Day
1 Arrive Beijing
Arrive at Beijing Airport today. You are met
by Access China Tours service staff and transferred to your hotel in downtown. Meet
your fellow travelers and tour manager at the Evening Reception, and learn
more about the upcoming events and activities.
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2 Beijing
Begin your sightseeing with a walk on Tiananmen Square, the world's largest.
Then move on to visit the Forbidden City, magnificent imperial palaces of
the Ming and Qing dynasties.
After lunch, explore some
of Beijing's old 'Hutongs' - the traditional courtyard residences cut into
blocks by narrow alleyways. Later, visit the elegant Yonghegong Lamasery
belonging to the school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Return to your hotel for
some rest before heading to a local restaurant to enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet.
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3 Beijing
Visit the Temple of
Heaven in the morning. See Chinese doing Taiji in the park and examine the
beautiful structure of the Hall of Prayer. Stop by the lively
Panjiayuan Market
where antiques and other goods are sold.
Visit the enchanting Summer
Palace, a huge imperial resort for the Qing emperors. Walk through the 'Long
Corridor' with brilliant decorative paintings on the ceiling, and see the unique Marble
Boat and the charming Seventeen-Arch Bridge.
In the evening, enjoy a
classic Imperial Cuisine Dinner.
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4 Beijing
Today's highlight is your excursion to the extraordinary Great Wall of China.
Explore the Mutianyu section, where the Wall snakes up and down on ridges of green
mountains.
Return to the hotel and
the rest of the day is free to explore on your own.
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5 Beijing g Xi'an
This morning, transfer to the airport and fly to Xi'an, an
ancient capital of China. Meet and transfer to your hotel in downtown. After
refreshing in the hotel, go to visit the City Wall and Shaanxi History
Museum, one of the best in China.
Enjoy a characteristic
Dumpling Dinner at a local restaurant.
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Day 6 Xi'an
The discovery of the 2,200-year-old Terracotta Warriors in 1974 once shocked the
world. Inside the museum, three exhibition halls house the continuing excavation of
an army of 7,000 terracotta soldiers and horses that guard the tomb of China's first
emperor, Qin Shihuang. It is a stunning exhibit of ancient artifacts that is well
laid-out and easy to view.
Upon returning to the
city, tour the Big Goose Pagoda and a market street in the
city's southern district.
After a delicious Local
Cuisine Dinner, go to enjoy a colorful Tang Style Stage Show.
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7 Xi'an g Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai, China's largest cosmopolitan city. Emerging from the sea thousands of years
ago, Shanghai literally means "out to the sea".
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remains the quintessential Shanghai
sight. Acknowledged as an architectural miracle, Yuyuan Garden is a well-restored Suzhou-style garden that was constructed by a
Ming Dynasty official in 1559.
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8 Shanghai
Visit the marvelous Shanghai
Museum, a leading attraction in the city since it opened in 1994. Designed
to resemble an ancient cooking pot, the building is an architectural gem and its galleries
contain world-class collections of ancient arts and artifacts. The Bronze Gallery is
probably the best of its kind in the world.
Move on to the former French
Concession, represented by the leafy Fuxing Park, for a walking tour
of the architecture in the area. Laid out by the French in 1909, it remains one of
the city's most pleasant parks - it's a refuge for the elderly and a practicing field for
Taiji masters and itinerant musicians.
Afternoon is free.
Tonight, enjoy a Shanghai Cuisine Dinner in a local restaurant followed by a
fabulous Acrobatic Show at Shanghai Centre.
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9 Return Home
Transfer to the airport and board your homebound flight. Arrive in North America on the same
day.
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