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Beijing/
Xian/Shanghai (BS580207)
Duration:
6 nights 7 days
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Beijing ( / /D )
Upon your arrival in Beijing Capital International Airport you will be
met by our CTS guide and escorted to your hotel. Rest of day at leisure.
Acrobatics Show in the evening
Accommodation: Poly Plaza Hotel (4 star hotel in Beijing)
Day 2
: Beijing (B/L/D)
Today, we take you for a stroll in the world largest Tiananmen Square
which is bordered by the Great Hall of the People and Chinese History
Museum, with Mao's mausoleum in the center. Then we go to the Forbidden
City, the complex of imperial palaces which were home to the Ming
and Qing emperors for over 500 years. Some of the grand halls have been
used as museums for fine collections of Chinese paintings and calligraphy
and other treasured articles. After a Chinese lunch, we visit the Temple
of Heaven, an exquisite example of Ming architecture, where the emperors
performed the annual rites believed to be essential to the well-being
of the nation. Then we visit Beijing Zoo and the Summer Palace,
where the Qing emperors used to live during summer to escape the heat.
Beijing Duck Dinner in the evening
Accommodation: same above
Day 3
: Beijing (B/L)
An unforgettable day for you to make your dream come true. Escorted by
our guide, you will visit the world renowned Great Wall, a great
man-made structure in China. You will ascend one or two of its majestically
standing towers and enjoy a unique view of the Wall winding among the
undulating mountains. After lunch we take you to visit the Ming Tombs
where 13 Ming emperors were buried.
Overnight train to Xian on soft sleepers. The train journey is about 14
hours at night and may be in a four berth cabin.
Day 4
: Xian (B/L/D)
Full day excursion to the unparalleled highlight Terra- Cotta Warriors
and Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor in China. Then
visit to Banpo Village - the remains of a neolithic village dating
back 6000 years. Primitive tools and household utensils are displayed
in the Banpo Museum.
Accommodation: Xian hotel (4 star hotel in Xian)
Day 5
: Xian/Shanghai (B/L/D)
Attend the Entering the City Ceremony for welcoming guests into Xian city
on the ancient City Wall which was built in 1370 A. D. The ceremony
is held there in order to reproduce the high courteous reception of the
prosperous Tang Dynasty according to the historical records and visit
the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in 652 A. D. It contains
a large volume of Buddhist scriptures, which were obtained from India
by the eminent monk of Xuanzang.
Afternoon flight to Shanghai
Accommodation: Jiangou Hotel (4 star hotel in Shanghai) or similar
Day 6
: Shanghai (B/L/D)
We visit the Yu Yuan (Mandarin's Garden), which is and old Chinese
quarter of Shanghai where cobbled streets are lined with traditional shops
selling herbal medicines, handicrafts, Chinese tea, and a variety of tantalizing
snacks. Then sightseeing the Bund lined with gracious European
building over looking the Huangpu River and Nanking Road.
Accommodation: same above
Day 7
: Shanghai (B/ / )
Departure transfer to airport to connect flight home
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