Day 1 Arrive in Dunhuang (Meals: -/-/-)

You will be met at the airport in Dunhuang by our Discoverchinatours guide, and driven to your hotel. The rest of the time is free for you to explore the city.

Day 2 Dunhuang (Meals: B/L/-)

Sightseeing: Mogao Grottoes / Dunhuang Museum / Crescent Lake / Roaring Mingsha Hill

Take a full day tour to visit Mogao Grottoes, Folk Culture Museum, Crescent Moon Lake and Roaring Mingsha Hill. Mogao Grottos: In China, it is one of the three famous rock grottoes and regarded as a storehouse of the Buddhist art in the world. Roaring Mingsha Hill: Mingsha Hill offers the best picture-book desert scenery that travelers are likely to see along the entire length of the Silk Road. Crescent Moon Lake: Yueya Spring is near the northern foot of Mingsha Hill in the southern suburbs of Dunhuang City. It is shaped like a crescent moon, and its clear water is surrounded by grass.

Day 3 Dunhuang (Meals: B/L/-)

Sightseeing: Yumenguan / Hecang Fortress / Yangguan

You will start the day with a visit to Yumenguan, the Great Wall in Han Dynasty, The Hecang Fortress and Yang Gate. The Hecang Fortress: hidden in the Gobi Desert twenty kilometers from Yumenguan Pass at the west, was originally the important quartermaster depot. Yumenguan: Yumenguan lies about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Dunhuang. Its name came from the fact that jade from Hotan in Xinjiang entered Central China through this pass. Yangguan: Yangguan lies 75 kilometers (47 miles) southwest of Dunhuang but consists of only the ruins of a high beacon tower. It s named Yangguan because it borders the southern part of Yumenguan Pass.

Day 4 Dunhuang Xian (Meals: B/L/-)

Sightseeing: The Ancient City Wall / Bell Tower/The Provincial Museum

After breakfast, you will be met in the lobby and drive to the airport to take a short flight to Xian. Upon your arrival in Xian, you will be greeted warmly by our guide and visit the Ancient City Wall, Bell Tower and Shaanxi Provincial Museum. The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history. The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city. The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.

Day 5 Xian (Meals: B/L/-)

Sightseeing: Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses / Big Wild Goose Pagoda

In the morning, we visit the most well-known landmark of Xian, Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin s tomb. The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.

Day 6 Xian to Next city (Meals: B/-/-)

Feel free at leisure to explore the city until be met and transferred to the airport for the flight to next destination.

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