Day 1     Meal(s) (D)   TBA      Shanghai

Transfer via: by air-by tourist own arrangement 

Program: Be met at Shanghai Pudong international airport and transferred to the hotel,

 

Day 2      Meal(s) (B,L)   Shanghai

Program: The Bund, Nanjing Road, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market,

       

-The Bund (Waitan): It is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai. It is here where the first British company opened an office in 1846.

-Nanjing Road: It is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, which stretches from Waitan to Yanan Xilu.

-Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Orental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.

-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.

-Yuyuan Market: Yuyuan Market found beside Yuyuan Garden is a bazaar of stores that sells traditional Chinese arts and crafts and souvenirs. The stores sell a mish-mash of items including chopsticks, Chinese medicine, walking sticks, fans, silk umbrellas, bamboo and rattan furniture, goldfish, pottery, plus much more. Part of the market has also been transformed into an indoor mall.

Food is also a great temptation in Yuyuan Market with local delicacies such as xiao long bao, pigeon egg dumplings and spicy cold noodles from the street stalls or numerous restaurants.

 

Day 3      Meal(s) (B,L)   Shanghai      Yichang   / Yangtze Cruise

Transfer via: by air-by DCT arrangement 

Program: Shanghai Museum, Old French Concession Area, DUOLUN Road Cultural Street, Be transferred to Shanghai airport for flight to Yichang, Be at Yichang airport and transferred to the dock for upstream cruise, Three Gorges,

                

-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.

-The French Concession: The French Concession is the area of Shanghai once designated for the French. Today, the area's central Huaihai Rd is a busy shopping street, but the tree-lined avenues and their many Tudor mansions still retain an air of the "Paris of the East".

-DUOLUN Road Cultural Street: This restored and rather grubby street of fine old houses was once home to several of China's most famous writers (as well as Kuomintang generals). Today it is lined with art supply stores, curio shops, galleries, teahouses and cafes, as well as statues of the writers Lu Xun and Guo Moruo.   Board the ship from 5:00pm to 10:00pm and Sail from Yichang at 21:00, the economic and cultural center of western Hubei Province.(Dinner is not included)

 

Day 4     Meal(s) (B,L,D)   Yangtze Cruise

Program: Three Gorges,

                 

Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping, the largest in the world. Later sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship licks. Sail through Xiling Gorge, the longest(41 miles), and the deepest of the Three Gorges.

Day 5     Meal(s) (B,L,D)   Yangtze Cruise

Program: Three Gorges,

Take an excursion through the Daning River Small Gorges, which are narrower than the three Gorges, but very impressive. Enter Wu Gorge, known for tis quite beauty, forest-covered mountains, and cliffs so sheer that the sun barely penetrates the precipics. Then sail through Qutang Gorge, the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and most dramatic gorge.

Day 6     Meal(s) (B,L,D)   Yangtze Cruise

Program: Three Gorges,

Shore excursion to the Ghost City Fengdu, known for its statues of ghostsand evils on Mingshan Hill or the new relocation village, built for fmilies who have moved as a result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam.

 

Day 7     Meal(s) (B,L)   Chongqing     Xian

Transfer via: by air-by DCT arrangement 

Program: Three Gorges, arrive in Chongqing at 09:00, local tour guide will meet you at Chongqing dock and then visit Chongqing Zoo（panda house), Erling Park. And then be transferred to the airport for flight to Xian, Be met at Xian airport and transferred to the hotel, have a good rest.

         

-Chongqing Zoo: Chongqing Zoo is located in the western suburb of the city, which was established in 1955. It occupies more than 60 hectares of land and there are 230 kinds of more than 4500 rare and precious wild animals be shown in this zoo throughout the year, among them 80 percent of the animals belong to world rare species and national protecting important animals. Pandas are most popular among of that. In the Panda Ground at the foot of a hill and by a little stream, visitors can see charmingly native giant and lesser pandas and their offspring. Visitors can actually play with them and take pictures with them. The zoo received more than 1 million visitors every year.

-Erling Park: Located on the Eling (Goose Hill), the park used to be an ancient private garden named "Li Garden" made by Mr. Li Yaoting from 1909-1911 A.D. With its good location and beautiful natural scenery, it is one of the best places to have a birds-eye-view of the whole city. 

 

Day 8     Meal(s) (B,L)   Xian

Program: The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, The Terra-cotta Warriors Processing Factory, The Wild Goose Pagoda,

                 

-The Terra-cotta Warriors: 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.

 

Day 9     Meal(s) (B,L,D)   Xian   /   Beijing

Transfer via: by overnight train for soft sleeper Z20 (19:30-08:18+1) or similar –by DCT arrangement

Program: The Provincial Museum, The Ancient City Wall, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, Transfer to Xian train station for overnight train to Beijing,

          

-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.

-Great Mosque: It is the largest and best preserved of the early mosques of China. Built primarily in the Ming Dynasty when Chinese architectural elements were synthesized into mosque architecture

-Muslim Quarter: Comprises a number of narrow and bustling streets in the vicinity of the Drum Tower. The main strip is called Beiyuanmen which runs north from the Drum Tower.  It is home to Xian's Hui population, one of China's many ethnic minorities.

 

Day 10    Meal(s) (B,L)   Beijing

Program: Be met at Beijing train station and transferred to the hotel for check in. after breakfast, visit the Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace,

           

-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 Summer Palace: Listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, The Summer Palace in Beijing is ranked among the most noted and classical gardens of the world.

 

Day 11      Meal(s) (B,L)   Beijing

Program: Mutianyu Great Wall, The Ming Tomb, Exterior Visit of Olympic Sites,

            

-Mutianyu 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 Ming Tomb: The Ming tombs of the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty were located on the southern slope of Mount Taishou (originally Mount Huangtu)

- The Exterior Visit of Olympic Sites: "Bird's Nest": the Beijing National Stadium is the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and has hosted the Opening and Closing ceremonies."Water Cube": the National Swimming Center, with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface, is a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O".

 

Day 12      Meal(s) (B,L)   Beijing

Program: The Temple of Heaven, Hutong tour, The Lhama Monastery, Xiushui Market,

             

-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 and even singing the Pecking Opera

-Hutong 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.

-The Lhama Monastery: The 260-year-old monastery is the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China.

-Xiushui Market: Take advantage of cheap prices in one of the famous markets in Beijing. Here you will find a wide variety, including curtains, tablecloths, bedding, earrings, and watches as well as clothes, caps, and shoes.

 

Day 13      Meal(s) (B)   Beijing     TBA

Transfer via: by air-by tourist own arrangement 

Program: Be transferred to Beijing airport for flight back home.

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