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Tour Dates |
Destinations |
Today's Activities |
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Day 01 |
Arrive in Beijing |
Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China. Your guide will welcome you and accompany you to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to recover from the jet lag or explore this metropolis. |
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Day 02 |
Beijing |
Morning visit the Tiananmen Square, the largest public area in the world. Later in the Forbidden City, you will see houses where Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties perform their regular business and live their everyday lives.This afternoon, pay a visit to the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site with the world's largest imperial garden and more than 3,000 historical structures including pavilions, towers and arched bridges.Tonight, you will attend a welcoming banquet of Pecking Roasted Duck. |
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Day 03 |
Beijing |
The highlights today is an excursion to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Located 90 km northeast of Beijing city,it is the less crowded section of Great Wall. Enjoy the superb view when taking the cable car up and down the very steep part of the wall. You will stop by the Cloisonne Factory to observe skilled artisans as they create intricate designs on the way to the Great Wall. Back to the city area, see the exterior of Olympic buildings-Bird's Nest and take some photos. |
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Day 04 |
Beijing/Xi'an |
Start a tour to the Temple of Heaven, a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing. It was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest.Fly to Xi'an, the ancient capital city. This evening you will watch a splendid Tang Dynasty Show and buffet dinner in Tangyuegong. |
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Day 05 |
Xi'an |
View the life-sized Terracotta Warriors buried with the Emperor for over 2200 years. Back to the city center, pay a visit to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, which is an important cultural relic and one of the remaining symbols of ancient Chang'an (the name of Xi'an in the Tang Dynasty). Then experience the ancient Chinese civilizations in Shaanxi History Museum. |
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Day 06 |
Xi'an/Lhasa |
Fly to Lhasa. You guide will welcome you in Gongga airport. The rest of the day is free to adjust to the altitude of one of the world’s highest plateaus. |
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Day 07 |
Lhasa |
To begin your tour in Tibet by visiting the Norbulingka Palace . Norbulingka means Treasure Park,which covers an area of around 360000 sq. m. and is considered to be the biggest man made garden in Tibet. You will be amazed to find there are more than 370 rooms inside. Followed is a tour to the Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery, which are two of three famous monasteries in Lhasa along with the Ganden Monastery. |
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Day 08 |
Lhasa |
Today you visit the holy Potala Palace, the symbol of the city, known to the world for its grand constructions, elegant buildings, exquisite artworks and pious religious atmosphere.And then tour Jokhang Temple which is the spiritual center of Tibet and at the center of the old Lhasa City. At last you visit the most flourishing area in Tibet-Barkhor Street which is a very ancient round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the Tibetan people are always proud of it. |
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Day 09 |
Lhasa/Chongqing |
Take a morning flight to the mountain city-Chongqing. You get the chance to see the cute panda in the Panda Room in Chongqing Zoo. Enjoy a Hotpot Lunch. After that, step to the Huguang Guild House, built at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, is the accommodation for the immigrants from Huguang Areas (today’s Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces).Your guide accompany you to the Chaotianmen Dock to board the Yangtze Cruise ship. |
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Day 10 |
Yangtze River |
Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City, a plethora of demon-decorated temples,known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill. |
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Day 11 |
Yangtze River |
Enter the Three Gorges, one of nature's most extraordinary sculptures. Pass through the first two gorges-Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge.Take an excursion through Small Three Gorges, which are narrower than the Three Gorges, but very impressive. Enter the Xiling Gorge, the longest and deepest of the Three Gorges.In the evening, sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship locks. |
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Day 12 |
Yangtze River /Yichang/Shanghai |
Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam site at Sandouping, the largest project of its kind in the world. Arrive in Yichang at 1:30pm,and disembark. You will be met on the ship and transferred to the airport for Shanghai. |
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Day 13 |
Shanghai |
You tour in Shanghai starts with visiting to the Yuyuan Garden, considered the region's most lavish garden first established in the 16th century. Followed is a tour to the Silk Factory, you can witness the whole process of make silk fabric. In the afternoon, you can stroll through The Bund, a riverside promenade often referred to as Asia's version of Wall Street in the 1940s.Your tour continues to Nanjing Road, which have been likened to New York City's Fifth Avenue. Enjoy a mesmerizing performance of the world-famous Shanghai Acrobatic Show. |
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Day 14 |
Shanghai |
Whole day free at your own leisure. |
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Day 15 |
Depart Shanghai |
Transfer you to the airport for your flight back home. |
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