The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism (BMBT) said on Thursday that the much-concerned Beijing tourist distribution center would be established on September, 20.

According to the distribution center, the reference price for a one-day tour in Beijing is at around 150 yuan, the Beijing-based Jinghua Times reported.

The BMBT held a working meeting on last Thursday on regulating the market order. Information from the meeting showed that the newly established Beijing tourist distribution center would set up three routes for a one-day tour, the Badaling Great Wall tour, the Summer Palace tour and the Ming Tomb tour.

The price of these tours will be at approximately 150 yuan and the distribution center will provide 70 buses to operate these tours with tour guide and catering service.

The tourist distribution center are jointly invested by seven companies including the Beijing Bashi Company and the Beijing Beiqi Municipal Taxi Group company.  

(Chinanews.cn September 13, 2005)