Day 2: Beijing
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day city excursion to Tiananmen Square-the largest square in the world, Forbidden City-imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasty, and Temple of Heaven-here ancient emperors prayed for good harvest. Lunch at good local restaurants. You can choose the Peking Opera Show or Chinese Kungfu show as optional in the evening.

- The Tiananmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing with a history of around 600 years
- The Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world’s great civilizations. (B,L)

 

Day 3: Beijing
Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by full day trip to the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs and the Sacred Way with lunch at local Chinese restaurant. Peking Roasted Duck Dinner.

The Great Wall: the symbol of China and Climbing the Great Wall you can pass visitors from all over the world, and hear conversations in almost every language
- The Ming Tombs: Consisting of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors, is one of the largest imperial necropolises in China.
- The Sacred Way: The way stood on both sides with marvelous stone sculptures by which means the road leading to heaven(B,L,D)

 

Day 4: Beijing - Xian
Buffet breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport for flight to Xian-the ancient capital of China. Upon arrival meet and transfer the hotel. Lunch at local restaurant followed by visit to Shaanxi Historical Museum, Ancient City Wall. Dumpling Dinner at a good dumpling restaurant.

- The Provincial Museum: Which is one of the best Museum in China and where you can learn a lot about the 5,000 year brilliant history of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: Xian City Wall was constructed in the early Ming Dynasty on the basis of the Imperial City of ChangAn (Everlasting Peace) of the Tang Dynasty. (B,L,D)

 

Day 5: Xian
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day excursion to world famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses with circle movie showed before visiting the big wild Goose Pagoda and the Grand Mosque. Lunch at good local restaurant. You can choose the Tang Dynasty dinner Show as optional in the evening (highly recommended, as it is the best show in China).

- The Terracotta Warriors and Horses: The most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qins tomb.
- The Tang Dynasty Dinner & Show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty.
- The Big wild Goose Pagoda: It is one of the citys most distinctive and outstanding landmarks, possibly the most beautiful building left in Xian today. In AD 652, the Big Goose Pagoda was built to store the sutras and the figurines of Buddha, which were brought from India by a famous Buddhist translator and traveler Tang Sanzang, also known by his Buddhist name as Xuanzang.
- The Great Mosque: It is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China(B,L)

 

Day 6: Xian - Chengdu
Buffet breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport for flight to Chengdu. Upon arrival meet and transfer the hotel. visit the Du Fu Cottage.
- Du Fu cottage: The cottage is the former residence of the famous Tang Dynasty poet, Du Fu. (B,L)

 

Day 7: Chengdu
In the morning transfer for visit to Panda Base. Afterwards, visit Wuhou Memorial Temple. Stroll in the Culture Park and sip tea at teahouse in Peoples Park. (B/L)
- Panda Base: In the Panda Base,people can get approached to the pandas and take closely look of the cute animals.
- Wuhou Memorial Temple: It was built in memory of ZhugeLiang, prime minister of the Shuhan State during the Three states Period in the third century (220-280). In the temple are forty-seven statues of Shuhan civil and military officials as well as steles, stone tablets, tripods, stoves and other relics.

 

Day 8: Chengdu - Jiuzhaigou
Buffet breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport for flight to Jiuzhaigou, meet and transfer for sightseeing in Huanglong Scenic Area.
- Huanglong Scenic Area: It is a state first-class scenic zone, reputed as "Jasper Lake on Earth". The scenic area was made a world natural heritage site in 1992. (B,L)

 

Day 9: Jiuzhaigou
Full day sightseeing in Jiuzhaigou(World Heritage Area ). (B,L)

 

Day 10: Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu - Shanghai
Buffet breakfast at hotel, transfer to the airport for flight to Chengdu, then flight to Shanghai. (B,L)

 

Day 11: Shanghai
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day city tour with visit to the Yu Garden, the Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund and Nanjing Road with lunch at local Chinese restaurant. You can choose the Acrobatic Show as optional in the evening.

- Yu Garden: a place of peace and comfort in the heart of bustling Shanghai, dates back to the fabled Ming Dynasty.
- The Jade Buddha Temple: The most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai.
- The Bund: known as a miniature museum of international architecture with dozens of high buildings standing along the shore.

- Nanjing Road: the longest commercial street in China, lined with big department and specialty stores, upscale boutiques, and a variety of fine restaurants, enjoying the reputation of "Chinas No.1 Street".(B,L)

Day 12: Shanghai - Departure
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Free until transfer to the airport for flight to the next destination. (B)

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