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| Day 3: Beijing (Meals: B / L / SD) |
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| Sightseeing: Badaling Great Wall, Sacred Road, Ming Tombs. |
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| After breakfast, you will be taken to Badaling visit the majestic Great Wall, the most famous symbol of China and was built over 2,000 years ago. It stretches about 6,700km. It is located 70km northwest of Beijing. In the afternoon, you will visit the Ding Tomb, the burial site of the emperor Wanli, who was the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ruled for 48 years until his death in 1620, it is the only underground tomb of |
| the thirteen Ming tombs of the emperors ever excavated. And then visit the Sacred Road, | Badaling Great Wall |
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| the path lined with stone statues of animals, mystical beasts and officials who serve the emperor in his afterlife, through which the sitting emperors would go to perform memorial rituals for the ancestors once a year. In the evening, you will have a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner. |
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| Day 4: Beijing (Meals: B / L / -) |
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| Sightseeing: Hutongs, Summer Palace. |
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| After breakfast, you will first visit Hutongs by rickshaw, where many common people are living. They are like villages within megalopolis. Through the hutongs' teeming maze of alleyways, you will see the old houses and learn about the daily life of ordinary Beijing citizens. The lunch will be served in one of the local people's home during the tour, and you can learn how to make dumplings. In the afternoon, you will marvel at the exquisite Summer Palace, an imperial summer of the |
| Hutongs | Qing Dynasty. It is the most splendid classical garden in China |
| located on the northwestern outskirts of the city |
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| Day 5: Beijing->Xi’an (Meals: B / L / -) |  About Xi'an | |
| |  Xi'an Pictures | |
| Sightseeing: Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda | |  Hotels in Xi'an | |
|  Maps of Xi'an | |
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| Take a flight to Xian. Upon your arrival, the local guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel. After rest for a little while and lunch, you will first visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum. It exhibits over 3,000 unearthed historical relics, a small fraction of their collections. Most of the exhibited items are rare treasures, showing you the splendid Chinese culture. And then visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It was built in 652 A.D in Tang Dynasty to house the sutras brought back from India by the famous monk Xuan-zang. It regarded by many as a symbol of the city. |
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| Day 6: Xi'an (Meals: B / L / SD) |
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| Sightseeing: Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Walls,Bell Tower,Tang Dynasty show. |
First visit the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors and Horses. They discovered in 1974 by local farmers. These 6,000 life-size painted terracotta warriors and horses --individually sculpted from real-life models and arranged in battle formation have been protecting the |
| mausoleum of the first emperor in Chinese history—Emperor Qinshihuang since 2,200 years ago. |
| Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses |
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| After lunch, visit the Ancient City Walls. They are the largest and best-preserved ancient fortress in the world, built during the 14th century on Tang dynasty foundations, date to the Ming dynasty. And then visit the Bell Tower, a three-story wooden structure with traditional Chinese architectural features. Then you will be served with a savory dumpling dinner, a traditional and popular food in China, especially in the north. After dinner, you will completely enjoy the Tang Dynasty show at Shaanxi Grand Opera Theatre. During the show, the musicians present the music with the Tang-Dynasty-style musical instruments and the dancers dance by wearing a Tang-Dynasty-style robe with long white silk sleeves. You will certainly enjoy this national art that reflects the glory and richness of the Tang Dynasty era. |
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| Day 7: Xi’an->Guilin (Meals: B / - / - ) | About Guilin | |
| | Guilin Pictures | |
Sightseeing: Great Mosque.
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| Maps of Guilin | |
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| After breakfast, before your flight to Guilin, you will visit the Great Mosque. If you feel like, you can spend some time strolling along the backstreets of the mosque which have been home to the city's Muslim community for centuries. Upon your arrival at Guilin, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. |
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| Day 8: Guilin->Yangshuo->Guilin (Meals: B / L / -) |
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| Sightseeing: Li River, Yangshuo County, West Street. |
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| After breakfast, drive to Zhujiang Pier (about 40-minute drive) to start the boat cruise along the tranquil Li River which is the highlight in Guilin until you get to Yangshuo County. Along the river, you will be inspired by breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and reflections in the water together with the serene pastoral views of rice paddies and water buffaloes; you are certainly walking into a traditional Chinese painting by cruising on it. Free time in the afternoon |
| Li River | and do some souvenir shopping through the West Street in Yangshuo. And then you will be transferred back to Guilin. |
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| Day 9: Guilin->Shanghai (Meals: B / L / -) |
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| Sightseeing: Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave. |
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| First visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin, and then the Fubo Hill where you can have bird’s-eye view of the whole city after climbing up to the very top. In the afternoon visit the Reed Flute Cave, famed as “A Natural Palace of Art”. Then take flight to Shanghai. And our Shanghai guide will transfer you to the hotel. |
| Elephant Trunk Hill | |
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| Day 10: Shanghai (Meals: B / L / -) | About Shanghai |
| Shanghai Pictures |
| Sightseeing: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market and the Jade Buddha Temple, | Hotels in Shanghai |
| Maps of Shanghai |
| Portman Acrobatic Show |
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| First visit Shanghai Museum, which is the biggest and the best museum in China with a fine collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts. And then visit Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market and the Jade Buddha Temple. The Garden is located in the Old Town of Shanghai and laid out in 1559 AD by a powerful Ming official, it recreates a beautiful landscape of pagodas, pavilions, rockeries, fountains, ancient trees and precious flowers. The market is Outside the Yu Garden, market with different snacks and trinkets. The temple is a spiritual oasis in the midst of a modern metropolis. In the evening, you will Enjoy a wonderful | 
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| PortmanAcrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre | Yu Garden |
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| programs such as Calvaria Skills, Silk Suspending, Hoop Diving and so on performed by very skillful performers; you will truly have an unforgettable experience of your life. |
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| Day 11: Shanghai (Meals: B / L / -) |
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| Sightseeing: Children's palace, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Bund, and the Nanjing Road. |
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| After breakfast, first visit the Children's palace. It is a center for children to carry out their extracurricular activities. And then visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It is the highest TV Tower in Asia and the third highest one in the world, where on the sightseeing - seeing floor, you can get a bird's-eye view of Shanghai. In the afternoon, you will visit the city's fulcrum: the Bund, and the Nanjing Road, known as “China's No.1 Shopping Street” with a huge of merchandise on sale. |
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| Day 12: Departure from Shanghai (Meals: B / - / -) |
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| Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport. |
