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Beijing, China

After breakfast, check out of your hotel in Xian and transfer to the airport for your flight. Upon arrival, you will be met by your Viking Representative. Beijing dates back more than 3,000 years and was a grand imperial capital from the 10th century until it became the capital of the new Communist nation in 1949. It is inarguably China’s historic and cultural center, a massive repository where modern life thrives amid the reverential tone of enormous monuments to the past, from the sprawling Forbidden City to the serpentine Great Wall. Beijing also exudes an intimate side, found among the quiet warrens of hutongs. These tidy residential pockets recall the Peking of old and bring visitors back to China at its most authentic. This evening, enjoy time at your leisure at your hotel.