12 Days Popular China Hihglights Tour--Golden Triangle & Water Town
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Trip Overview:This two weeks tour will take you to the most important historical and modern cities in China. You will visit the major tour sites, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Terra-cotta Warriors in Xian, the Oriental TV Tower in Shanghai and many beautiful classical gardens in Suzhou & Hangzhou which enjoy the name of "Paradise on earth".
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1 Meal(s) () Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Be met at Beijing airport and transferred to the hotel,
Day 2 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Program: The Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven
-The Tiananmen Square: Visit the largest city square in the world at the heart of Beijing
-The Forbidden City: Listed by the UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage, the world´s largest palace complex covers a floor space of 720,000 square meters. It houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities after 500 years being an imperial palace.
-The Temple of Heaven: China´s largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings occupies an area of 273 hectares. It is three times the area of the Forbidden City, where you may see local people doing the morning exercises, practicing Taiji, dancing, even singing Peking Opera
Day 3 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Program: Badaling Great Wall, The Ming Tomb, The Sacred Road
-Badaling Great Wall: One of the seven wonders of the world and the symbol of China. With a history of more than 2000 years and approximately 6,700 kilometers The Great wall of China offers a unique opportunity to experience this wonderful country. Among the most popular sections is The Great Wall at Badaling, The Great Wall at Mutianyu and The Great Wall at Simatai
-The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty who ruled for 48 years.
-The Sacred Road: "The road leading to heaven" The way through which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. It is guarded on both sides by stone statues of civil officials and divine animals...
Day 4 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Xian
Transfer via: by air
Program: Hutong tour, Be transferred to Beijing airport, Be met at Xian airport and transferred to the hotel
-Hutongs tour: Go through old narrow paths where common people lived in ancient China and you also have an opportunity to get an insight into Chinese present life by joining a meal in a local family. See also the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake.
Day 5 Meal(s) (B,L) Xian
Program: The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, The Wild Goose Pagoda, The Bell Tower
-The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of Terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin´s tomb.
-The Wild Goose Pagoda: It is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.
-The bell Tower: The wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high.
Day 6 Meal(s) (B,L) Xian Shanghai
Transfer via: by air
Program: The Provincial Museum, The Ancient City Wall, Transfer to Xian airport, Be met at the airport and transferred to hotel
-The Provincial Museum: Built at the site of a former Confucian temple in the southern part of Xian, this is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. It exhibits primarily historical relics of past dynasties and displays precious art treasures
-The Ancient City Wall: It is the largest and best preserved present city wall in ancient China and is probably the best military battlement in the world.
Day 7 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai
Program: The Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Baddha Temple
-The Bund (Waitan): It is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai. It is here where the first British company opened a office in 1846. -Yu Garden: It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and it used to be a private garden with 400 years´ history. In front of the garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
-Jade Baddha Temple: It is one of the main touristic highlights of Shanghai and also the most famous active temples in China. If you´re lucky, you can watch the monks serving a ceremony in a side room.
Day 8 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai
Program: Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum
-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. It is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy.
-Jinmao Tower: Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
Day 9 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
by train for soft seat
Program: Transferred to the train station, Grand Canal Cruise(1 hr.), Lingering Garden, Humble Ministrator´s Garden, Be transferred to Suzhou train station, Be met at Shanghai train station and transferred to the hotel.
-Grand Canal: The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country´s greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in the world. When cruising it you have a view of local peoples life.
-The Lingering Garden: It was listed as a relic of national culture importance in 1961.The whole garden possesses 42 rooms and halls.
-Humble Ministrator´s Garden: The garden is the best representative of Chinese classical gardens,constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby.
Day 10 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai / Hangzhou
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
Program: Transferred to the train station. Be met at Hangzhou station and transfer to the hotel, West Lake, Six Harmony Pagoda Park, Lingyin Temple.
-West Lake: Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China. -Six Harmony Pagoda: It is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It was first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances, meaning "harmonies of the heaven, earth, east, west, south and north".
-Lingyin Temple: Lingyin Temple is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China. It also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures.
Day 11 Meal(s) (B,L) Hangzhou - Shanghai
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
Program: Red Carp Pond, Chinese Tea Museum, Be transferred to Hangzhou train station, Be met at Shanghai train station and transferred to the hotel.
-Red Carp Pond: Home to a few thousand red carp.
-Chinese Tea Museum: 3.7 hectares of land dedicated to the art, cultivation and tasting of tea. Further up are several tea-producing villages, all of which harvest China´s most famous variety of green tea, Longjing (dragon well), named after the spring where the pattern in the water resembles a dragon. You can enjoy one of Hangzhou´s most famous teas at the Dragon Well Tea Village.
