| Day 1 Arrive in Beijing |
| Airport pickup service with private English speaking guide and private car. |
| Day 2 Beijing (B,L,D) |
| The Tian'anmen Square, The Forbidden City, Olympic Stadium, National Aquatics Center, Summer Palace, Peking Opera |
| The Tian'anmen Square: |
As a symbol of the nation, this world's largest city square is home to various historical sites and known for the daily ritualistic flag raising ceremony. |
The Forbidden City: |
One of the world's most beautiful architectural complexes, served as China's imperial palace for almost five centuries; you will be overwhelmed by its massive scale and majestic design. |
Olympic Stadium (Bird Nest): |
The nest-shaped elliptic steel structure is hailed as "an icon of the Beijing 2008 Olympics" and has become a recognized landmark worldwide. |
National Aquatics Center
(Water Cube): |
The outlook being a semi-transparent "cube", with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface; believed as the fastest Olympic pool in the world, swimmers set 25 new world records here during the 2008 Olympics. |
| Summer Palace: |
Used to be the imperial summer resort; ranked among the most noted and classical gardens of the world, it never fails to leave you a lasting impression. |
| Peking Opera: |
The national opera of China, featurs the dazzling costumes, mysterious facial makeup and exciting martial arts, presenting the audience with an encyclopedia of Chinese culture. |
| Day 3 Beijing (B,L,D) |
| Great Wall at Badaling, Sacred Way, Ming Tombs (Changling), Peking Roast Duck. |
| Great Wall at Badaling: |
The best-preserved and most imposing section of the Great wall; approximately 3,741m long and of great strategic importance in ancient times. |
| Sacred Way: |
The mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Di, the chief and the most magnificent one of the 13 Ming tombs, which will give you a glimpse into the power and grandeur of China's Ming Dynasty's Emperors. |
| Peking Roast Duck: |
Most famous and delicious dish in Beijing with a very long history, prized for its tempting color, crispy skin, tender meat and gorgeous apperance. Most visitors will want to have a try. |
| Day 4 Beijing (B,L) |
| Temple of Heaven, Hutong Tours in Rickshaw. |
| Temple of Heaven: |
This temple complex was ever a place for the emperor to worship heaven; an architectural wonder featuring the triple-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest. |
| Hutong Tours in Rickshaw: |
Leaving the bustling city streets, stepping into the maze-like hutongs and deep courtyards, you'll get a true taste of Beijinger's life and seem to travel back in time. |
| Day 5 Beijing to Datong (B) Transfer by train Train No.: K43 (12h03/18h16) |
Free time until transfer to railway station for your train to Datong. Upon arrival at Datong railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. |
| Day 6 Datong (B,L) |
| Huayan Temple, The Datong Nine Dragon Screen, Yungang Grottoes. |
| Huayan Temple: |
The largest and most perfectly preserved monastery of the Liao and Jin dynasties, featuring the Grand Hall, one of the two biggest Buddhist halls existent in China. |
| The Datong Nine Dragon Screen: |
The oldest, largest and most impressive glazed screen in China, an amazing display of superb craftwork that the intense art-lover or casual fan will not want to miss. |
| Yungang Grottoes: |
With a series of 53 caves and over 51,000 majestic sculptures, it's a treasure trove of grotto art that combines Chinese ancient Buddhist art and superb skills of the craftsmen. |
| Day 7 Datong / Pingyao (B,L) Transfer by car 5.5 hours |
| In the morning, drive to Pingyao and visit Shuanglin Temple, Qiao Family Mansion. |
| Shuanglin Temple: |
This Buddhist temple enjoys a high reputation in China's history of art, by featuring exquisitely painted clay sculptures of Tang, Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. |
| Qiao Family Mansion: |
Used to be the residence of one of Shanxi's tycoons, this massive and castle-like mansion will give you an idea of the day-to-day life of upper class Chinese of centuries ago. |
| Day 8 Pingyao / Taiyuan / Xian (B,L) Transfer by car 2.5 hours, flight 1hour |
