12 Days View the Highlight of China

Day 1

Arrive Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China, be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Meals: No Meals
Accommodation: In Beijing
 

Day 2

Beijing

Leisure breakfast in the hotel, our guide will meet at your hotel lobby. You will to explore the culture and history of Beijing today. As the biggest city center square in the world, Tian’anmen Square(30-40 minutes) is a must-seeing spot. It is the place where history-changing events and ceremonies occurred. The Imperial Palace Forbidden City(2.5-3 hours) is just a few steps away from Tian’anmen Square. It is the imperial palace for 24 emperors during Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the largest and most completely restored imperial palaces in the world. After lunch, our guide will show you to visit Temple of Heaven(1.5 hours), which is built to prey for a good harvest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Beijing
Optional activities: Peking Opera at Liyuan Theatre (daily 19:30-20:40)

Forbidden City	Tiananmen Square	Temple of Heaven

Day 3

Beijing

Today you will have the opportunity to traverse the ancient steps of Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall(2.-2.5 hours). You will have lunch at the restaurant nearby, then visit to Ming Tombs (Changling Tomb, 1 hour). It is the once lavish burial chambers of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Beijing
Optional activities: Kungfu show at Red Theater (daily 17:15 and 19:30)
Optional Meal: Peking Roast Duck
 

Day 4

Beijing    Xian

In the morning, visit to Summer Palace and you can take a rickshaw to explore Hutong (short route, 40 mins) will be a great fun in your Beijing tour. Hutong is the narrow lanes of old Beijing, where you could see the different aspect of locals’ life. After lunch, you will see goodbye to Beijing and start your trip to next destination---Xian. We will transfer you to airport and help you to check in the flight to Xian.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Xian
 

Summer Palace	Hutong in Beijing	Xian Ancient City Wall

Day 5

Xian

Xian is a historical city. The highlight of Xian tour should be the visit to the Qin Terracotta Army (2.5 hours). It is one of the world's most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation. After lunch, drive back to Xian downtown, where you will visit Xian ancient City Wall, which stretches round the city. You could have a nice walk in the North Square and visit to Big Wild Goose Pagoda later.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Xian
Optional activity: Tang Dynasty Show (daily)
 

Day 6

Xian    Guilin

It will be leisure day. In the morning, You can then take a short visit to famous Shaanxi History Museum(1-1.5 hours). In the afternoon, be transferred to the airport for your short flight to Guilin.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Guilin

Qin Terracotta Army	Shannxi History Museum	Elephant Hill in Guilin

Day 7

Guilin Yangshuo Guilin

Today will be a highlight of your Guilin trip. We will arrange you to take a leisure cruise from Guilin to yangshuo along Li River(around 4-4.5 hours). Our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at around 08:30 and transfer to Zhujiang Pier for around 40 minutes. Check in the cruise boat. It will set sailing at 09:30. Cruising along the River, you will find you are just walking in a paiting, passing by bamboo groves, mysterious karst hills, with reflection on the crystal waters and peaceful farm fields on the bank of the river, ect. The cruise will ends at Yangshuo Pier.
You will have a leisure and free afternoon and back to Guilin for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Buffet Chinese Lunch
Accommodation: In Guilin
Optional activities: Impression Liusanjie Show (daily)
                                Yulong River Bamboo Rafting
 

Day 8

Guilin Hangzhou

In the morning, enjoy your relaxing city tour covering the Elephant Trunk Hill(1 hour), the symbol of Guilin City. Then you will head to visit Reed Flute Cave(1 hour), which is named for the special reeds, used for making flute instruments that grow near the cave entrance. Then be transferred to the airport for your flight to Hangzhou. Arrive in Hangzhou. Be met at the airport & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Hangzhou

Li River	Reed Flute Cave	Yangshuo countryside

Day 9

Hangzhou Wuzhen Hangzhou

In the morning, you will have a relaxing tour to Wuzhen, the ancient water town, which is around 80km from Hangzhou. It will need around 1.5 hour by driving. Wuzhen Water Town is regarded as one of the most beautiful water towns in China. In the afternoon, drive back to Hangzhou.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hangzhou
 

Day 10

Hangzhou Shanghai

After leisure breakfast in the hotel, you will have a walk long West Lake. Then take a boat trip on the lake, which is the most renowned beauty of the Song Dynasty. Then, visit to Lingyin Temple, which is regarded as one of the for temples by the side of the West Lake. Pagoda of Six Harmonies has been praised by poets in the ancient times with a long history since 970 during the Northern Song Dynasty. You could also have a chance to visit Tea Museum before take a high speed train from hangzhou to Shanghai.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hangzhou

Wuzhen	West Lake	Lingyin Temple

Day 11

Shanghai
You will have a full day for you to explore the metropolis Shanghai. Your first stop is Jade Buddha Temple (1 hour), then move to Yuyuan Garden (1 hour). Both of them are in the city center of Shanghai. After that, you could stroll around the nearby old street. In the afternoon, go to have a bird-eye view of the city by ascending Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC, 30-40 mins), which is the new landmark of Shanghai, located in the new and fast-developing Lujiazui. Then you will have leisure time to walk along the Bund which is the famous waterfront promenade in Shanghai, and go shopping in Nanjing Road, China’s No 1 commercial street.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Shanghai
Optional activity: Acrobatic Show
                             Huangpu River Night Cruise

Old Street	Nigh view of Shanghai	The Bund

Day 12

Departure Shanghai

Be transferred to the airport for your next destination transportation.
Meals: Breakfast
 

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