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Extensions from Beijing
Tour code: CHT-1, 8 Days of Selected Ancient & Modern China Tour A





Within a short period, you will not only visit the three most important cities in China with the major tour sites, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Terra-cotta Warriors in Xian, the Oriental TV Tower in Shanghai, but also learn the China of yesterday, today and tomorrow.


Tour Itinerary (Daily Departures)


Day 1
Entrance City To Beijing
Transfer via: Flight-on your own arrangement
On arrival at Beijing, be met and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 2 (B,L)
Beijing
Visit Forbidden city, The Temple of Heaven, The Tian'anmen Square, Enjoy Martial Arts Perfomance.
- Forbidden city: the Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties carried out their administration and lived. Now it is open to the public as a palace museum where people can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the treasures kept in the palace, and learn of the legends and anecdotes about the imperial family and the court
- The Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for good harvests. The emperors visited the temple three times a year: on the 8th day of the first lunar month to pray for a good harvest; during the Summer Solstice to pray for rain; and during Winter Solstice to give thanks for a good harvest. This is a good place to watch people practicing Taichi each morning
- The Tian'anmen Square: Located at the center of Beijing City , where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, China Mao's Memorial Hall.
- Martial Arts Perfomance: You don't have to be a martial arts enthusiast to appreciate the incredible feats of strength, with fists, feet, swords, and other weapons. Kungfu expert display their kicks, punches and use of weapons with uncanny speed, power and agility..


Day 3 (B,L,D)
Beijing
Visit Mutianyu Great Wall, Dingling, The Sacred Road, Enjoy Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude .
- Mutianyu Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- Dingling: The Underground Palace of Dingling was unearthed during the period 1956 to 1958. The whole palace was made of stone. It consists of five high palaces - the front, the middle, the back, the left and the right palaces. It is the tomb for the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yijun, the thirteenth emperor, and his two empresses.
- The Sacred Road: The road is guarded on both sides Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjudewith stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
- Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude : In the evening, enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck which is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.


Day 4 (B,L)
Beijing To Xian
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Visit Hutong , The Summer Palace.
You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Xian.
- Hutong : Hutong is a kind of alleyway peculiar to Beijing. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many of these small windy alleyways were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming(1368-1628) and Qing(1644-1908) dynasties. In the prime of these dynasties the emperors, in order to establish supreme power for themselves, planned the city and arranged the residential areas according to the etiquette systems of the Zhou Dynasty. The typical buildings in Hutong are quadrangles-a compound with houses around a square courtyard. A tour to the Hutong will be escorted a visit to a local family, having a cheerful talk with the family member to see how life goes on within these traditional architectures. And also we will visit one primary school in the Hutong, knowing more of Beijing and its people. And also we will visit one primary school and a flee market in the Hutong, knowing more of Beijing, its people and distinctive culture.
- The Summer Palace: The Summer Palace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole.

Day 5 (B,L)
Xian
Visit Terror cotta warriors, Bell Tower, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,Huaqing Hot Spring.Enjoy Evening Show at Tang Yuegong.
- Terror cotta warriors: Qin's terracotta army consists of life-size figures of warriors, depicted in battle dress according to rank an unit, and numerous figures of horses and chariots, and this is only part of what is Terror cotta warriorsbelieved to be his grand tomb. The terracota army lies approximately a mile east of Qin's main tomb which is said to contain spectacular objects. To date only trial digs of the main tomb site have been completed and they have yet to find the main entrance to the tomb.
- Bell Tower: The wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high. It stands on a brick base 35.5 meters (116.4 feet) long and 8.6 meters (28.2 feet) high on each side.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- Huaqing Hot Spring: Huaqing Hot Spring (huaqing chi)is situated 30 kilometers east of Xian at the foot of the Lishan Hills.
Situated at the northern foot of Mt. Lishan in Lintong County, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from Xian City, along the way to Terracotta Warriors. Huaqing Hot Spring is famed for both its dainty spring scenery and the romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong
- Evening Show at Tang Yuegong: The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital of ancient China.

