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Shanxi tours are suitable for those who want to learn more about Chinese culture. Shanxi Province is a region with a history of over 3,000 years. Whether you are a history buff, a natural landscape explorer or an economic observer, you will find a variety of things and activities of interest in Shanxi. On a 5-day Shanxi tour let's visit this UNESCO site. Get ready to encounter a series of wonders survived the test of time.
Attractions: Qiao Family Courtyard
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Pingyao
Upon your arrival at Taiyuan airport, the local English speaking guide and driver will pick you up from the exit gate by holding a welcome board with your name.
After lunch in a local restaurant, you will start the visit with Qiao Family Courtyard. The interior layout of the compound is rigorous and the architectural style is unique, showcasing the architectural art of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the lifestyle of wealthy families. Famous for its huge scale and exquisite architectural decorations, the Qiao Family Residence is regarded as the jewel of ancient dwellings in northern China.
Attractions: Pingyao Ancient City
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Pingyao
Visit Pingyao Ancient City it is regarded as one of the most well-preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient cities in China and a World Heritage Site. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the ancient city retains a large number of buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, making it one of the typical representatives of traditional Chinese ancient cities. Inside Pingyao Ancient City, you can enjoy the exquisite ancient buildings, magnificent city walls, unique street layout and bustling commercial atmosphere, and feel the prosperity of ancient commerce and culture.
Pingyao Ancient City Wall - is one of the earliest surviving city walls in China and an important historical and cultural site and tourist attraction. Climbing the Ancient City Wall, visitors can overlook the entire ancient city and enjoy the unique urban layout and ancient architectural features of Pingyao.
Rishengchang Draft Bank - It was the meeting place of the ancient Chamber of Commerce for business exchanges and deliberation of important matters.
Ming and Qing Dynasties Street -The street retains a large number of buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including buildings of merchants, government offices and mansions, which demonstrate the commercial and administrative culture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Attractions: Mt. Wutai, Pusa-Ding Temple, Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Wutai
After hotel breakfast, drive around 3 hours to Mount Wutai,whichis home to a collection of Buddhist institutes and temples, and boasts numerous ancient buildings and cultural relics, including temples, pagodas, grottoes and inscriptions. It is an important pilgrimage site for the Buddhist faith, attracting many believers and tourists to make devotional pilgrimages. Pusa-Ding Temple (The Summit of Bodhisattva) - the largest Tibetan Monastery in Mount Wutai. The temple enshrines a large number of Buddha statues and cultural relics, in addition to special attractions such as the Cultivation Cave and the Buddhist Literature Museum.
Xiantong Temple - is massive, with several halls and pagodas, as well as a rich Buddhist cultural heritage. The temple is also surrounded by magnificent natural landscapes, making it a great place for visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Wutai Mountain landscape.
Tayuan Temple -This temple is known for its rich cultural heritage and remarkable architecture. The Pagoda Garden Temple has a number of ancient pagodas, the most famous of which is the Fayu Pagoda, which is one of the oldest surviving wooden pagodas in China. Stay overnight near the mountain.
Attractions: Hanging Temple
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Datong
In the morning, continue to visit Mount Wutai, climbing up the 1080 stairs to Dailuoding. A Buddhist Temple sitting on the summit of a snail-shaped peak, Dailuoding assembles five Manjusri Bodhisattvas statues in one palace and will offer you some magnificent natural views.
In the afternoon, drive around 3 hrs to Datong, and visit Hanging Temple - This temple is famous for its special architecture, which is situated on a steep canyon wall and appears to be hanging in the air, giving it a feeling like a flying pavilion in the sky. The Hanging Temple was built in 491 A.D. and has a history of more than 1,500 years.You can climb up the canyon to view the temple's breathtaking scenery and experience the unique religious atmosphere.After the visit, check into a local hotel in Datong.
