10-Day China Private Tour of Shanghai, Guilin, Xi’an and Beijing

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Welcome to Shanghai! After retrieving your luggage, you will find your local guide waiting for you in the Arrival Hall of the airport, holding a welcome sign with your name on it. After a warm greeting, you will be taken to the hotel in a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle and your guide will help you with the check-in. 

Attractions:Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center, Nanjing Road, the Bund

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

After breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel lobby at the specified time. Today, the first stop is to visit Shanghai Museum. The exhibition area is 12000 square meters, the first floor is the ancient Chinese bronze Hall, the ancient Chinese sculpture hall and the exhibition hall; The second floor is the ancient Chinese ceramics Hall, the temporary ceramic hall and the exhibition hall; The third floor is the Chinese calligraphy Museum, the Chinese Painting Museum and the Seal Museum of the Chinese dynasties; The fourth floor is a comprehensive museum with the jade Museum of ancient China, the Coin Museum of ancient China, the Furniture museum of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Arts and Crafts Museum of Chinese minorities and the exhibition hall.

Afterwards, we will take you to Yu Garden, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years as of 2015. Yu Garden's green layout is reasonable, plants are properly configured, and the level is clear. It is characterized by many ancient trees and famous trees, large bonjing, and flowers. There are also more than 40 ancient buildings in the garden, such as ear Hall, iron Lion, fast building, moon building, jade Linglong, jade water gallery, listening to Tao Pavilion, Hanbi building, inner garden Jingguan Hall, ancient opera stage, pavilions and pavilions as well as rockery and pond.

Afterwards, we will drive to the Lujiazui area of Pudong New Area to visit the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), a skyscraper in the Lujiazui Financial Center of Shanghai, China, which is part of the core district of Shanghai's Financial City. It is the fourth tallest building in China and is shaped like a bottle opener. Climb to the 100th floor sightseeing hall, you can see the Oriental Pearl spire.

Afterwards, we will take you to another famous landmark in Shanghai - Nanjing Road, a very busy commercial district and a great place to experience the modern atmosphere of the area. For the last tour, we will stop at The Bund. The Bund is located on the banks of the Huangpu River in Huangpu District of Shanghai, that is, the Outer Huangpu Beach, which is a Chinese historical and cultural district. The Bund stands 52 classical revival buildings with different styles, known as the Bund International Architecture Exhibition group, is an important historical site and representative architecture in modern China, and one of the landmarks of Shanghai.

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Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

Spend the morning at leisure. At the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center, you can get a unique insight into modern Chinese history. In the afternoon, take a plane to Guilin (about 2.5 hours). Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and take you to the hotel.You're free to relax tonight. You can take a leisurely walk, enjoy the night view of the city, or sample local snacks.

Attractions: Li River, West Street

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Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo

Drive 50 minutes to Zhujiang Pier to get on board for your Li River. The Li River basin has a unique geomorphology, with turquoise and clear water, and the rolling hills on both sides of the river, which form a breathtaking beauty. These mountains are strangely shaped and beautiful, making the Li River a paradise for photographers and painters, and attracting a large number of tourists for sightseeing and playing.

Arrive in Yangshuo at about 1:30 p.m., walk through bustling West Street. As a historical and cultural style neighbourhood, West Street in Yangshuo, Guangxi attracts many tourists with its unique architectural style, rich ethnic culture and lively commercial atmosphere. Tourists can enjoy the traditional Zhuang style and unique folk culture of Guangxi, savour the food and buy special commodities, as well as feel the unique charm of Yangshuo where tranquillity and hustle and bustle coexist.

Attractions: the karst Reed Flute Cave

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Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

After breakfast, drive back to Guilin and visit the karst Reed Flute Cave. Inside the cave, there are a large number of beautiful and colourful, exquisite stalagmites, stone milk, stone pillars, stone mantle, stone flowers, a wide range of, composed of the Lion's Ridge sunrise, Hongluo Treasure Tent, Panglong Pagoda, the primitive forests, crystal palace, flowers and fruits of the mountain and other landscapes, so that the tourists are overwhelmed, just like a fairyland, known as "nature's art of the Palace," has become the Chinese and foreign tourists visit Guilin must be a hot spot for travellers.Upon arrival, be transferred to your hotel for check-in.

Attractions: Terracotta Warriors, Xi’an Art Ceramics Factory, Muslim Quarter

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Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

The highlight of today's journey is the awe-inspiring Terracotta Warriors, all of the terracotta warriors have the unique majesty and calmness of the Qin people in their faces, with distinctive personalities and strong characteristics of the times. The terracotta sculptures are painted and sculpted in a combination of ways, although the age is far away, but in the freshly excavated can still be vaguely seen on the face of the characters and clothes painted in the colours. Spend 2 to 2.5 hours there to marvel at the grand array of thousands of life-size clay soldiers, horses, and chariots, and see how powerful the first emperor of China - Qin Shi Huang was. After that, you will have a short stop at Xi'an Art Ceramics Factory. Driving back to the city area, you will have a chance to ramble through the Muslim Quarter and visit the Great Mosque.

Attractions: Ancient City Wall

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Another landmark in Xian is the Ancient City Wall, the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. Afterward, take a high-speed train to Beijing. Take a private transfer to your hotel for check-in after arrival.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Temple of Heaven

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel lobby as agreed, after which you will start exploring the historical aspects of Beijing with a brief visit to Tiananmen Square. Tiananmen Square is surrounded by many famous historical and cultural attractions, such as the Tiananmen Square Citadel, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum.

Stepping into Tiananmen Square, you will see The Forbidden City. It is located in the centre of Beijing's central axis, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the world's largest and most well-preserved wooden structure of palace-type buildings.Then walk to Jingshan Park, facing the North Sea in the west and the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City across the street in the south. Jingshan Mountain in the center of the park was made of piles of earth and was once the commanding point of the city.

In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was the place for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for grain and rain. It is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China.

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

It is the highlight of the day - the Great Wall (Mutianyu section). The Mutianyu Great Wall is connected to the Juyongguan Great Wall in the west and the Gubeikou Great Wall in the east, which has been the military stronghold guarding Beijing since ancient times, and is known as the "Dangerous Ridge Pass".After lunch, visit a jade gallery and the Sacred Road before driving back to the city.

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Your China vacation comes to an end today. Enjoy some leisure time until being escorted to the airport for your homebound flight.