet lag.

We will start to explore Beijing from the largest city square in the world; the impressive Tian'anmen Square. From there we will enter the "Imperial Palace" known as the Forbidden City to explore its many fascinating halls and pavilions. After lunch and prayer at Niujie Mosque we will visit the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors worshipped the Heaven for good harvests. Today’s shopping stops are the Muslim Supermarket and Traditional Chinese herbal medicine of Tongrentang.

Today is the highlight of our China tour, the climbing of the Great Wall of China. In 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defense system against invasions from the north. Construction of the great wall continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), when the Great Wall became the worlds largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance. In the afternoon we will visit the Ming Tomb Sacred Way where we will learn the ancient Chinese Fengshui Theory. On the way to the Great Wall, we will make a stop at Bona jade carving factory where we will learn the ancient art of jade carving skills.

In the morning we will visit the largest garden in the world, the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886, is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. After afternoon prayers at Madian Mosque we will fly to Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
 

Harbin is the center of ice and snow culture in the world and is called the "City of Ice". It can be as cold as - 38.1 Centigrade in winter. It is also easy to find classical western buildings and churches of the Orthodox, Catholicism and Christian religions. In the morning we will visit the Snow Caving at Sun Island and Ice Lamps. After prayer at the most famous Daowai mosque in Harbin we will visit the Central Street. Along the Central Street there are a great number of buildings in the European architectural styles ranging from Renaissance and the baroque to eclecticism. The Central Street is also the most prosperous pedestrian street in Harbin, housing multitudinous department stores and restaurants.

Drive to Yabuli Ski Resort in the morning. Yabuli International Ski Resort used to be the royal hunting ground in the Manchurian Qing dynasty. Covering an area about 23 square km, the resort is Chinas largest ski area with best facility. Yabuli has a number of qualities down hill and country trails, ranging from runs for new skiers to highly challenging ones, some of which are comparable with those in North America and Switzerland. Yabuli also has the longest Tobaggan run in the world. In 1996, the resort was chosen to host the 3rd Asian Winter Games, which was proved a success. Enjoy your ski here at Yabuli.

Whole day ski at Yabuli

After breakfast, we will be transferred to the airport for flight to Beijing. The airfare from Harbin to Beijing is included in our price. Tour ends after getting boarding pass from our tour guide at Xian airport.