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Shanhua Temple, Nine-Dragon Screen Wall
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Today you will spend the full day to explore the splendid Datong! Firstly, drive westwards to Yungang Grottoes which are renowned for their grand scale and artistic excellence, and are one of the treasures of ancient Chinese cave art. It boasts dozens of caves with a large number of Buddha statues, murals and reliefs carved inside, demonstrating the development and prosperity of Chinese Buddhist art.
Later, continue your visit to Shanhua Temple - It is also an important place for Buddhist beliefs, attracting many believers and tourists to visit and worship. The surroundings of Sunhwa Temple are beautiful and you can feel the serenity and peaceful atmosphere here.
Discover more Chinese architecture art at the Nine-Dragon Screen Wall. With nine writhing dragons, sun, moon, mountains, rivers, trees, clouds and so forth carved in a lifelike manner,The Nine Dragons Wall is finely and superbly carved, demonstrating the remarkable skill and exquisite craftsmanship of traditional Chinese art.
After the tour finished, you will head to Datong airport for departure flight.
+Day 1 Beijing Arrival Attractions: No Meal: Not Included Hotel: Overnight in Beijing Upon arrival at the Beijing airport or train station, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Beijing. The rest of the time is free. +Day 2 Beijing Travel Guide Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Shichahai, Hutong Meal: Not Included Hotel: Overnight in Beijing Early in the morning, start your tour with the visit to Tiananmen Square (40 minutes sightseeing). It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square metres and can accommodate 1 million people. 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. The grand flag-raising and flag-lowering ceremonies held in Tiananmen Square attract countless Chinese and foreign tourists every day. Then move on to the Forbidden City (2 hours visit), the last imperial palace in China, is the centralised presentation of imperial culture in traditional Chinese culture in architectural form, the three-dimensional, symbolic and pictorial representation of Chinese imperial culture, and the high degree of unity between Chinese imperial culture and ancient Chinese architecture culture. This afternoon we will spend at Shichahai, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, is located in Xicheng District, the centre of Beijing, adjacent to the central axis of the city. With a water area of 336,000 square metres, Shichahai is the largest and most well-preserved piece of historical district in Beijing, and occupies a unique position in the history of the city's planning and construction. Today’s trip will end at Beijing Hutong. Walking in it, there are places of interest everywhere, and a closer look is like an encyclopaedia of Beijing, and many of the bricks and tiles in the hutongs have a history of hundreds of years. End of today’s sightseeing, transferred back to your hotel. +Day 3 Beijing Travel Guide Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall or Badaling Great Wall and Ming 13 Tomb,Bird Nest, Water Cube Meal: Not Included Hotel: Overnight in Beijing This morning head to Mutianyu Great Wall or Badaling Great Wall and Ming 13 Tomb.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". For the other option, Morning excursion to the Great Wall and Ming 13 Tomb - Badaling Great Wall is the most famous section of the Great Wall. You can choose to take a cable car or hike to the top. Taking the cable car will save you more time and energy, and you will be able to get a great view of the Great Wall from the top. However, the hiking option will allow you to enjoy more of the scenery on the way up, depending on your choice. Be sure to let your guide know your choice when you arrive. Affter tourring in Badaling Great Wall, head to Ming Tomb. The mausoleum area is surrounded by mountains, with a plain in the centre and a small river twisting and winding in front of the mausoleum. Currently open attractions include the Divine Path, Changling Mausoleum, Dingling Mausoleum and Zhaoling Mausoleum. Characterised by a grand scale, a complete system and a relatively complete preservation. The area has a beautiful natural landscape and an abundance of cultural relics and monuments. After lunch, head to the Olympic Green ( 1 hour outside visit ) to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. The Bird's Nest, also known as the National Stadium, was the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There is a saying in France that man can make anything but a bird's nest. You can imagine the uniqueness and difficulty of the design and construction of the Bird's Nest. The water cube(National Aquatics Centre) is one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and is also the only landmark Olympic venue designated by the Beijing Municipal Government to be constructed by donations