China’s History, Culture and natural Wonder

Day01 Arrival in Beijing

Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer.

Day02 Beijing

Tiananmen Square:  This gate had a special status as the “Gate of the Nation”, as can be seen from its successive names. It normally remained closed, except when the Emperorpassed through.
Forbidden City: World Heritage Site. The palace exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
A la carte lunch.
Temple of Heaven: The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple,although Chinese heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, predates Taoism.
Kung Fu Show: If you have watched movies which are stared by Jack Chan or Bruce Lee, you must know some about Chinese Kung Fu.

Day03 Beijing

Badaling Great Wall: Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defence purposes.

Sacred Way: Presently, the Ming Tombs are designated as one of the components of the World Heritage Site.
Bird’s Nest (drive by): The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Day04 Beijing – Xian

Summer Palace: It was an imperial garden in Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake.
A la carte lunch.
Hutong visit: A type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, most prominently Beijing.
Fly to Xian. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day05 Xian

Terracotta Warriors: The largest ancient military museum in China. In 1961, the state council of the People’s Republic of China will be emperor qinshihuang as the national cultural relic protection unit.

A local family visit, Home-cooked lunch.
Xian Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era.
Tang Dynasty Show with dumpling dinner: The music and performing show of ancient China, Showing the peaceful and prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty.

Day06 Xian

City Wall: It exhibits the “complete features of the rampart architecture of feudal society”. It is situated at the end of the ancient Silk Road.

Provincial History Museum: one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China and one of the largest.

A la carte lunch.
Great Mosque, Free time at the Muslim Bazzar: The largest mosque in China. An active place of worship within Xi’an Muslim Quarter, this courtyard complex is also a popular tourist site.
Fly to Zhangjiajie. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day07  Zhangjiajie

Yellow Stone Village: the largest viewing platform of Zhangjiajie. At an elevation of 1300 m, the platform can provide an overall panorama of the Park. A common saying goes that there`s a tale about ZhangLiang (250-186 B.C.), a famous officer of the Han Dynasty. It`s said that Zhang Liang practiced Taoism here and met with a mishap, and was rescued by Huangshi Taoist, who became his master later. Thus this place was named after the Taoist.
Golden Whip Stream:  The canyon stretches seven kilometers from Laomo Bay to Water around Four Gates. Rock columns and peaks stand along the banks, the stream runs smoothly among them, laces together pools and waterfalls.

Day08 Zhangjiajie

Yuanjiajie Scenic Area: The sceneries in this area are known for its steepness and wonderful views.
Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve:  UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day09 Zhangjiajie – Shanghai

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon with the Glass Bridge: The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. When it opened it was the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world.
Tian Men Mountain: The Mount Tianmen Temple shall take the tourists close to the Buddhism and exprience the solemn of the Temple which has witnessed thousands years` time.
Fly to Shanghai. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day10 Shanghai

Shanghai Museum: . The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of three extant specimens of a “transparent” bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty.
Yuyuan Garden: Garden of Happiness is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple.
A la carte lunch.
the Bund, Huangpu River cruise:  A waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement.

Day11 Departure from Shanghai

Hotel-airport transfer is on your own arrangement. A pleasant trip home!