Day 1 Arrive Beijing Hotel: Oriental Culture Hotel (4 stars)
On arrival in Beijing, you will be met & transferred by our professional English speaking guide to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure.Day 2 Beijing (B/L)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Afterward, visit Tiananmen Square-the largest square in the world, Forbidden City (Palace Museum)-imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasty. Lunch at the local restaurant. Then visit the temple of Heaven.
The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
The Forbidden City: the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing with a history of around 600 years.
The Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world’s great civilizations.
Day 3 Beijing (B/L/D)
Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by full day trip to the Great Wall at Badaling, the Ming Tombs and the Sacred Way with lunch at local Chinese restaurant. Peking Roasted Duck Dinner.
The Great Wall: the symbol of China and Climbing the Great Wall you can pass visitors from all over the world, and hear conversations in almost every language
The Ming Tombs: Consisting of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors, is the largest imperial necropolises in China.
The Sacred Way: The way standed on both sides with marvelous stone sculptures by which means the road leading to heaven.
Day 4
Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by full day religious trip. Visit China Taoist Association at White Cloud Temple-was the largest Taoism temple in North China (Lecture hold by the Taoist director about Taoism), Courtesy Call on Buddhist Association (Guangjisi Temple) (Q and A conversation), Visiting Buddhist College (Fahuasi Temple). Yonghe Lamasery-the most renowned Tibetan temple outside of Tibet. And you can choose Hutong tour as optional tour in the afternoon.
White Cloud Temple: Located outside the west moat, the White Cloud Temple was once the Taoist center in North China. It is now where Chinas Taoist Association is located. The temple is the largest Taoist temple complex, covering an area of ten thousand square meters, with 150 houses. The temple consists of a number of courtyards. All the main halls are on the axis. The temple houses large numbers of Taoist scriptures, statues and steles. It is the most important place for the study of Chinas Taoism. The Ming Dynasty block-printed edition of Collected Taoist Scriptures, 5,350 volumes in all, is a precious document
Lamasery (Yonghe Palace) : Located on the Yonghegong Street in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, the Lama Temple is the most colorful temple in the city. The Lamasery is the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. The temple was originally built as palatial recidence for The second Qing Emperor’s son. In 1725 the son was promoted to emperor and moved to the Forbidden City. His name was changed to Yong Zhen. He named his former residence Yonghe Palace. The green tiles were changed to yellow - the imperial color. The place was converted into a lamasery. The Lamasery is a complex of magnificent buildings. Many precious religious cultural objects are kept in the temple. It is also the place where important religious ceremonies are held for public viewing.
Day 5 Beijing/Xian (B/L/D) Hotel: Bell Tower Hotel (4 stars)
Buffet breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport for flight to Xian-the ancient capital of China. Upon arrival meet and transfer the hotel. Lunch at local restaurant followed by visit to Shaanxi Historical Museum, Ancient City Wall. Dumpling Dinner with dumplings making demonstration at a good dumpling restaurant.
The Provincial Museum: Which is one of the best Museum in China and where you can learn a lot about the 5,000 year brilliant history of China.
The Ancient City Wall: Xian City Wall was constructed in the early Ming Dynasty on the basis of the Imperial City of ChangAn (Everlasting Peace) of the Tang Dynasty.
Day 6 Xian (B/L)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day excursion to world famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses with circle movie showed before visiting the big wild Goose Pagoda and the Grand Mosque, visit the Muslim family (you could do praying together with them), Muslim street and enjoy the local muslim flavor on the street. You can choose the Tang Dynasty dinner Showas optional in the evening (highly recommended, as it is the best show in China).
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses: The most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
The Tang Dynasty Dinner & Show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty.
The Big wild Goose Pagoda: It is one of the city's most distinctive and outstanding landmarks, possibly the most beautiful building left in Xi'an today. In AD 652, the Big Goose Pagoda was built to store the sutras and the figurines of Buddha, which were brought from India by a famous Buddhist translator and traveler Tang Sanzang, also known by his Buddhist name as Xuanzang.
The Great Mosque: It is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China
Day 7 Xian/Guilin (B/L) Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 Star)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for flight to Guilin. Upon arrival meet and transfer to your hotel. Lunch at good local restaurant, followed by visit the Reed Flute Cave, etc.
The Reed Flute Cave: Inside this cave you will find many stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains and stone flowers in numerous forms.
Day 8
Guilin /Yangshuo (B/L) Hotel: New Street Hotel (3 Star)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day Li River cruise with lunch on board, then disembark at Yangshuo, check in the hotel, relax in the afternoon.
Li River Cruise: Guilin scenery is acclaimed as the "Best Under Heaven" and the most beautiful scenes are found along the Li-River.Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpidriver 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, the scenery along the Li River become one of China's top tourist destinations.
Yangshuo: a great place to base yourself for a relaxing few days of exploring the karst scenery and rivers, countryside, minority villages local temples, or just taking it easy in one of the many cafes and bars with good western food and English or French menus.
Day 9
Yangshuo (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, then biking visit the beautiful countryside including the Moon Mountain, a small private school, rice field and then have a lunch at farmer’s house.
Day 10
Yangshuo/Guilin/Shanghai (B/L) Hotel: Hengsheng Penisula International Hotel (4 star) Or Dorure International Hotel (5 star)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport to take morning flight to Shanghai, city tour with visit to the Yu Garden, and the Jade Buddha Temple with lunch at local Chineserestaurant. Visit the “bund” in the late afternoon. You can choose the evening Huangpu river cruise as optional in the evening.
Yu Garden: a place of peace and comfort in the heart of bustling Shanghai, dates back to the fabled Ming Dynasty.
The Jade Buddha Temple: The most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai.
The Bund: known as a miniature museum of international architecture with dozens of high buildings standing along the shore. It was very highlight when you travel there in the evening.
Day 11
Shanghai (B/L)
Buffet breakfast at hotel. Half day religious visiting to the Jewish Church and The Shanghai Jewish Community, learn about the Jewish history in Shanghai. and Lunch at local Chinese restaurant. Afternoon half day tour of Shanghai Museum.
Shanghai Museum: As one of the largest Museums in China, Shanghai Museum possesses a collection of 120,000 precious works of art.
Optional program: Buffet breakfast at hotel. drive to Suzhou (1.5 hour driving), Have a cruise on the Grand Canal and Pan Gate of water town. And casually walk into the Lingering Garden, enjoy the traditional Chinese dramas, folk instruments performed. After lunch, visit the silk Factory, then transferred back to hotel after the tour. Over night stay at Suzhou.
Day 12
Shanghai/Departure (B)
Buffet breakfast at hotel, half day free time for shopping Or Shanghai Museum. Afternoon transfer to airport for flight to next destination. End of service.