Day 1 Sat 12-Jul-08 Hong Kong
Arrive Hong Kong, meet the tour guide and be transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 2 Sun 13-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, ) Hong Kong
Have a half day tour to Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay, Aberdeen. Then return to your hotel.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 3 Mon 14-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, ) Hong Kong  Guilin
Transfer via: KA. 19:10/20:35 Have a half day tour to Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park, Jade Market or Bird Garden or Avenue of Stars. Free for leisure until take the flight for Guilin. Meet the tour guide in Guilin and be transferred to your hotel.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 4 Tue 15-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L,D) Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard.
- Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Explore the old town before be transferred back to Guilin late in the afternoon.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 5 Wed 16-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D) Guilin-Longji-Guilin
One Day Longsheng tour for Ethnic Tribes Culture expedition
Depart from the hotel in the morning & drive to Longji area.
Longsheng is located in the mountainous region on the northeastern part of Guilin. The natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs attract people from all over the world.
After 2.5 hours drive (115KM beautiful mountain road) you will get to the Longji area, Heping Township of Longsheng County. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and some families if you like. Those ethnic girls dressed in their own colors may have a demonstration on hair combing or singing and dancing upon guests' request and gratuity. Clients will enjoy the beautiful terrace rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon's backbone).The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
Enjoy the wonderful views around Pingan village. Be transferred back to Guilin late in the afternoon.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 6 Thu 17-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Guilin Kunming
Half day tour in the morning to Elephant Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park. Then take the afternoon flight for Kunming. Be picked up at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 7 Fri 18-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Kunming
Full day trip to Stone Forest.
-Stone Forest: 90km to the south of Kunming. Due to a process of weathering and erosion, nature has created an art gallery of stone sculpture there.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 8 Sat 19-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Kunming Lijiang
Arrive at Lijiang. Be met & transferred to your hotel.
Have city tours to Lion Hill and the Ancient City.
- Lion Hill: Both the hill and the wooden structure called Wangulou provide good views of the Old Town and the surrounding countryside.
- The Lijiang ancient town: The town was built in the late song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 9 Sun 20-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Lijiang
Full day trip to the Baisha Mural Paintings, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, evening enjoy Music show of Dongba People at the ancient town.
- The Baisha Mural Paintings: With the spread of the Buddhism, people painted plenty of murals on the walls in temples in the Ming Dynasty.
- The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The mountain consists of 13 peaks. Among of them, the highest peak is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals.
- Naxi Ancient Music: also features wonderful displays of folk songs.Performances nightly 2000.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 10 Mon 21-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Lijiang Chengdu
Transfer via: 09:10 / 12:00 (via Kunming)
Arrive Chengdu and have a half day tour to Thatched Cottage of Du Fu, Wuhou Temple.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 11 Tue 22-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Wolong
Be transferred to Wolong. Visit the Big and Small panda Museum, and the Propogation Sample's Museum.
- Wolong: It is a natrual reserved area for protecting Pandas. It is also a research centre of pandas.People can get very closely to the cute animals and enjoy.
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Day 12 Wed 23-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Chengdu Jiuzhaigou
Transfer via: morning flight
Head to the Jiuzhaigou then transmit the Jiuzhaigou sightseeing bus. Whole day visit Jiuzhaigou area.
--Jiuzhaigou: The World Natural Heritage. The main scenic area of Jiuzhaigou (Jiuzhai valley) extends over 50 kilometers. Shuzheng, Rize and Zechawa, three main parts of the scenic area, shaped as ""Y"". With an average altitude of 1800 meters, the terrain slowly elevates from north to south. Visit Shuzheng, Rize and Zezawa Valley; Pearl Sands and Shuzheng Waterfall; Shuzheng, Panda, Chang, Rainbow, Tiger, Rhinoceros Lake and the Tibetan mill,etc.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 13 Thu 24-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Jiuzhaigou
After breakfast, transferr to Huanglong and sightseeing in Huanglong.
--Huanglong : Huang Long scenic spot has very special sceneries, rich natural resources and primeval forest. Huanglong is thus called ""A Fairyland on Earth"". There are snow mountains just like those in Canada, the Great Gorge in America, the primeval forest in Colorado and the glamourous ponds in Yellow Stone Park.
With so many wonderful views gathered in one place, Huang Long is not only the treasure of China, but also the treasure of the world.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 14 Fri 25-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, ) Jiuzhaigou Chengdu Chongqing
Transfer via: flight/09:40-10:30 train/13:07-17:18
After breakfast, transfer back to Chengdu. Arrive Chengdu and then be transferred to train station for Chongqing. Arrive Chongqing and have Yangtze Cruise.
Accommodations: Over night on the board
Day 15 Sat 26-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Yangtze River Cruise
Accommodations: Over night on the board
Day 16 Sun 27-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Yangtze River Cruise
Accommodations: Over night on the board
Day 17 Mon 28-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, ) Yangtze Cruise / Yichang Shanghai
Transfer via: flight / 16：20-17：50
Arrive Shanghai and transfer to your hotel.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 18 Tue 29-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Shanghai
Have city tours to the Bund, Nanjing Road. Evening Shangcheng Acrobatic Show.
-The Bund: the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.
Nanjing Road: the busiest shoping street in Shanghai.
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Day 19 Wed 30-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market & Oriental Pear TV Tower.
-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
-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. Infront of the garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
-Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Orental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 20 Thu 31-Jul-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Shanghai / Suzhou
Transfer via: morning train-soft seat
Have a cruise on the Grand Canal, then visit the Pan Gate, Lingering Garden,The No.1 Silk Factory,& Tiger Hill. Take afternoon train for Nanjing.
-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 world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life .
-Pan Gate: Pan Gate is an ancient city gate with land and water entrances. One gate with land and water entrances was quite typical in ancient China. Pan Gate is the only one left.
-Lingering Garden: Shouzhou is famouse for the gardens. Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Linging in the garden you would marver this unique architecture art.
-The No.1 Silk Factory: Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.
-Tiger Hill: is one of the most famous sight in Suzhou, Entitled as ""the most famous place in Wuzhong"", also named ""Surging Sea Hill"", ""Surging Sea Peak"".
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 21 Fri 01-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Suzhou / Nanjing
Transfer via: morning train-soft seat
Have one day tour to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum / Yangtze River Bridge / Nanjing City Wall / Zhonghua City Gate / The Confucius Temple
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 22 Sat 02-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Nanjing Xian
Transfer via: 15:20-17:10
Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 23 Sun 03-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Xian
Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
- 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 Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city.
- The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 24 Mon 04-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Xian Beijing
Transfer via: afternoon flight
Visit the Provincial Museum, the Ancient City Wall and the Hanyang Tomb.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- 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 Hanyang Tomb: The Jing Emperor's tomb in Han Dynasty which was opened in 2001 and is famous for its rich collections of different kinds of tombs.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 25 Tue 05-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Beijing
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God s bless of the whole nation.
Accommodations: Featured Hotel
Day 26 Wed 06-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D ) Beijing
Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbolof China.
- The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
- The Sacred Road: The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
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Day 27 Thu 07-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, ) Beijing
Free day.
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Day 28 Fri 08-Aug-08 Meal(s) (B, L，D) Beijing
Visit Olympic Park and Olympic Village. Take part in the Olympic Opening Ceremony in the evening.
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Day 28 Thu 07-Aug-0 Meal(s) (B, ) Beijing next city
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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