Day 01 Entry Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing, our tour guide will pick
you up at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Day 02 Beijing (BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the
Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the
Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening.
Forbidden City: Used to be the imperial palace of the
Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen Square: Tian'anmen was the front gate of
the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In front of the gate is the world's largest open ground
in the city - the Tian'anmen Square.
Temple of Heaven: An outstanding representative of
Chinese traditional architecture for its clever design
and harmoneous colors. During the Ming and Qing dynasties,
the emperor came to pray and thank gods for the harvests
every year.
Beijing Duck Dinner: The most delicious food Beijing
has to offer.
Peking Opera: The most influential and representaive
of all operas in China and has a history of about 200
years.
Day 03 Beijing (BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great Wall and the
Ming Tombs.
Badaling Great Wall: The best preserved part of the
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming Tombs: The mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming
Dynasty. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
Day 04 Beijing - Lhasa (BL)
Tour to the Summer Palace. Transfer to the airport for
flight to Lhasa. Free in the afternoon, acclimatize
yourself to the high altitude .
Summer Palace: A magnificent imperial garden, the largest
ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer
resort for emperors.
Day 05 Lhasa (B/L)
Visit the Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka
and a Tibetan family.
Potala Palace: Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters
above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further
170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure
in all of Tibet.
Sera Monastery: One of the three largest monasteries
of Gelugpa. Sera in Tibetan means Wild Rose Garden since
opulent wild rose woods once grew around it. Sera Monastery
is as prestigious as Drepung and Ganden, which had a
longer history.
Norbulingka: Dalai Lama's former summer palace, constructed
in the 18th century, is a mastrepiece of Tibetan art.
Day 06 Lhasa (B/L)
Visit the Jokhang Temple, the Drepung Monastery, the
Tibet Museum and the Barkhor Street.
Jokhang Temple: The spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday
pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance
to the temple.
Drepung Monastery: The largest and richest monastery
ever in Tibet, it was founded in 1416, the monastery
covers a floor space of more than 200 thousand square
meters. At its peak, it had a registration of more than
10,000 thousand monks. Many high and learned lamas had
learned here.
Tibet Museum: The first large-sized comprehensive modern
museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region; it is a brilliant
literary and arts palace of the Tibetan people, a gem
of Tibetan civilization and a treasure house of Tibetan
cultural relics.
Barkhor Street: A circular street, which is the oldest
street in Lhasa and remains very traditional.
Day 07
Lhasa - Xi'an (BL)
Transfer to the airport for flight to Xi'an. Upon arrival
transfer to hotel. visit the Ancient City Wall. Enjoy
the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show this evening.
Tang Dynasty Dinner Show: A performance of Chang'an
music and dances that was originated in the Tang dynasty
of Chinese history over a thousand years ago.
Day 08 Xi'an (BLD)
Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles Museum. Enjoy
the local speciality Dumpling dinner this evening.
Terracotta Warriors Museum: The most significant archeological
excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to
be missed by any visitor to China.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The Pagoda was first built in
652 in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent Buddhist
scholar of the time, planned to have ahuge stone pagoda
built to house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he had
brought back from India.
Forest of Stone Steles Museum: The Stele Forest stores
voluminous artworks which possess not only eximious
value of handwriting and art, but also rich cultural
connotation. The Stele Forest began to be built in 1087.
Dumpling: A traditional and popular food with a long
history in China. There is a popular saying in China:
"There is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
Day 09 Xi'an - Shanghai (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum and the
Great Mosque. Transfer to the airport for flight to
Shanghai. Our guide will meet you at Shanghai airport
and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Bund that is a
great street for a stroll.
Shaanxi Provincial History Museum: Covers an area of
70,000 square meters, the museum houses a large collection
of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts unearthed
in Shaanxi, being an absolute must for every visitor
to the city.
Great Mosque: Built in 742 A.D., the mosque was restored
in each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The distribution of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms
in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the
traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han.
The Bund: With a length of 1 km, the bund is dotted
with various grandiose solid buildings of western style
dating back to the early this century in its west. Due
to these imposing buildings, the bund is also reputed
as "an international exhibition of architecture".
Day 10 Shanghai (BLD)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower,
the Yu Yuan Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple. Enjoy
the Portman Acrobatic Show in the evening.
Shanghai Museum: The museum boasts over 120,000 pieces
of collection, including bronze, ceramics, paintings,
calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese coins, jade
furniture, and western art.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower: With a height of 1,245 feet,
it is one of the tallest structures in Asia.
Yu Yuan Garden: A traditional Chinese park complete
with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and
rock formations.
Jade Buddha Temple: Built in 1881, one of the famous
Buddhist temples in East China. Here many ancient statues,
paintings, a complete set of Buddhist scriptures (printed
in the Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare scriptures
are kept.
Day 11 Exit (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure,
end of service.
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