from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas compatriots. After the sightseeing, escort you back to your hotel in Beijing. +Day 4 Beijing Travel Guide Attractions:The Summer Palace, Lamer Palace Meal: Not Included Hotel: Overnight in Beijing A full day sightseeing begin with the Summer Palace. A royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, is situated in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometres from the city, with the entire garden covering an area of 3.009 square kilometres (of which the Summer Palace World Cultural Heritage Area covers an area of 2.97 square kilometres), with the water surface accounting for about three-quarters of the area. After the tour at the Summer Palace, our guide will give you some advice about lunch, you can choose one as you like. You can take a short rest after that. We will drive to Lamer Palace this afternoon. It is located in the northeast corner of Beijing city, the Kangxi emperor in the construction of this residence at the Qing dynasty Kangxi thirty-three years (1694), given to the fourth son of Yin Zhen, that is, later the Prince of Yong Palace. Yongzheng three years (1725), change the Royal Palace for the Palace, said Yonghe Palace. The main hall of the Yonghe Palace original green glazed tiles to yellow glazed tiles. After the day tour, back to your hotel in Beijing. +Day 5 Beijing Attractions: Prince kung's Mansion, The Temple of Heaven Meal: Not Included Hotel: Overnight in Beijing After breakfast, we will head to Prince kung's Mansion first, it is located in Liuyin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, and was built around 1776.It was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 1982, and was promoted to a national 5A-level tourist attraction in 2012, and was named a national-level museum in 2017, making it one of the largest royal residences in the Qing Dynasty. This afternoon we will pay a visit to 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. +Day 6 Beijing Leave Attractions: Beijing Dazhalan Historical and Cultural Street Area Meal: Not Included Hotel: Not Included Today we will visit the last stop at Beijing Dazhalan Historical and Cultural Street Area, it has a number of historical relics such as the former site of the facade of Qianxiangyi, the former site of Ruifuxiang, the former site of the facade of the silk cloth shop Xiangyi, the former site of the Salt Bank, the former site of the Bank of Communications and so on, which is the gathering place of the old Chinese brands, the birthplace of Beijing's early business, the birthplace of China's film and television industry, and the focus of the traditional culture of the Beijing flavour. After the sightseeing today, we will escort you to the airport to catch the flight back home, wish you a pleasant trip back home. 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Learn More+Day 1 Beijing Travel Guide Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City(The Palace Museum) Meals: Not Included Hotel: Not Included Commencing from your hotel, our first stop is Tiananmen Square, the heart of Chinese history and culture. Encircled by landmarks such as the National Museum of China and the Great Hall of the People, Tiananmen Square is an absolute must for any traveler. After admiring the grandeur of the Square, we move on to the Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum. Step inside this ancient imperial palace and be taken back to a bygone era. Marvel at the exquisite halls, including the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Don't miss the Jadeite Carving of a Big Cabbage and the exquisite porcelain collections in the Ceramic Gallery. As the sun bids farewell, we escort you back to your hotel, leaving you with memories of a day in Beijing that is unforgettable, rich in history and culture. As a realiable China travel agency, imemorytrip offers best One Day Beijing travel guide for customers.
Learn More+Day 1 Beijing Travel Guide Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City(The Palace Museum) Meals: Not Included Hotel: Not Included Commencing from your hotel, our first stop is Tiananmen Square, the heart of Chinese history and culture. Encircled by landmarks such as the National Museum of China and the Great Hall of the People, Tiananmen Square is an absolute must for any traveler. After admiring the grandeur of the Square, we move on to the Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum. Step inside this ancient imperial palace and be taken back to a bygone era. Marvel at the exquisite halls, including the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Don't miss the Jadeite Carving of a Big Cabbage and the exquisite porcelain collections in the Ceramic Gallery. As the sun bids farewell, we escort you back to your hotel, leaving you with memories of a day in Beijing that is unforgettable, rich in history and culture. As a realiable China travel agency, imemorytrip offers best Beijing Private Day Tour travel guide for customers.
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