Welcome to the Imperial Capital Beijing

Title: Experience the Emperor’s Style in Beijing for 5 Days and 4 Nights with 6000 RMB! Local Secret Routes, No Pitfalls, No Queues, and Taste the Same Imperial Cuisine as the Forbidden City!

Hello everyone, I’m your travel inspiration guide, Xiao Bei!
This time, I’ve arranged for you a 5-day, 4-night in-depth Beijing travel guide, all-inclusive for about 6000 RMB per person!
Including airfare, accommodation, tickets, food, and transportation. No crowded spots, no tourist traps, no wasted money. I’ll take you to explore the capital with a combo of “Old Beijing + New Experiences”!

🗓 Itinerary Overview (Best for spring and autumn travel)
Duration: 5 days, 4 nights
Budget: About 6000 RMB per person (cheaper for two traveling together)
Style: Culture + Food + Relaxed vibe + Avoiding crowds
Recommended accommodation areas: Qianmen / Nanluoguxiang subway line (super convenient transportation)

✈️ Day 1: Arrive in Beijing, start with a meal full of “the smoke and fire under the Imperial City”
Arrive in the afternoon at Capital Airport / Daxing Airport → Take subway or taxi to hotel (about 80 RMB)
Recommended stay: Mid-range chain hotels (such as Atour, Ji Hotel), about 1600 RMB/person for four nights
Evening plan: Head straight to [Niujie]! Beijing’s Muslim food paradise!
Must-eats: Baiji Rice Cake, Yibao Lotus Leaf Fire Bake, Hongji Snacks
Cost: About 50 RMB per person, so good you’ll be leaning on the wall!

📌 Warning: Don’t rush to Wangfujing right away! Tourist trap!

🏯 Day 2: Forbidden City + Jingshan Park + Hutong cycling, be a “prince incognito” for a day
Morning: Book [Forbidden City] tickets 7 days in advance (closed on Mondays!)
Tickets + Treasure Gallery = 80 RMB, recommend renting an audio guide or joining a group tour (60 RMB)
Tip: Rush in at 8:30 opening! Walk the central axis → West Six Palaces → Treasure Gallery to avoid tour groups
Noon: Coffee break at the Forbidden City Corner Tower with a cup of “Kangxi’s favorite chocolate” ☕ (48 RMB, worth the photo)
Afternoon: 10-minute walk to [Jingshan Park], climb to Wanchun Pavilion for a panoramic view of the Forbidden City (ticket 2 RMB!)
Evening: Rent a shared bike, cycle through [Wudaoying Hutong] → [Guozijian Street]
Artistic shops + quiet ancient temples, every shot looks cinematic
Dinner: Wudaoying [Jing A Taproom] for craft beer + Beijing sausage (about 100 RMB per person)

💰 Daily cost: about 250 RMB/person

🐫 Day 3: Skip Badaling on the Great Wall! Take a 1-hour taxi to [Mutianyu], fewer people, beautiful scenery, no queues!
Transport: Didi/taxi round trip (about 400 RMB per car, split 200 RMB each for two)
Tickets + cable car up + slide down: 180 RMB/person, the slide is super fun, like a roller coaster!
Tips: Arrive before 10 AM, perfect sunlight, the Great Wall winds like a dragon, perfect for photos!
Lunch: Farmhouse near the Great Wall, eat rainbow trout + flatbread (about 80 RMB per person)
Evening return: Stop by [Hongluo Temple] (optional), very effective for love luck!
Dinner: Back in the city, eat at [Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant (Dengshikou branch)]
Window seat with East Fourth Ring night view, roast duck + mixed pea shoots + duck soup rice, about 150 RMB per person, worth it!

💰 Daily cost: about 550 RMB/person

🎭 Day 4: The soul of Old Beijing! Temple of Heaven + Qianmen + Peking Opera + Ding Ding Tram
Morning: [Temple of Heaven Park] Prayer Hall + Echo Wall (combined ticket 34 RMB)
Recommend buying an electronic guide to hear the “Emperor’s Heaven Worship” secrets
Lunch: Near Temple of Heaven at [Hongyuan Nanmen Hotpot (Temple of Heaven branch)]
Copper pot + fresh sliced lamb + sesame sauce pancakes, about 100 RMB per person, warms your heart
Afternoon: Stroll [Qianmen Street] but don’t shop! The highlight →
Check out [Madame Tussauds Wax Museum] (optional, 150 RMB)
Or experience [Laozihao Neiliansheng] custom cloth shoes (a meaningful souvenir)
Evening highlight: Watch an authentic Peking Opera excerpt at Qianmen [Guangdelou Theater]! (Tickets from 180 RMB)
Don’t worry if you don’t understand, there are subtitles + explanations, very powerful!
Night bonus: Take a vintage [Ding Ding Tram] night tour of Qianmen, when the lights come on, it’s like a dream back to the Republic era!

💰 Daily cost: about 500 RMB/person

🛍 Day 5: Artistic finale + souvenir shopping, return home with style!
Morning: [National Museum] free! Must-see “Ancient China” exhibition (book in advance!)
Houmuwu Ding, gold-threaded jade burial suit… a millennium in one glance!
Lunch: Wangfujing [Heping Guoju] underground Old Beijing themed mall, eat while you shop
Recommended: Wuyutai ice cream (jasmine flavor!), Daoxiangcun freshly made dim sum
Souvenir list:
Daoxiangcun dim sum gift box (88 RMB)
Zhang Yiyuan tea or Wuyutai flower tea (under 100 RMB)
Forbidden City cultural lipstick/tape (120 RMB, perfect gift for girls)
Evening return: Airport line subway 30 RMB, easy and classy way home!

💰 Daily cost: about 300 RMB/person

💰 Total cost summary (per person):
Item Cost
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Round-trip airfare (off-peak) 1500 RMB
4 nights accommodation 1600 RMB
Food 1000 RMB
Tickets + transport + experiences 1200 RMB
Shopping + emergencies 700 RMB
Total ≈ 6000 RMB

✅ Xiao Bei says: Beijing is not a “check-in machine,” but a millennium city worth savoring slowly.
This guide helps you avoid 90% of the traps, with culture, flavor, and relaxation,
You can take top photos for your social feed and taste the soul of Old Beijing.