| Day01 |
Arrive in Shanghai |
No Meals |
Best Western New Century Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| SHF English-speaking tour guide will hold a name sign and wait for you at Shanghai airport. With his/her escort, transfer to check in hotel by a private vehicle. After that, you may have a rest to recover from jetlag or design your own itinerary to explore this city by getting tips or adviced from the guide. |
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| Day02 |
Shanghai |
B L |
Best Western New Century Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
After breakfast in hotel, begins your exploration of Shanghai, the economic hub of the fast-developing China. City God Temple is the first stop today. It used to be central shrine for Taoist worship, but now more as tourist spot with kinds of yummy snack food. Later visit Yu Garden, Shanghai's largest ancient garden with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes,bridges and rockeries in Ming and Qing architectural styles.
After lunch of local dishes, you will be guided to visit the largest museum in China – Shanghai Museum. Spend some leisure time in Xin Tian Di Entertainment Complex, a fashionable pedestrian street composed of Shikumen and modern architecture style. Stroll alongthe 'No. 1 commercial street in China -- Nanjing Road and the symbol of Shanghai --The Bund, a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. Then head to Oriental Pearl TV Tower, 468 meters (1,536 feet) high, the world's third tallest and Asian highest TV and radio tower, which can give you an amazing birdview of Shanghai and Huangpu River.
After covering all the sites hereinbefore, transfer back to your hotel and have a good rest. |
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| Day03 |
Shanghai→Guilin |
B L |
Guilin Bravo Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| Breakfast in hotel. Private transfer to airport for your flight to Guilin, whose landscape is second to none as Chinese saying goes. Meet Guilin local English-speaking tour guide upon arrival. Pay a visit to the symbol of Guilin city - Elephant Trunk Hill, the stone looks like a trunk of an elephant drinking water, so the hill got this name. Later head to visit the Reed Flute Cave, which is praised as "the art hall created by nature". Inside the cave, there are various stalagmites, stone curtains, stone flowers and stone pillars, which constitute a unique charm. After that, transfer to hotel and hava a good rest. |
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| Day04 |
Guilin→Yangshuo |
B L |
Yangshuo Tanrenjie Hotel
or similar 4 star hotels |
Breakfast in hotel. Morning enjoy the cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky. Water buffalo patrol the fields, peasants reap rice paddies, school kids and fisherman float by on bamboo rafts. With its breathtaking scenery and taste of a life far removed from the concrete metropolis, this cruise will must be memorable.
Lunch will be served on board.
Upon your arrival, have some leisure time along the West Street, the most prosperous district with unique mix of culturesin Yangshuo.
Overnight stay in Yangshuo. |
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| Day05 |
Yangshuo→Longsheng→Guilin |
B L |
Guilin Bravo Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
Breakfast in hotel. The guide will pick you up in your hotel's lobby. Today you will visit Longsheng Terrace Field -60 square kilometers of terraced rice fields in southeast of Longsheng. They were first built in the Yuan dynasty and completed in the Qing dynasty by Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m.
Transfer back to Guilin for overnight stay after visiting. |
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| Day06 |
Guilin→Xian |
B |
Quest International Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| Breakfast in hotel. Private transfer to Xian, one of the four major ancient civilization capitals in the world, together with Athens, Cairo and Rome. Your Xian local English-speaking tour guide will wait for you at Xian airport. After warm greetings, transfer to check in a local hotel. The rest time is on your own arrangements. |
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| Day07 |
Guilin→Xian |
B L |
Quest International Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| Breakfast in hotel. Tiananmen Square, Great Wall as well as Terracotta Warriors and Horses is seen to be the top three attraction which can represent China. Today, you will visit the last one, Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which is also regarded as the the world eighth wonder. Have a la carte lunch. Later visit a holy place for Buddhists, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is rated as National Key Cultural Relic Preserve. In the evening, have some leisure time along the famous Muslim Street, a fantastic place to wonder. All shops and restaurants in the street are operated by Muslims. The stalls lines the narrow alleys sell almost everything you can expect. If you are good at bargaining, you can get some things at a really cheap price. |
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| Day08 |
Xian |
B L |
Quest International Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| After breakfast, pay a visit to the Grand Mosque, one of the four most famous mosques in china. It is famous not only for its long history, some 1200 years, but also its particular design of mixed architecturecombibation of traditional Muslim and Chinese styles. Later head to tour Xi'an City Wall, the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Then head to Shaanxi History Museum - the newly built modern building recreates Tang-dynasty architecture and successfully symbolizes the great extent of Shaanxi history and its remarkable culture. |
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| Day09 |
Xian→Beijing |
B L |
Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
Breakfast in hotel. Free on your own arrangements until private transfer to Beijing, the political, economical and cultural centre of China. Your Beijing local English-speaking tour guide will wait for you at Beijing airport. After warm greetings, he/she will escort you to visit the world largest architectural complex for worshipping Heaven--Temple of Heaven.
After that, transfer to check in a local hotel and have a good rest. |
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| Day10 |
Beijing |
B L |
Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
| Breakfast in hotel. Today you will visit three World No.1 attractions: the world largest city square--Tiananmen Square; the No.1 permanent residence of the emperors among the world's Top 5 as well as the world's largest, most complete wooden structure of the ancient buildings-- Forbidden City; the biggest Royal Garden in China--Summer Palace, which is well known for its large and priceless collection of cultural artifacts.
In the evening we will go to enjoy the Beijing Opera Show. |
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| Day11 |
Beijing |
B L |
Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
An old Chinese saying goes, he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. And you will conquer it today. Your first destination today is the Badaling Great Wall. As the best preserved and the most popular one among all the sections, the Badaling section is easily accessible and has easy walking conditions.
Since Ming Tombs became a famous attraction in Beijing for its large scale construction and the biggest number of emperors buried in the world, so you will have the chance to visit the largest one of them, the Changling Mausoleum.
On the way back to downtown, drive by the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) and National Aquatics Center (Water Cube). You will see its appearance at a distance.
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| Day12 |
Depart from Beijing |
B |
Quest International Hotel or similar 4 star hotels |
Breakfast in hotel. Private transfer to airport to catch your homebound flight.
The driver will see you off at the airport.
Home sweet home. |
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