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Start and end the journey from Beijing, you will find easy to buy international air tickets when you plan the trip.Experience that imperial city by visiting the most highlights, such as Forbidden City, Great Wall, etc.Appreciate the vast grassland and time-honored relics in Inner Mongolia, be amazed by the unique ethnic customs.
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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: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Great Wall.Firstly visit Temple of Heaven, the World Heritage List in 1998. The temple is China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven and was used to pray for harvest by the emperors. Almost the local resident will do morning exercises in the square and full of vigor. You will have chance to watch Chinese Kongfu, Taichi, square dancing, etc. and get to know the real folk master there
Explore Beijing from the world’s largest public square, Tiananmen Square. It is one of the largest city squares in the world, located in the centre of Beijing, and is one of the symbols of China. The square is vast and often hosts a variety of grand events and celebrations, such as the annual flag-raising ceremony for National Day.Walk to the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square. It was the imperial palace of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and is located on the central axis in the centre of Beijing,learning the legendary story of the emperors and how the royal family lived there.
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, The exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube
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Hotel: Overnight Beijing
Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, which section is more popular among foreign visitors. Lunch time at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, famous for the vegetable food, such as fried vegetables, dry-fried beans, sweet corn cake.Visit Mutianyu Great Wall, which is one of the best-preserved sections with the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall, and more popular among foreign visitors. You can choose to hike on the Great Wall, or take cable car up and walk around. (Round way cable car is included).Drive back to Beijing city, while you can take a nap in the car. En route we will have a stop at a tea house. You can plan for the night show or the Peking duck dinner with your guide and ask for suggestions
Visit the exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube, the amazing architectures that built for Beijing Olympic Games. After that you will experience Chinese tea at tea house. Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities, such as foot massage, houhai night bars and Sanlitun bar street. If you desire, you can also enjoy the Kung Fu Show tonight as your optional activity.
Attractions: Summer Palace
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Hotel: Overnight in Hohhot
In the morning, you can first take a relaxing tour to the Summer Palace, the largest well preserved imperial garden in China.The Temple of Putuo Zongxian is the birthplace of the Putuo Sect of Buddhism in China. Built in the Qing Dynasty, it is mainly dedicated to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. There are many ancient buildings and cultural relics in the temple, where you can worship and pray for blessings and feel the religious atmosphere while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains.
After lunch, how about enjoy a Hutong Tour by Rickshaw to visit the ancient lanes and alleyways of Beijing. After the tour, be transferred to the railway station to catch a high-speed train to Hohhot.
Attractions: Dazhao Temple, Inner Mongolia Museum, Five Pagodas Temple
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Hotel: Overnight in Hohhot
In the early morning, you will reach Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia Province. Your local guide will meet you at the railway station and accompany you for the city tour to the first Lamaism Temple in Hohhot--- Dazhao Temple, Inner Mongolia Museum and Five Pagodas Temple, which was built in Qing Dynasty, with a total height of 16.5 meters.The layout of Dazhao is in the form of Han Temple, covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters, of which the construction area is over 8,000 square meters.
2Dazhao Temple has a typical seven-hall layout. Along the central axis, there are buildings like memorial archway, gate to the temple, hall of the celestial kings, Bodhi hall, Jiujian tower, sutra hall, and Buddha hall.Founded in 1957, Inner Mongolia Museum is the largest comprehensive museum in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It has a collection of more than 150,000 items, paleontological fossils,Khitan cultural relics displaying Mongolian history and culture. The most important collection is the exquisite Golden Crown of the Xiongnu dating back to the Warring States Period (475–221 BC).The distinctive five pagodas surmount contains a temple with 1563 images of Buddha carved into its walls each differing slightly to the other.
Attractions: Xilamuren Grassland
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Hotel: Overnight in Hohhot
Depart from your hotel in the morning, you will take about 1.5 hours driving to reach Xilamuren Grassland, which is one of the must-see attractions in Inner Mongolia.Xilamuren Grassland is that it remains cool even during hot summer. It houses a total number of 62 Mongolian yurts of which 30 are standard. Another important site here is the magnificent Puhui Monastery built during the Qing Dynasty in 1769. It was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, primarily for the Sixth Living Buddha. Now it is a complex of three halls with carved ceilings and painted beams. The beautiful Xilamuren River surrounds the temple, presenting a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere. Boasting of more than 6000 square metres, Xilamuren Grassland includes reception facilities and is able to accommodate even 2,500 guests.
Attractions: Resonant Sand Gorge, Drive to Ordos
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Hotel: Overnight in Ordos
Get up early this morning, you will then spend about 3.5 hours to reach Resonant Sand Gorge, which lies on the east part of Kubuqi Desert. Resonant Sand Gorge means "the desert with horns" in the Mongolian language. Located in the east side of Kubuqi Desert, this site is in a crescent shape with gold color. Resonant Sand Gorge is featured by its amazing desert landscape and the whispering sand dunes. In the conditions of the dry climate, people will hear sounds like a bugle and drumbeat in the sand if they surf along the slopes of the dunes.After the tour, you will continue your driving to Ordos and take a short visit to its trade market of cashmere productions. Stay overnight in Ordos.
Attractions: Mausoleum of Genghis Khan
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Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
After breakfast, you will spend about 1 hour on the way to reach Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, a monument erected in honor of the great Genghis Khan. Mausoleum of Genghis Khan lies in Ejin Horo Qi,180 km away from Baotou City in the north.It consists of the main Hall, Burial Hall, West and East Wings in Mongolian tent style.There are the saddle and rare things used by Genghis Khan himself,statue of Genghis Khan and wall paintings of his life stories.Outside there are Mongolian war chariots and weapons of oil sorts exhibited.After the tour, we will drive for 3.5 hours to Hohhot, where we will connect the high speed train to Beijing.
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Your China Experience is over soon as you transfer to the airport and board the homebound international flight, bidding a fond farewell to this ancient land.