China Highlight Tour 13 Days(Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai)
Day 1 Arrive in Beijing (D)
Arrive at the Beijing Capital International Airport, where you will be
greeted by our tour guide and transferred to the hotel.
Day 2 Beijing (B,L,D)
Morning trip to the well-known Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square
in the world.Follwed by the visit of the Forbidden City, which is largest
and the most intact conglometration of ancient structures of the imperial
palace. This was the palace for 24 Ming and Qing Dynasty emperors who
ruled China for over 500 years. Visit the Summer Palace, the famous resort
of Empress Dowager Ci Xi. Feast your eyes on the Long Corridor, Longevity
Hill, and Kunming Lake. Enjoy an evening of traditional Chinese culture
with Beijing Opera.
Day 3 Beijing (B,L,D)
Morning tour to the magnificent Great Wall, the only man-made object that
can be observed from the moon; and one of the world's most popular tourist
attractions. After lunch, drive to the Ming Tombs, the last resting place
of the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Enjoy the Peking Duck Dinner.
Free at leisure for the whole day.
Day 5 Beijing- Xi'an (B,L,D)
Morning visit to the Temple of Heaven, the country's largest temple complex,
where Ming and Qing monarchs prayed for good harvests. After luch, fly
to the ancient city Xi'an, which was once vied with Rome and later Constantinople
for the title of greatest city in the world. Enjoy a good night of Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show.
Day6 Xi'an (B,L,D)
Day tour to the most important archeological discovery the life-size and
lifelike Terracotta Army, acclaimed as the Eighth Wonder of the World.
Followed by the visit of the Banpo Neolithic Museum. Dumpling Banquet
dinner has been arranged tonight.
Day7 Xi'an (B)
Free at leisure for the whole day.
Day 8 Xi'an -Hangzhou (B,L,D)
Pay a visit to the City Wall, one of the few ancient city walls still
visible in China; and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Fly to Hangzhou, a famed
scenic and historical and cultural city with a glamorous byname, "Paradise
under Heaven". Visit the Lingyin (Soul's Retreat) Temple, one of
the best-known Buddhist monasteries in China.
Day9 Hangzhou (B,L,D)
Take pleasure in a boat-ride on the scenic West Lake. Marco Polo once
wrote: "... it skirts the city... and commands a distant view of
all its grandeur and loveliness, its temples, monasteries, and gardens
with their towering trees, running down to the water's edge." You
will also have a chance to visit Mausoleum of General Yu Fei and a Tea
Plantation.
After breakfast, coach journey to the ancient city of Suzhou, known as 'the Venice of the East' with a network of canal streets, crisscrossed by 300 bridges; and also famous for its classic gardens. City tour includes the visit to Garden for Lingering In, renowned for the artistic way in which the spaces between various kinds of architectural forms are dealt with. Then swing to Hanshan Temple, and Tiger Hill Park, a "must" on the itinerary of every visitor to Suzhou and on yours as well.
Day 11 Suzhou-Shanghai (B,L,D)
Take bus to Shanghai, the queen of the Orient. Before transferring to
your hotel, visit the Special Economic Zone of Pudong, the largest new
economic development area where you can feel the strong and fast beating
of Shanghai's pulse. Take a tour of the Oriental Pearl Tower to have bird's
eye view of Shanghai.
Day 12 Shanghai (B,L,D)
In the morning you will go to the Bund on the waterfront lined with colonial
buildings and look into China's future across the river at the skylines
of the New Shanghai; and Yu Garden where old Shanghai still retains its
charm.
Day 13 Shanghai-Home (B)
After breakfast you will take a departure transfer to the airport for
the flight back home.
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