China 15 Days Private Memorial Tour of Beijing, Xi’an, Jiuzhaigou, Chengdu, Guilin and Shanghai

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Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Beijing Airport Parking Lot

Upon your arrival in Beijing, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax in the hotel during the remainder of the day, or you can have a self-exploration with suggestions from your guide.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, Jingshan Park, Temple of Heaven, Panjiayuan Antique Market

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel. Then, start to explore the historical face of Beijing with a brief visit to Tiananmen Square which is now the largest city plaza in the world. Tiananmen Gate on the northern square was the site where the Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Stepping into the Tiananmen, you will see one of the world’s 5 most important palaces – Forbidden City (Palace Museum), a huge palace complex of more than 9,000 rooms where 24 emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties used to live in. Pass through various doorways to admire the magnificent and well preserved buildings decorated with yellow glazed tile roof, white marble base and splendid colorful paintings.

After Forbidden City exploration, take a short visit to Jingshan Park and Panjiayuan Antique Market where you can get a nice shot of one watchtower of Forbidden City and take a panoramic view of Forbidden City.In the afternoon, drive about 40 minutes to the outskirts of Beijing to spend an enjoyable time in Temple of Heaven, which is the masterpiece of ancient times and China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven. You could also see lots of local residents doing exercises in the square and full of vigor.In the visit of Temple of Heaven, you will be astonished by the exquisite ancient Chinese architectures. 

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Olympic Park, The exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Bejing

This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. Lunch is on your own and your guide will gladly assist.

Afterwards, we visit the famous National Museum of China, one of the largest museums in the world, playing an important role in displaying systematically Chinese culture, cultivating national spirit, leading the development of the cultural relics and museum field. The number of collections in the museum is more than 120 million pieces, being the richest museums with the largest number of collections. There are a total of 48 exhibition halls and there are exhibitions showing the collections and Chinese culture often. It is closed on Monday. 

Attractions: Summer Palace, Hutongs

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xian

You will be met at the hotel lobby and enjoy half day leisure tour before leaving Beijing.Visit Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. Stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and corridors. Feast your eyes on the vast lotus in Kunming Lake and the colored paintings in Long Corridor.Then we move to a less commercial Hutong nearby. A short walking (around 30mins) along the authentic Hutong will give you a deep impression of the local residents’ live.

After that, step into the pure Hutong nearby and pretend to be a real Beijinger for a while. After lunch, be transferred to the Beijing West Train Station for a 5.5-hour high speed train to Xian. Your Xian tour guide will wait for you at the Xian North Train Station and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Attractions: Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xian

After breakfast, drive about 40km to discover one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world - the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, built by the first emperor of China Qin Shihuang to protect him in his afterlife. Over 8,000 life-size warriors, horses and chariots, buried in 3 pits for more than 2,000 years until uncovered by a local farmer in 1974, form an ancient military army with complete battle units of infantry, cavalry, etc. Standing in front of these figures, one can’t help being amazed not only by the ambition of Emperor Qin Shihuang but also by the fabulous artistic skills of ancient Chinese artisans.

After lunch, stroll through the Ancient 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. Leave the city walls for a leisurely stroll along the bustling Muslim Quarter, where you can sample different local snacks and explore Muslim culture. 

Attractions: Huanglong National Park

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Hotel: Overnight in Jiuzhaigou

After breakfast, be transferred to the airport for morning flight to Jiuzhaigou. Your Jiuzhaigou tour guide will wait for you at the airport.Situated in the Minshan Mountains in northwestern Sichuan Province. Huanglong National Park is a travertine ridge that gradually rises from south to north, and the terrain is very much like a lofty dragon, resting in the crystal embrace of snow peaks and glaciers. Based on the grand surface travertine landscape, it is the world's largest, best preserved and colorful karst landform classic. Scenic spot: Huanglong Headquarters.

Drive to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou about 1.5 hours. Get rest and prepare for tomorrow excursion tour to Jiuzhaigou valley.

