13-Day China Private Tour of Shanghai, Chengdu, Lhasa, 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, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), 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 Chengdu

Have some free time before the transfer to the airport for the flight to Chengdu. Get picked up and taken to your hotel after you arrive.

Attractions: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wenshu Temple, Jinli Old Street

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Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

Spend the morning at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Here is the world famous scientific research and breeding base, public education base and educational tourism base. As the "Giant Panda ex situ Ecological Protection Demonstration Project", it is famous for protecting and breeding endangered wild animals unique to China such as giant pandas and red pandas.

Enjoy the Buddhist architecture and culture of Wenshu Temple, a secluded Buddhist temple located in the heart of Chengdu.Finally, go around Jinli Old Street. As you quietly walk through the lively streets you will find a place full of delicious local snacks, exquisite artifacts, interesting folklore shows and other activities.

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Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

Have some free time before the transfer to the airport for the flight to Lhasa. Get picked up and taken to your hotel after you arrive.

Attractions: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

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Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

Check out the overwhelming Potala Palace first, known as "Budala Gong" in transliteration, has a long history and is an important gateway for sharing Tibetan architecture and culture with the world.

In the afternoon, visit the Jokhang Temple. Jokhang Temple is a extremely revered and essential site in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.Don't miss Barkhor Street. Barkhor Street is a place where you can experience the historical lifestyle of Lhasa. It has kept the traditional appearance of the old city intact. Walking along the street, you can get a glimpse of the way people lived in the past and enjoy the local food and culture of Lhasa.

Attractions: Norbulingka, historic Drepung Menastery, Sera Monastery

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Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

Begin the day at Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama and the largest Tibetan garden.Visit the historic Drepung Monastery later. Drepung Monastery is the biggest monastery in Tibet. With its white buildings and red grand halls, it looks like a magnificent pile of rice on the mountainside. It's a stunning sight that's perfect for taking memorable photos.

Visit the Sera Monastery, one of the three great monasteries in Lhasa, Many of its main halls still preserve ancient frescoes, showcasing their historical and artistic significance.

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Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

Fly to Xi’an in the afternoon. Take a private transfer to your hotel for check-in after arrival.

Attractions: Terracotta Warriors

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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.

Attractions: Tang Bo Art Museum

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Visit Tang Bo Art Museum this morning to enjoy Shaanxi folk arts and ancient Chinese paintings.After the tour, head to the railway station to board your high-speed train to Beijing. Upon your arrival, be picked up and transferred to your hotel for check-in.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Start your exploration of Beijing from Tian'anmen Square. Tiananmen Square is the centre of Beijing and the symbol of China. It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square metres and can accommodate 1 million people.

Facing the square is the well-known 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.After that, explore local Hutongs. Beijing's hutongs are not only the veins of the city and the thoroughfares of the traffic, but also the places where the common people of Beijing live and the important stage for the historical and cultural development of the capital.

Attractions: Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall

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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, you will tour 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.After that, drive about two hours to visit the magnificent Mutianyu Great Wall. 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".

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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.