Day 1
Arrival / Beijing
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2
Beijing
Visit Forbidden city, The Temple of Heaven, The Tian’anmen Square, Enjoy Martial Arts Perfomance.
- Forbidden city : the Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties carried out their administration and lived. Now it is open to the public as a palace museum where people can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the treasures kept in the palace, and learn of the legends and anecdotes about the imperial family and the court.
- The Temple of Heaven : The Temple of Heaven was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for good harvests. The emperors visited the temple three times a year: on the 8th day of the first lunar month to pray for a good harvest; during the Summer Solstice to pray for rain; and during Winter Solstice to give thanks for a good harvest. This is a good place to watch people practicing Taichi each morning
- The Tian’anmen Square : Located at the center of Beijing City , where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Great Hall of the People, China Mao’s Memorial Hall.
- Martial Arts Perfomance : You don’t have to be a martial arts enthusiast to appreciate the incredible feats of strength, with fists, feet, swords, and other weapons. Kungfu expert display their kicks, punches and use of weapons with uncanny speed, power and agility.
Day 3
Beijing
Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
- The Great Wall : One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- The Ding Tomb : The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
- The Sacred Road : The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony on the ancestors.
- Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude : In the evening, enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck which is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.
Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant(Old Duck)
Address: 32 Qianmen Dajie, Beijing Tel: 6701 1379
Feature: as the nickname implies, this is one of the oldest restaurants in the capital, dating back to 1864, and they serve great Peking duck.
Average cost: RMB200
Hours: 11:00-13:30 16:30-20:00
Website: http://www.qmquanjude.com.cn/first.htm
Day 4
Beijing
Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw and Xiushui Street,The Summer Palace.
- Hutongs : The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people’s houses among them.
- Xiushui Street : A market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a real treasure if you are lucky enough.
- The Summer Palace : The Summer Palace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole.
Day 5
Beijing / Xi’an
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Xi’an. Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
- The Provincial Museum : One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall : An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Day 6
Xi’an
Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin’s tomb.
- The Bell Tower : The emblem of Xian city.
- The Wild Goose Pagoda : The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- The Tang Dynasty show : The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.
Day 7
Xi’an / Chengdu-Emei
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Chengdu. Arriving in Chengdu, be met & transferred to Mt. Emei and visit Baoguo Temple. Arrive at Chengdu, be met & transferred to Mt. Emei(160km).
– Baoguo Temple lies at the foot of the Mountain.
– Mt.Emei is one of the most famous mountains for Buddhism in China. It has many tmples and beautiful scenery.
Day 8
Emei / Leshan-Chengdu
Half a day tour to see monkeies and the Myriad Years Monastery in the Mt.Emei. Be transferred to visit Leshan Buddha Statue with Cruise.Be transferred back to Chengdu late in the afternoon.
- Myriad Years Monastery is the most famous temple on Mt. Emei and it enjoyes high reputation in Buddhism.
- Leahan Buddha is the largest Buddha in the world, about 71 meters high. It started to be carved in 713 A.D and finished 90 years later.
Day 9
Chengdu / Shanghai-Huangshan
Transfer via: Flights-on our arrangement
One day visit of the Panda Base & The Sanxindui Ruins. Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Shanghai, then connecting another flight to Huangshan. Arriving in Huangshan, be met & transferred to your hotel.
- Panda Breed Reserve : Where you can see pandas bred in nature.
- Sanxingdui ruins : A ruined city with a history of over 3000 years. The relics at Sanxingdui are precious cultural heritage of mankind, which contain rich historical, cultural and scientific value. Thousands of pieces of invaluable relics such as bronze ware, jade ware, gold ware, pottery, and bone ware unearthed rewpectively from the Sanxingdui Ruins, the No. 1 sacrificial pit, and No.2 sacrificial pit of the Shang Dynasty (cir. 16th-11th century B.C.)
Day 10
Huangshan
Take cable car up to the top of Mt.Huangshan, tour to Jade valley and other peaks. Stay overnight on top of the mountain.
- Mt.Huangshan : known as “the loveliest mountain of China”, famous for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds.
Day 11
Huangshan / Shanghai
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Take cable car down from the mountain. Then visit Hong Cun Village. Be transferred to the airport for the flight to Shanghai. Arriving in Shanghai, be met & transferred to your hotel.
- Hong Cun Village: An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt. Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt, which makes it look like a river and mountain picts. It enjoys the reputation of “The Chinese town in the pictures”. Especially, the whole town distributes like a “cow”, which made it one of the wonders in the world culture heritage. The famous film”Crouching Tiger” was made here.
Day 12
Shanghai / Departure
Be transferred to the international airport for your flight out of China.
