Daily Itinerary Briefings
 
 
1^st Day: Arrival in Beijing 
You'll be met upon arrival at the Capital Airport of Beijing with comfortable private transfer and check into your hotel. The left hours of the day are for free individual activities. No scheduled program is arranged.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza  


2^nd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - once was the royal temple. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the national opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza   
 
 
3^rd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza   
 

4^th Day: Beijing  (B+L)
Continue with a Capital city tour to the classic imperial garden, Summer Palace, drive to visit the Lama Temple, then go to look at the Pandas in Beijing Zoo.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza   
 
 
5^th Day: Beijing - Dunhuang  (B+L)

Head for Dunhuang by flight and your local professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. After settled in the hotel, an amusive camel-riding experience to Echoing-Sand Dune, Crescent Lake and the Dunhuang Museum are the highlights of the day.
 
Accommodation: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel 

 
6^th Day: Dunhuang - Xian  (B+L+D)
You won't miss a tour to Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures. Then head for Xian by flight and be transferred to check in at the well selected hotel, where a luxurious buffet dinner is served at your convenience.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown
 
 
7^th Day: Xian  (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall after lunch and a brief period of rest. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)
  
Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown
 
 
8^th Day: Xian  (B+L)
Have a visit to the Provincial History Museum in the morning. After an a la carte lunch is served at a famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family.   

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown

 
9^th Day: Xian - Shanghai  (B+L)
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, head for Shanghai by flight and your professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel
 
 
10^th Day: Shanghai  (B+L+D)
The first stop of Shanghai is to visit the Shanghai Museum which houses large collections of historical items. Then go ahead to the famous Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The Farewell Dinner is arranged at Central Hotel as the fitting finale to your discovery of China, the restaurant Wang Bao He in the hotel has a history of over 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. You will enjoy an amazing Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel


11^th Day: Departure from Shanghai  (B)
Board your homebound flight. Comfortable hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.