13 Days Beijing, Xian, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuzhen and Shanghai

Itinerary

Day 1 Home City – Beijing
Your journey begins with your transpacific flight. Spend the night aboard as we cross the International Date Line.

Day 2 Arrival Beijing

Meet & transfer to the hotel

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Day 3 Beijing (B. L. D)     

Full day tour to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the lavish Summer Palace & the Panda House in Beijing Zoo

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Day 4 Beijing  (B. L. D)        

This morning we’ll visit the exterior of Bird Nest & Water Cube for photography

Later, we tour to the Great Wall at Badaling. After lunch, visit the Ming Dynasty Imperial Tomb & the Sacred Way. If time permits we’ll visit a Jade Carving Factory

Evening: enjoy a cultural show

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Day 5 Beijing (B. L. SD)

This morning we’ll tour to Temple of Heaven, then visit Beijing City Planning Museum and watch a 3D film which tells the glory history and fast changes of Beijing. This afternoon, we’ll take the old–fashioned Pedi cab to the historical Hutong area. We’ll visit a Pearl Workshop if time available. Tonight we enjoy Peking Duck Dinner.

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Day 6 Beijing/Xian by air (B. L. D)

Transfer for your morning fly to Xian. Afternoon tour to Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial Museum. Big Wide Goose Pagoda was regarded the landmark of Xian. When the dynasties expanded its territories enormously to the west with many Buddhism Scriptures, Monks and the envoys came to China, the temple was built and a larger team of scholars was organized here for translation of the Buddhism Scriptures into Chinese and it became a holy place for pilgrimages.  The provincial Museum shows us Chinese archaeology’s excavation at Xian Areas from very beginning of Chinese primogenitors of Neolithic Age 20000-8000 years ago to the glorious dynasties 980AD. It has numerous collections and treasures on display.

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Day 7 Xian  (B. L. SD)

Full day excursion to the famous Terra-cotta Warriors & Bronze Chariots, where we’ll see all excavated Exhibition 1, 2 , 3, 4 and watching the archaeologists continuing on the fields for further excavation. Then we watch the Circle Vision Movie of the historical story. Afternoon on the way back to the city, we’ll visit the Ceramics & Pottery Center.

Evening: Dumpling Dinner & Tang Dynasty Show

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Day 8 Xian/Shanghai by air (B, L)

Fly to Shanghai.  Check-in hotel & free at leisure

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Day 9 Shanghai (B. L. D)                                   

Morning tour to the Old Downtown and classical Yu Garden. This afternoon we visit Shanghai Museum. The attractions include enormous finest stone sculptures, bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works, Chinese paintings and ancient furniture. If time available we visit the Carpet Factory. Tonight we enjoy the famous Shanghai Acrobatic Show.     

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Day 10 Shanghai / Suzhou by bus (B. L. D)

Suzhou is renowned as Oriental Venice for its exquisite canals, artificial architectures    and elegant gardens. Today, we’ll visit the Master of Nets Garden and Humble Administrator's Garden and enjoying a cruise along the Grand Canal.

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Day 11 Suzhou / Hangzhou by bus (B. L)

Travel to Hangzhou, the city of nature beauty, regarded as the "Paradise on Earth", the place of poetry motion honey moons and love stories and relax. We’ll take a Sampan Cruise on the picturesque West Lake, visit the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the region's most famous tea village in the green valley

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Day 12 Hangzhou / Wuzhen / Shanghai by bus (B. L. D)                                     

Drive back to Shanghai and en route, visit Wuzhen – an ancient water town. We'll visit the traditional houses, a rice wine brewery, a weaving workshop, opera stage - where you can enjoy a puppet show. Then we continue our way to Shanghai, check-in hotel and free at leisure.

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Day 13 Shanghai – Home City (B)
Free time in the morning to explore or relax. Say goodbye to Shanghai as you board your transpacific flight home.