My friend is a local Peking man, he is 23 years old. He said many of his friends would like to Beijing. He advised that if you travel in package tour, you should take care of your schedule. For example, there is one kind of one day trip such as including the Prospect Hill Park and Beihai Park. All Peking locals know, the two parks are opposite to each other. If you take this kind of one day trip, it will waste your time and energy. Besides that, there are also relevant problems on Beijing Hotels and Beijing Flights. So he recommended some self-help Beijing tour and maybe that will help you. 
You had better arrive in Beijing at noon. When you get off from the plane or train, you can get to the hotels and take the lunch. Then you can travel to Tien An Men Square and go shopping to the Wangfujing Street which is in the east of Square. It is nearly the evening when you finished shopping, so you can take supper in the Snack Street in Xindong’an market. The price is almost RMB10 per person.
On the second day, you must want to the Great Wall. You can take the 919 bus to Badaling Great Wall, the ticket price is RMB10. It is efficient for the bus drives on the highway. It is not late after you climb it over and get back, so you can go shopping in Xinjinkou Street, the clothes there are pretty and cheap.
After the Great Wall, you should go to the Summer Palace on the third day. Actually, the Xiangshan Park is near with the Summer Palace, but it is not possible to visit the two scenic spots in one day. Travel in two days is a good choice. When leaving the Fragrant Hills Park, you can visit the Reclining Buddha Temple besides it.
If you plan to the Imperial Palace, you had better go to the Prospect Hill Park and the Beihai Park in the same day, for they are not in large areas. Getting up early in the morning and going to Prospect Hill Park firstly. It almost takes 2 hours. Then you went through the west gate to the Beihai Park’s east gate. You can come out from north gate of Beihai Park and take the bus to the Summer Palace, it needs only one stop.
Beside the famous places of interest in Beijing, many friends may have interest in other places, so he also recommended some to you.
It is good to travel to Beijing Zoo Park in summer. Although the smell is bad, you see 
nothing in winter for the animal do not get out of their caves. Behind the Beijing Zoo Park, there is a Beijing Aquarium. Another aquarium in Beijing is beneath the CCTV tower, it is not as good as the one behind the Beijing Zoo Park. In the west of Beijing Zoo Park, there is a Carrefour Supermarket whose price is lower than others in Beijing.
Another popular place is the Yuyuantan Park. In the end of March and beginning in the April, many people gather there to enjoy cherry blossoms. But it is better to Japan for the cherry blossoms, for you have to waste a lot of time on the lining for tickets and getting inside. Besides, there are crowds of people there.
For travelers, Beijing provided travel bus card. It is convenient and cheap when taking bus. You can pay the 40 percent discounted price of the ticket.
If you want more information about Beijing tours, click on China Tours.
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