Day 6 (B,L)
Xian To Shanghai
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Visit Shaanxi historical museum before be transferred to the airport for your flight to Shanghai.
On arrival at shanghai, be met and transferred to your hotel.
Visit The Bund, Nanjing Road.
- Shaanxi historical museum: The Shaanxi Historical Museum, a large-scale modern State-class museum, is situated at the western side of the "Wild Goose Pagoda" in Xian City. It covers an area of about 70,000 square meters, the architectural area of which is 55,000 odd square meters. It was completed on June 20, 1991 and open to the public.
- The Bund: This spot in the city is home to a myriad of European-styled buildings that face the Huangpu River. Home to chic restaurants and shopping opportunities, the Bund is a must-see site when visiting Shanghai. Architectural styles include gothic, baroque, Romanesque, and renaissance.
- Nanjing Road: Nanjing Road is Shanghai's main shopping street .

Day 7 (B,L)
Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Children's Palace, Shangcheng Acrobatics, Oriental 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.
- Yuyuan Garden: Yuyuan Garden is a traditional Chinese park complete with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations.
- Children's Palace: The Shanghai Children's Palace provides after school education for gifted children. Children participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities such as music, dance, art, model making, science, technology and computer science. The palace hosts many art performances and science and technology contests which attracts thousands of youngsters.
- Shangcheng Acrobatics: It is very famous in Shanghai .
- Oriental TV Tower: To the toppest place .

Day 8 (B)
Shanghai To Departure City
Transfer via: Flight-on your own arrangement
You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Departure City.
Service End..

Tour Price

High Season Prices
(From March 31, 2006 to Oct 31, 2006)
unit(usd$)
Travel in party of Superior Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
1 persons 2039 1652 1360
2-5 persons 1767 1380 1059
6-9persons 1614 1227 959



Featured Hotels for this tour:

City Superior Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
Beijing Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Guangzhou Hotel Beijing Redwall Hotel
Shanghai Grand Sun Hotel Sofitel Hyland Pacific Luck Hotel
Xi'an Hyatt Regency Hotel Bell Tower Hotel Melody Hotel

Price Includes:

  • Airfare:The airfare of the cities as listed above.Airport tax :6$/person.
  • Entrance fees:To scenic sports as listed above in the in the itinerary;
  • Meals:All means as specified in the itinerary. "B" stands for western breakfast (except ions are: 1. When few hotels have no western breakfasts, in this case, "B" stands for Chinese breakfast ; 2. Clients asked for Chinese breakfasts;) "L" for Chinese Lunch; "D" for Chinese dinner;
  • Private Transfers:Between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in city by the private vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide;
  • Sightseeing:As outlined in the Itinerary will be escorted with English-speaking guide;
    The English-speaking guide and driver of each city accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another;
  • Hotels:
    Service includes One Twin room for two people.
    Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds;
    All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast ; All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified;
  • Service Charge & Government Taxes:
  • Luggage Transfers:
    Between airports and hotels;
  • Evening Events:
    "he Tang Dynasty show";
  • Arrangements:
    The tour cost includes the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Not Includes:

  • International Airfare;
  • Airport Taxes:
    US$11 for each.
  • Excess Baggage Charges;
  • Personal Expenses:
    Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the Item 5;
  • Meals:
    Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D";
  • Gratuities:
    Tips to guides or drivers;

 

Tour Information

Tour Duration:

  • 7nights, 8 days

Included Programs:

  • Airport-Hotel Transfers;
  • The Forbidden city;
  • The Temple of Heaven
  • Great Wall
  • Terra Cotta Warriors
  • Oriental Pearl TV Tower
  • Martial Arts Performance
  • Tang Dynasty Show

Tour Features:

  • Private tour escort;
  • Private car and driver;
  • Tour can be tailored and making side trip in Chengdu or further trip on the Yangtze.
  • If flights from Beijing availible on that day, we can fly you directly from Beijing to Lhasa.
Airfare Included:
  • Domestic airfares as listed in the itinerary

Discounts availble ?

  • Yes, if you can more than 10 people traveling together.
Tour Customizable:
  • Yes
Number of Participants:
  • Minimum: 1
  • Maximum: 30
 

 

 

 

 

 

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