From the ancient time, Hexi Corridor was the natural passage that connected the inland to the Northwest. In the Han and Tang Dynasty, the world-famous Silk Road passed through there and then got to the West Asia and Central Asia. It played an important role to the external economy, culture and communications.

The Silk Road started in the ancient city Chang'an (Xi'an), passed Tianshui, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Dunhuangmogao Caves and Loulan ancient city, then at last reach Xinjiang.

In the long old times, plenty of businessmen and envoy surmount a lot of difficulties, such as going through the desert and crossing over the snow mountains. They contributed to the friendship between the East and the West.

Now, this time, going through the Silk Road again, you can also appreciate the graceful scenes of the desert, the white snow in the Tian Mountain.

Day 1: Meet in the Beijing International Airport. Arrange the hotel.

Day 2: Visit the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven.

Day 3: Visit the Great Wall and the Ding Tomb.

Day 4: Fly to the ancient city Xi'an in the morning. And in the afternoon, visit the biggest stone library - The Forest of Stone Tablets and the largest city wall - the City Wall in Ming Dynasty.

Day 5: Visit the Museum of the First Qin Emperor's Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Huaqing Pool which is the summer resort of Tangminghuang and Yangguifei. And also, see the first primitive village of our human beings - Banpo Museum.

Day 6: Fly to Lanzhou in the morning. Visit the White-Tower Mountain in the afternoon.

Day 7: Visit the Bingling Temple.

Day 8: Fly to Dunhuang from Lanzhou in the morning. And in the afternoon, visit the Wusha Mountain and the Yueya Spring by camel.

Day 9: Visit the Mogao Caves and the White-horse Tower that is in the Shazhou City. Then, go to the Liu Garden by bus. After that, go to Tulufan in Xinjiang by train. (T97, Soft Sleeper Train).

Day 10: Arrive in Tulufan at 7:25 in the morning, and then arrange the hotel. Visit the ancient city in Gaochang, the Kan'er Well in the Gobi Desert, the Qianfo Cave and view the Flame Mountain which is mentioned in the famous story - Xiyouji.

Day 11: Go to Wulumuqi by bus from Tulufan. Arrange the hotel.

Day 12: Visit the Tian Mountain for a whole day. There, you can see the Tian Pool, which surrounded by snow peaks and is called Yao Pool in the ancient times. See the mountain and the lakes and also you can view the sight of the grazing land.

Day 13 :Visit the Nanshan Pasture.

Day 14: Go back to Beijing or Guangzhou by air. Go through exit formalities and finish the travel.

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