Day 12 Meal(s) (B) Shanghai Departure
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Be transferred to Shanghai airport
Service Ends!
Day 1 Meal(s) () Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Be met at Beijing airport and transferred to the hotel,
Day 2 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Program: The Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven
-The Tiananmen Square: Visit the largest city square in the world at the heart of Beijing
-The Forbidden City: Listed by the UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage, the world´s largest palace complex covers a floor space of 720,000 square meters. It houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities after 500 years being an imperial palace.
-The Temple of Heaven: China´s largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings occupies an area of 273 hectares. It is three times the area of the Forbidden City, where you may see local people doing the morning exercises, practicing Taiji, dancing, even singing Peking Opera
Day 3 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Program: Badaling Great Wall, The Ming Tomb, The Sacred Road
-Badaling Great Wall: One of the seven wonders of the world and the symbol of China. With a history of more than 2000 years and approximately 6,700 kilometers The Great wall of China offers a unique opportunity to experience this wonderful country. Among the most popular sections is The Great Wall at Badaling, The Great Wall at Mutianyu and The Great Wall at Simatai
-The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty who ruled for 48 years.
-The Sacred Road: "The road leading to heaven" The way through which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. It is guarded on both sides by stone statues of civil officials and divine animals...
Day 4 Meal(s) (B,L) Beijing
Xian
Transfer via: by air
Program: Hutong tour, Be transferred to Beijing airport, Be met at Xian airport and transferred to the hotel
-Hutongs tour: Go through old narrow paths where common people lived in ancient China and you also have an opportunity to get an insight into Chinese present life by joining a meal in a local family. See also the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake.
Day 5 Meal(s) (B,L) Xian
Program: The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, The Wild Goose Pagoda, The Bell Tower
-The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of Terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin´s tomb.
-The Wild Goose Pagoda: It is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.
-The bell Tower: The wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high.
Day 6 Meal(s) (B,L) Xian
Shanghai
Transfer via: by air
Program: The Provincial Museum, The Ancient City Wall, Transfer to Xian airport, Be met at the airport and transferred to hotel
-The Provincial Museum: Built at the site of a former Confucian temple in the southern part of Xian, this is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. It exhibits primarily historical relics of past dynasties and displays precious art treasures
-The Ancient City Wall: It is the largest and best preserved present city wall in ancient China and is probably the best military battlement in the world.
Day 7 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai
Program: The Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Baddha Temple
-The Bund (Waitan): It is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai. It is here where the first British company opened a office in 1846. -Yu Garden: It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and it used to be a private garden with 400 years´ history. In front of the garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
-Jade Baddha Temple: It is one of the main touristic highlights of Shanghai and also the most famous active temples in China. If you´re lucky, you can watch the monks serving a ceremony in a side room.
Day 8 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai
Program: Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum
-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. It is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy.
-Jinmao Tower: Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
Day 9 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
by train for soft seat
Program: Transferred to the train station, Grand Canal Cruise(1 hr.), Lingering Garden, Humble Ministrator´s Garden, Be transferred to Suzhou train station, Be met at Shanghai train station and transferred to the hotel.
-Grand Canal: The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country´s greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in the world. When cruising it you have a view of local peoples life.
-The Lingering Garden: It was listed as a relic of national culture importance in 1961.The whole garden possesses 42 rooms and halls.
-Humble Ministrator´s Garden: The garden is the best representative of Chinese classical gardens,constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby.
Day 10 Meal(s) (B,L) Shanghai / Hangzhou
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
Program: Transferred to the train station. Be met at Hangzhou station and transfer to the hotel, West Lake, Six Harmony Pagoda Park, Lingyin Temple.
-West Lake: Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China. -Six Harmony Pagoda: It is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It was first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances, meaning "harmonies of the heaven, earth, east, west, south and north".
-Lingyin Temple: Lingyin Temple is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China. It also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures.
Day 11 Meal(s) (B,L) Hangzhou - Shanghai
Transfer via: by train for soft seat
Program: Red Carp Pond, Chinese Tea Museum, Be transferred to Hangzhou train station, Be met at Shanghai train station and transferred to the hotel.
-Red Carp Pond: Home to a few thousand red carp.
-Chinese Tea Museum: 3.7 hectares of land dedicated to the art, cultivation and tasting of tea. Further up are several tea-producing villages, all of which harvest China´s most famous variety of green tea, Longjing (dragon well), named after the spring where the pattern in the water resembles a dragon. You can enjoy one of Hangzhou´s most famous teas at the Dragon Well Tea Village.
Day 12 Meal(s) (B) Shanghai
Departure
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Be transferred to Shanghai airport
Service Ends!
