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Note: B= Breakfast L= Lunch D= Dinner SD=Special Dinner
Day 01 Arrive at Beijing (D)
Beijing, the capital of China since 15th century, met by local tour guide and transferred to hotel.
Accommodation: Best Western Beijing
 Day 02 Beijing (B/L/SD) Visit: Tian An Men Square (the largest square in the world, big enough to hold half a million people and the symbol of New China) Forbidden City (the largest piece of ancient Chinese architecture still standing) Temple of Heaven (regarded as one of the greatest architectural structures in the world).
Special Dinner: Peking Duck Dinner (enjoy the most famous Beijing local dishes).
Accommodation: Best Western Beijing
 Day 03 Beijing (B/L/D) Visit: The Great Wall (symbolizing China’s ancient civilization, visit Juyongguan section) Ming tomb (the tombs for 13 Emperors of Ming Dynasty where the site was chosen with greatest care of Feng Shui taken into account, visit Changling). Cloisonne Factory (find out how the most famous and beautiful handicrafts are made).
Show-----The Legend of Kung Fu (an exceptional performance incorporation Shaolin Kung Fu and modern dancing)
Accommodation: Best Western Beijing
 Day 04 Beijing (B/SL/D) Visit: Summer Palace (the biggest imperial garden in Beijing) Hutong Tour (take a rickshaw ride along the small alleys between the over 100-year old Quadrangles and visit homes of the locals) A free afternoon to explore the bargains of shopping in Bejing. Beijing Night Tour (a different presentation of Beijing when all the lights along the Chang An Boulevad and Tian An Men Square are lighted)
Special Lunch: Homemade Cooking (enjoy a special homemade dumpling lunch in one of the family homes in the Hutong)
Accommodation: Best Western Beijing
Day 05 Beijing/Xi’an (B/L/SD)
 Take a morning flight to Xi’an, and ancient capital of China for 2000 years Visit: Provincial History Museum (houses a large collection of historic and cultural relics and artifacts) Big Wild Goose Pagoda (temple was first built in 652 during tang Dynasty to protect the scriptures and statues brought back from India by famous monk Xuan Zang)
Special Dinner: Dumpling Banquet (a special dumpling banquet where you can sample over 20 kinds of dumplings)
Show-----Tang Dynasty Show (an entertaining costume show with the splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance)
Accommodation: Gloria Plaza Hotel
 Day 06 Xi’an (B/L/SD) Visit: Banpo Museum (site of the stone-age settlement in Xi’an 6000 years ago) Terracotta Warriors Museum (over 6000 life size warriors’ pottery figures with different features and facial expressions) Night Tour (a visit to the busy night market at the Muslim’s quarter)
Dinner: Western Dinner (to change your taste, a special western buffet dinner is cerved at your hotel)
Accommodation: Gloria Plaza Hotel
Day 07 Xi’an/Lhasa (B/L/D)
Visit: Xi’an City Wall (the best preserved city wall built in Ming Dynasty-14th century)
Fly from Xi’an to Lhasa, the Roof of the World.
Accommodation: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
 Day 08 Lhasa (B/L/WD) Visit: Potala Palace (a holy place for Buddhism) Drepung Monastery (the most important monastery of Gelugpa of Tibetan Buddhism)
Dinner: Western Dinner (enjoy a relaxing western buffet dinner in the hotel)
Accommodation: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
Day 09 Lhasa~Xigaze (B/L/D)
Take a coach from Lhasa to explore Xigaze, Tibet’s second largest city on the old caravan trade route.
Visit: Gyantse (about 90km east of Xigaze, an old town retains distinct Tibetan character) Baiju Monastery (a kind of typical Tibetan Buddhism monastery architecture combined stupa and temple, and both the temple and stupa are being well kept)
Accommodation: Xigaze Hotel
 Day 10 Xigaze~Lhasa (B/L/SD) Visit: Yamdroktso Lake (one of Tibet’s largest and holiest lakes, covering an area of more than 600sq.m at an altitude of 4500m)
Show-----Tibetan Dance Performance (nearly all Tibetan can sing or dance, their dances blended spirituality and expressivity)
Special Dinner: Tibetan Cuisine Dinner (cuisine of its own style)
Accommodation: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
 Day 11 Lhasa (B/L/D) Visit: Sera Monastery (a major Buddhism training institute established since 1419) Jokhang Temple (the most important and lively temple in Tibet, the location of the temple was determined through astrological calculation by Princess Wencheng in Tang Dynasty) Barkhor Street (quadrangle street surrounding Jokhang Temple and is both the spiritual and commercial centers in Lhasa)
Accommodation: Brahmaputra Grand Hotel
Day 12 Lhasa/Shanghai (B/L/D)
Take a flight to Shanghai, a city of modern architectural displays.
Accommodation: Golden River View Hotel
 Day 13 Shanghai~Zhujiajiao~Shanghai (B/L/D) Visit: Zhujiajiao (an ancient water village sometimes called the “Venice of Shanghai”) Enjoy a sampan ride along the canals.
Show-----Acrobatic Show (one of the best acrobatic shows in China, full of excitedments and entertain-Ments)
Accommodation: Golden River View Hotel
 Day 14 Shanghai (B/L/SD) Visit: Pudong Decelopment (a new business city centre deceploed 16years ago giving Shanghai a new prospectus) Yu Garden (one of the most renowned gardens in South China) The Bund (Enjoy the memories of the grandeur of old Shanghai) Jade Buddha Temple (a well preserved temple housing a white Jade statue of Sakyamuni) Silk Factory (a chance to find out how the famous Chinese Silk was made from cocoons to clothing and devets)
Tour: Huangpu River Night Cruise (a relaxing cruise to experience the night view of the Huangpu River)
Special Dinner: Farewell Dinner (a farewell dinner to thank all participants of the tour in a restaurant with great food and atmosphere)
Accommodation: Golden River View Hotel
Day 15 Shanghai/Hometown (B)
Exciting and informative China tour has ended and everyone will have sage flight home, arriving your hometown on the same day.
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