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A Real Look at a Private Day Tour: Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

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A Real Look at a Private Day Tour: Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven Okay, so you’re thinking about a trip to Beijing and these two giant names, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven, they just keep popping up. To be honest, you know you have to see them, but the idea of going with a massive tour group, being herded around with a flag… well, it’s just not for everyone, right? I was honestly looking for something a bit more personal, a way to actually feel the history of these places without, you know, feeling like a …

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A Look at the 2025 Jinshanling Great Wall Private Tour

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A Look at the 2025 Jinshanling Great Wall Private Tour You know, a lot of folks have this picture in their mind of standing on the Great Wall, all by themselves. The thing is that some of the more famous spots near Beijing are, like, really packed with people. This tour, at the end of the day, takes you to Jinshanling, which is a pretty different kind of place. It’s a section of the Wall that, in a way, feels much more real and untouched by time. And, as a matter of fact, having a private guide and taking the …

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