Day 1 Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: International flight to Beijing-On your own arrangement
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2
Beijing
Full day trip to the Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Martial Arts Perfomance in the evening.
- The Tian’anmen Square : The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City : The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven : The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God’s bless of the whole nation.
- 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 for 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.
Day 4
beijing/ Xi’an
Transfer via: PM flight
Visit Hutongs by rickshaw. Take afternoon flight to Xi’an. On arrival, be met & transferred to your hotel in Xi’an and visit City Wall.
- 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, and the lake, House of Gong Infant and local people’s houses among them.
- Xian City Wall : is a major landmark, and the best preserved, as well as the oldest and largest of the city defence systems in China. Bikes can be rented to ride along the top of the wall for about 20 yuan/hour
Day 5
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 6
Xian To Hangzhou
Transfer via: Flight HU7861(0900-1040)
You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Hangzhou. On arrival, be met and transferred to visit Lingyin Temple/ Monastery of the Hidden Souls , Tea Plantation.
- Lingyin Temple/ Monastery of the Hidden Souls : Lingyin Temple is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China. It also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures situated in front of Lingyin Temple, is famous for its more than 470 stone carvings of Buddhist figures, which dated from the 10th to 14th centuries.
- Tea Plantation : Hangzhou is one of the cities also famouse for its tea products. In the Tea Plantation, you can see the tea trees growing, and learn how the tea is made.
Day 7
Hangzhou
Visit West Lake, Six Harmonies Pagoda, LeiFeng Tower.
- West Lake : The lake comprises five distinct sections. The largest part is known as the Outer Lake and it is bounded by the North Inner Lake, Yuehu Lake, West Inner Lake and Lesser South Lake.
- Six Harmonies Pagoda : The Six Harmonies Pagoda is definitely a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture that continually attracts visitors both home and abroad.
- LeiFeng Tower : The Leifeng Pagoda, first built in 976 AD on the south bank of the world famous
West Lake.
Day 8
Hangzhou To Suzhou
Transfer via: Train N504(0900-1231)
be transferred to the railway station to catch the train to Suzhou.
On arrival, be met and transferred to visit Humble Administrator’s Garden, The Grand Canal, The No.1 Silk Factory.
- Humble Administrator’s Garden : The garden is the best representative of Chinese classical gardens,constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby, the garden is divided into three parts: the eastern, middle and western parts.
- The Grand Canal : The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country’s greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples’ life
- The No.1 Silk Factory : Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.
Day 9
Suzhou To Shanghai
Visit Hanshan Temple, driver to Zhou village.
- Hanshan Temple : The temple was once one of the 10 most famous temples in China. Zhang Ji, a famous Tang-dynasty poet, wrote the poem “A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge,” which, consequently, made the temple even more popular nationwide. .
- Zhou village : Zhouzhuang is an ancient culture town in Southern China. The town is surrounded by water with many branching streams, stone bridges and old residence with black tiles and white wells .
Day 10
Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, Vista on the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, The Bund.
- Shanghai Museum : The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
- Jade Buddha Temple : It is one of the main touristic highlights in Shanghai and it’s also the most active temple in China. If you’re lucky, you can watch the monks serving cermony in a side room.
- Vista on the Oriental Pearl TV Tower : Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Orental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
- The Bund : This spot in the city is home to a myriad of European-styled buildings that face the Huangpu River. Home to chic restaurants and shopping opportunities, the Bund is a must-see site when visiting Shanghai. Architectural styles include gothic, baroque, Romanesque, and renaissance.
Day 11
Shanghai
Free day in Shanghai
Day 12
Shanghai
Transfer via: International flight depart Shanghai-On your own arrangement.
Be met & transferred to Shanghai Pudong airport for your flight to your next destination.
Service Ends.