Attractions:Jiuzhaigou Valley

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

Today, visit UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jiuzhaigou.Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is the first nature reserve in China with the main purpose of protecting natural scenery. It is also a famous scenic area in China and a demonstration site of national civilized scenic tourism area.

Finally take a shuttle bus back to the Lantian Station, and visit the Reed Lake, Bonsai Shoal and Mirror Cliff along the way in the bus. Relax in the hotel. The Tibetan dancing show will be an optional activity for you in the evening.

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Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

Morning at leisure in the hotel and be transferred to Jiuzhaigou airport for flight to Chengdu in the afternoon. Your Chengdu tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel. Today is a free day without tours and you will get refreshing and you can just stroll around Kuanzhai Alley which is the famous snack street in the evening.

Attractions: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Renmin Park, Jinli Old Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

This morning you will make a stirring visit to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding which is the world famous scientific research and breeding base, public education base and educational tourism base. To truly experience the slow life of Chengdu people, you must go to the "Renmin Park". Experience the authentic "city life" and feel the daily life of Chengdu people. You can go directly to the People's Park.

Next is an impressive trip to the famous Jinli Old Street. It is one of the historical and cultural neighborhoods in Chengdu. It retains the street layout and architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is one of the popular attractions for tourists to learn about Chengdu's traditional culture and experience the local characteristics.

Attractions: Elephant Trunk Hill; Walk around Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for flight to Guilin.Your Guilin tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit Elephant Trunk Hill which is the badge of Guilin city. When viewed from a suitable angle, the peak is really shaped like an elephant's trunk, which is lifelike and very fascinating.

Attractions: Huanglo Yao Village, Ping An Village, Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, Longji Zhuang Village

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and get ready for today’s excursion to Longji Rice Terraces are famous for their winding terraced landscape, shaped like a giant dragon perched in the mountains, showing a magnificent scene of man and nature living in harmony. Visitors can hike through the terraced fields, feel the serenity of farming life, enjoy the gorgeous sunrise and sunset, taste the local cuisine and experience the rich culture of ethnic minorities.

Lunch time at local restaurant in Ping An village and try the typically local food, such as Bamboo Rice, Chinese Bacon and Bamboo shootContinue hiking to Longji Zhuang Village via stone trail to Zhuang village about 2.5 hours. It is the classic hiking route in Longji terrace field, smoothly and leisurely. En route, you will appreciate the endless terrace field and gorgeous view on the mountain.Drive back to Guilin city and you can have a traditional foot message at your own cost to allay tiredness.

Attractions:Li River Cruise to Yangshuo, West Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo

Today you will start exploring this most beautiful scenery with a leisurely sightseeing cruise from Mopanshan Pier to Li River in Yangshuo Town.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.

Then our driver will take you back to West Street for a leisurely stroll, 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:Yangshuo countryside

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Enjoy an interesting Yangshuo countryside trip is waiting for you. 

Drive from the expressway to Guilin airport about 1.5 hours. Fly to Shanghai in the afternoon. Your Shanghai tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Attractions: Jade Buddha Temple, the exterior of Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street, The Bund

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

This morning pay a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, also known as Jade Buddha Zen Temple, located in Putuo District Anyuan Road, although the temple history is not long, but it is one of the most famous ancient temples in Shanghai, one of the four Buddhist temples in Shanghai. The Ruyi Wheel Guanyin statue of Jade Buddha Temple is located in the Hall of Great Compassion in the temple.Then we visit the Oriental Pearl which is located in Pudong New District, Shanghai, was built in 1994, is one of the landmark buildings and tourist attractions in Shanghai, the first batch of 5A tourist attractions in China. 

Then pay a visit to the Yuyuan Garden, Yu Garden was originally a private garden in the Ming Dynasty, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years as of 2015. In the evening, we can stroll along the Shanghai Old Street and the bund to enjoy the fabulous night of Shanghai.

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Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for return flight. We can arrange the Maglev train ride to Pudong airport if you are interested in, or we will drive you directly to the airport.