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Tour DatesDestinationsToday's ActivitiesDay 01
Arrive in Beijing Airport to hotel transfer(Beijing)Day 02Beijing Day 03Beijing Day 04Beijing/Xi'an Hutong Tour, Drum Tower;Hotel to airport transfer (Beijing), Airport to hotel transfer(Xi'an);Tang Dynasty Show and DinnerDay 05Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Dumpling Lunch, Small wild goose pagoda, Shannxi History MuseumDay 06Xi'an/chongqing Day 07Yangtze cruise(chongqing) Day 08Yangtze cruise Day 09Yangtze cruise (Yichang) Day 10Yangtze cruise (Wuhan) Day 11Yangtze cruise (Huangshan) Mt. Huangshanalign=center>Day 12Yangtze cruise (Nanjing) Sun Yat-sen MausoleumDay 13Shanghai Day 14Shanghai Day 15Depart Shanghai Hotel to airport transfer(Shanghai)
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DestinationsToday's ActivitiesMealsDay 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. \Day 02Beijing 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. Later you will visit 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. Enjoy a Pecking Roasted Duck dinner. B,DDay 03Beijing The highlights today is an excursion to the Juyongguan great wall, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Changping County, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Beijing, is a renowned pass of the great wall of China.You will stop by the Cloisonne Factory to observe skilled artisans as they create intricate designs. You will also see the exterior of Olympic buildings-Bird's Nest to take some photos.Pay a visit to the exquisite 15th century Temple of Heaven. See the Imperial Ceiling of Heaven with its Echo Wall and the Nine-Dragon Cypress, more than 500 years old. BDay 04Beijing/Xi'an Take a Hutong Tour, visit some historic Hutongs ('narrow lanes') area by old-fashioned pedicab. Climb up the Drum Tower and see a traditional drum performance. Have lunch in a local family living in a courtyard-style home known as a Siheyuan. Fly to Xi'an. This evening, you will enjoy a magnificent Tang Dynasty Show and dinner in Tangyue Gong. B,L,DDay 05Xi'an Pay a visit to the Terracotta Warriors, an army of more than 8,000 life-sized statues buried with China's first Emperor for over 2,200 years. Enjoy a dumpling lunch. This afternoon, visit the exquisite Small wild goose pagoda and the Shaanxi History Museum. B,LDay 06Xi'an/chongqing This morning you will fly to chongqing. Enjoy a hotpot lunch.See the charming Giant Pandas at the Panda Room of chongqing Zoo. Your tour continues to chongqing People's Great Hall,which is a classical works of world's architecture published by Britain, embodied 43 contemporary structures in China.
B,LDay 07Yangtze cruise (chongqing) Board Victoria Cruises' ship this morning and set sail. Enjoy the ship's amenities before arriving in Fengdu. Shore excursion toFengdu Ghost City which is temples with statues of ghosts and devils. B, L, DDay 08Yangtze cruise Yangtze cruise through the first of the fabled Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge hemmed by mossy cliffs. At Wushan, sail up the Daning River via cruiser to view the dramatic Small Three Gorges. Continue by sampan to the picturesque minigorges of the Ma Du River with its clear, swift water, unusual rock formations, and monkeys and goats along the banks. Alternatively, your excursion may be on Shennong Stream with its impressive small gorges. Sail on downstream through scenic Wu Gorge, celebrated for its Twelve Peaks. Next, cruise into Xiling Gorge, the last and most scenic of all the gorges. This evening, pass through the amazing ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam.
B, L, DDay 09Yangtze cruise (Yichang) After breakfast, visit San Dou Ping to see the massive Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project. After your tour, board the ship at the eastern mouth of the Xiling Gorge, in Yichang.
B, L, DDay 10Yangtze cruise (Wuhan) Arrive in Wuhan, a fusion of three cities spanning the Yangtze River. Disembark for a city sightseeing tour, including a visit to the Hubei Provincial Museum. Continue your downstream cruise later this afternoon.
B, L, DDay 11Yangtze cruise (Huangshan) The area around Guichi is well-known for its stunning natural beauty. Today's memorable shore excursion takes you to spectacular Mt. Huangshan, revered throughout China. The area was named a UNESCO World Heritage site for its exceptional natural beauty and valuable habitat for rare and endangered species. Experience the feeling of walking into a living Chinese ink painting, as the sheer peaks and their breathtaking vistas unfold before you. Alternatively, depending on weather and road conditions, your visit may be to dramatic Jiuhuashan, the Mountain of the Nine Lotuses. Return to the ship and sail on from Guichi this evening.
B, LDay 12Yangtze cruise (Nanjing) Arrive in Nanjing this morning, where your city tour visits Nanjing Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and a Qing dynasty-style Bazaar. Board your ship and continue sailing toward Shanghai.
BDay 13Shanghai Sail to Shanghai today. Disembark and take a tour of the city. 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. Enjoy a mesmerizing performance of the world-famous Shanghai Acrobatic Show. BDay 14Shanghai Start a tour to the Shanghai Museum to peruse cultural relics spanning 5,000 years of history. Later pay a visit to Shanghai's ultra-modern Xintiandi, featuring shopping, nightlife and culinary delights.Your last tour in China will be a visit to the fashionable Nanjing Road shopping districts, which have been likened to New York City's Fifth Avenue. BDay 15Depart Shanghai You will be transferred to the airport to take a flight back home. B