| Have a whole day tour to witness the historical old town--Pingyao. In the afternoon, drive to Taiyuan airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, pickup and transfer to hotel. |
| Day 9 Xian (B,L) |
| Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda. |
| Terracotta Warriors: |
As the eighth wonder of the ancient world, it has the history of more than 2200 years. Oriental mummies await you to discover its mystery. |
| Big Wild Goose Pagoda: |
Outstanding design in Chinese pavilion architecture history and containing many Buddhist relics that brought by Master Xuan Zang 1000 years ago. |
| Day 10 Xian to Shanghai (B,L) Transfer by flight |
| Shaanxi Historical Museum, Bell Tower, Ancient City Wall. transfer to airport. Upon arrive inShanghai, be met and transfer to hotel. |
| Shaanxi Historical Museum: |
More than 3000 well-chosen cultural and historic relics have display here, which can fully reflect splendid civilization of Shaanxi province. |
| Bell Tower: |
The sign of Xi'an. It is the largest and best-preserved bell tower in China, and used for as timer and alarm in ancient China. |
| Ancient City Wall: |
It is an extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. |
| Day
11 Shanghai
(B,L,D) |
Yu Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Nanjing Road, The Bund, Shanghai Acrobats Show. |
| Yu Garden: |
The most celebrated classical Chinese garden in Shanghai, with a long history of more than four hundred years; famed as "an architectural miracle in the south of Yangtze River". |
| Oriental Pearl TV Tower: |
Landmark of Shanghai and the tallest completed tower in Asia; Applys Chinese elements in design, and features a breathtaking bird's eye view on the tower. |
| Nanjing Road: |
The earliest and most prosperous shopping street in Shanghai dating back to the 1840s; offering all-in-one shopping centers, gorgeous restaurants and spectacular night views over this area. |
| The Bund: |
Regarded as the symbol of Shanghai and an epitome of Shanghai's history; famous for various styles of magnificent buildings and a marvelous view for the landmarks of the city. |
| Shanghai Acrobatic Show: |
A magic touch for your nightlife! A typical art of China with long history. Exciting and breath-taking and you will be marveled at the varieties of programs. |
| Day 12 Shanghai / Suzhou (B,L) Transfer by train |
| Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, take train to Suzhou in the afternoon. |
| Jade Buddha Temple: |
An ancient temple with long history; imparting a peaceful and transcendent atmosphere; also renowned for two gorgeous white jade Buddhist statues. |
| Shanghai Museum: |
A museum of ancient Chinese art; holding many items that are superlative works of art and are unique in the entire country; cherished exhibits include bronzes, ceramics and paintings. |
| Day 13 Suzhou (B,L) |
| Suzhou Silk Museum, Tiger Hill, Grand Canal, Lingering Garden |
| Suzhou Silk Museum: |
Located in Suzhou, the Silk Capital of China; a dignified and elegant museum, explaining the silk production history; also fabulous silk embroidery and artworks to see. |
| Tiger Hill: |
No.1 landmark of Suzhou city; featuring the Yunyan Pagoda famously leans and even taller and leaner than the Leaning Tower of Pisa; well preserved despite of a history over 1000 years. |
| Grand Canal: |
The world's oldest and longest canal, far surpassing the next two grand canals: Suez and Panama Canal; paired with the Great Wall as the two great engineering feats of ancient China. |
| Lingering Garden: |
Surpasses thousands of its kind to become one of the four most famous classic gardens in China; the magic touch is that a fascinating scene forms from every single angle of the garden. |
| Day 14 Suzhou / Tongli / Shanghai (B,L) |
| Visit a typical traditional water town of Tongli, then drive back to Shanghai. |
| Water Town of Tongli: |
Known for a system of canals reminiscent of Venice, Italy; with a history of over 1000 years, remains almost intact from wars because of its complicated network waterways; peaceful and relaxing. |
| Day 15 Depart Shanghai (B) |
Transfer to airport for your departure flight. |
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