【Beijing Three Nights for Four People · High-Quality Light Luxury Tour｜30,000 RMB Budget｜Travel Blogger Tested Version】 Suitable for: Friends Traveling Together / Family Trips Forbidden City

【Beijing Three Nights for Four People · High-Quality Light Luxury Tour｜30,000 RMB Budget｜Travel Blogger Tested Version】 Suitable for: Friends Traveling Together / Family Trips 1 👍 Top Recommendation: / Family Gatherings ✅ Worry-free without rushing ✅ Covers food + culture + landmarks ✅ Good stay, valuable dining, beautiful photos --- Total Budget: 30,000 RMB (4 people) - Accommodation: 6,500 RMB (four nights in boutique hotels in prime locations) - Dining: 9,000 RMB (150-300 RMB per person per meal, including specialty and high-end) - Tickets + Transportation: 2,500 RMB - Souvenirs + Shopping + Emergency Fund: 12,000 RMB 1: Arrive in Beijing · Experience the lively atmosphere under the Imperial City walls Stay at [Beijing Wangfujing Manxin Hotel] → Convenient subway access, walking distance to the East Gate of the Forbidden City, modern Chinese design, stunning night view (about 1,600 RMB/night × 4 nights = 6,400 RMB) Dinner: Siji Minfu (Forbidden City Branch) → Must order: Crispy tender roast duck, cleverly mixed pea shoots, imperial milk bun → Window faces East Gate, red walls lit up at night, eat and take photos! (280 RMB per person × 4 = 1,120 RMB) After dinner stroll: Walk Wangfujing Pedestrian Street + buy a small Forbidden City cultural creative night lamp (about 300 RMB) 2: Walk the Central Axis · See the thousand-year imperial capital in one day Morning: Tiananmen Square + In-depth Forbidden City tour Book 7 days in advance! Enter with ID card Recommended to rent an audio guide (30 RMB/person) or private guide (600 RMB/2 hours) Route: Meridian Gate → Hall of Supreme Harmony → Palace of Heavenly Purity → Western Six Palaces → Treasure Gallery → Exit at Gate of Divine Might Lunch: Forbidden City Corner Tower Café light meal + cultural creative ice cream (80 RMB per person × 4 = 320 RMB) Afternoon: Climb Jingshan Park → Overlook the entire Forbidden City, full view of the central axis (2 RMB ticket per person) Dinner: Da Dong (Gongti Branch) → High-end roast duck experience, elegant environment, great for photos and check-ins (450 RMB per person × 4 = 1,800 RMB) Nightlife: Optional [Deyun Club Sanlitun Theater] for crosstalk (tickets 200-500 RMB/person, about 1,200 RMB total) 3: Royal Gardens & Beijing Flavor Culture Day Morning: Summer Palace - Enter from North Palace Gate, walk the Long Corridor → Tower of Buddhist Incense → "Painting Tour" → boat to South Lake Island (boat one-way 40 RMB/person) - Photo spots: Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Kunming Lake sunlight Lunch: Xiao Diao Li Soup (near Summer Palace) → Authentic Beijing cuisine, lotus root pork rib soup, Beijing-style fried sauce noodles (100 RMB per person × 4 = 400 RMB) Afternoon: Old Summer Palace · Western Mansions Ruins + Yezi Bookstore → Feel the historical depth, bookstore is artsy and photogenic Dinner: Niujie Food Tour (Beijing’s most authentic Muslim street) → Recommended: Jubao Yuan Hot Pot (180 RMB per person), Bai Ji rice cakes, Yibao lotus leaf steamed cake, Nai Lao Wei (about 900 RMB total) --- 4: Great Wall One-Day Tour · He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man Charter a one-day tour (7-seat business van full day about 1,200 RMB) Morning: Mutianyu Great Wall (less crowded, beautiful scenery, cable car up and down) - Cable car one-way 100 RMB/person, recommended to ride to Tower 14, hike to Tower 20 then return - Photo tip: wear bright-colored jackets, the Great Wall winds like a dragon Lunch: "Fisherman’s Pride" farmhouse cuisine at the foot of the Great Wall → Pancake with stewed fish, free-range eggs stir-fried with chives (80 RMB per person × 4 = 320 RMB) Afternoon: Return to city, stop by Bird’s Nest and Water Cube for exterior photos Dinner: Siji Minfu (Sanlitun Branch) with a view → Rooftop terrace facing CCTV "Big Pants," unbeatable night view (260 RMB per person × 4 = 1,040 RMB) Recommended Souvenirs (within 3,000 RMB budget) - Daoxiangcun Beijing Eight-piece Gift Box ×2: 180 RMB - Zhang Yiyuan / Wuyutai Flower Tea Gift Box ×2: 400 RMB - Forbidden City cultural products: "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" silk scarf, Cat God Mystery blind box, etc.: 1,500 RMB - Niujie Halal snacks (Poria cake, jujube flower pastry): 500 RMB - Tongrentang herbal throat tea (great for night owls): 420 RMB Transportation Tips: - City travel: mainly subway + Didi, about 150 RMB per person (600 RMB total) - Download "Beijing Yikatong" app, scan code to ride subway and bus - Avoid rush hours (7:00-9:00, 17:00-19:00) Blogger’s Private Tips 1. Forbidden City / National Museum / Chairman Mao Memorial Hall must be booked in advance! 2. Wear comfortable shoes! Average 20,000 steps per day 3. Cha Yan Yue Se is popular but not available in Beijing, you can buy tea bags to take home 4. Want great photos? The Temple of Heaven’s Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at 7 AM has the fewest people and the best light! One-sentence summary Live in history, eat in the lively atmosphere, four people three nights, savor Beijing’s depth and vibrancy bite by bite. ❤️ Follow me to see the most authentic Beijing in the most comfortable way! 📌 Like + save, copy this itinerary next time you come to Beijing!