Day 01 Home- - Beijing
Transfer via: TBA, on your own arrangement.
Arrive at Beijing . Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 02 Beijing (B/L)
Full day city tours including a visit to the Tian'anmen Square - the biggest public square in the world. Located at the north of Tiananmen Square is the Forbidden City , named Gu Gong in Chinese, used to be the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, now known as the Palace Museum . After lunch visit the Temple of Heaven , the place for the emperors to worship the God (heaven) for good harvest in the past.
Day 03 Beijing (B/L)
A memorable daylong excursion combines a visit to the soul-stirring Great Wall , winding dragon-like across northern China . Drive along the Sacred Way , guarded by sculpted stone animal both real and fabulous, which are a photographer's delight, after that visit the Ming Tomb.
Day 04 Beijing - - Xi'an (B/L)
Morning tour to Hutongs by rickshaw. Take a flight to Xian. Once you arrive at Xian, you'll be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 05 Xi'an (B/L)
You will have a whole day visit to the famous historical site of the Qin Terracotta Warriors . More than 6000 life -sized terracotta figures of soldiers and horses in perfect battle array are showing the superb sculptural art of that time. Afterwards, visit the Wild Goose Pagoda.
Day 06 Xi'an - - Lhasa (B/L)
Be transferred to the airport. Take a flight to Lhasa . Once you arrive at Lhasa , you'll be met & transferred to the hotel with your private guide & vehicle. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 07 Lhasa (B/L)
Have a full day trip to Potala Palace which contains various chapels and mausoleums for previous Dalai Lamas. The 13-story palace stands 117 metres high and has over 1000 rooms. Then take a visit to the Jokhang Temple which was originally built in 647 A .D. It is said the site was chosen personally by the wife of King Songtsan Gampo, the Tang Princess Wen Cheng. Afterwards visit the Barkhore Street which is the oldest street in Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid.
Day 08 Lhasa (B/L)
Full day trip to Trupeng Monastery ; it was the largest and richest of the three major Yellow Sect monasteries in Lhasa and also became the most powerful. Then take a visit to the Sera Monastery - the last of the three principal Yellow Sect monasteries to be built in Lhasa comprises a great sutra chanting hall, a college and 32 sections. It once housed nearly 10000 monks and is proud of its glorious history during the Ming Dynasty. Afterwards take a visit to Norbulingka and the Carpet Factory .
Day 09 Lhasa-Chengdu (B) Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for a flight to Chengdu .
Day 10 Chengdu (B/L)
One day tour to visit Dufu Thatched Cottage which is a cottage restored in Ming Dynasty and a memorial for a great Tang Dynasty poet, Du Fu. After that visit Wuhou Temple which was built by Li Xiong in the Western Jin Dynasty (about 1,100 years ago) in memory of Zhuge Liang, prime minister of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period(220-80AD). Afterwards visit the Panda Research Centre where you can see the Panda and Wangjiang Park .
Day 11 Chengdu - Chongqing (B/L)
Visit Dujiang Yan Dam , which was built 2,000 years ago. Dujiangyan Irrigation System, it was used to irrigate the western Sichuan plain as well as avoiding floods. This area is the most fertile land in China . After that visit Sanxingdui ruins , which is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its vast size, lengthy period and enriched cultural contents. Be transferred to the airport. Take a flight to Chongqing . Once you arrive at Chongqing , you'll be met & transferred to the harbor for boarding the ship.
Day 12 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Cruise excursion
Day 13 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Cruise excursion
Day 14 Yangtze River Cruise ¨C Yichang - - Guangzhou (B/L)
Excursion on board. Arrive at Yichang . Disembark and be transferred to Yichang airport. Take a flight to Guangzhou . Once you arrive at Guangzhou , you'll be met & transferred to the hotel with your private guide & vehicle. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 15 Guangzhou - - Hong Kong (B)
Visit Dr. Sun Yetsen's Memorial Hall , a memorial building built in 1931 with the funds raised by the Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen and Temple of Family Chen - the Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family, built between 1890 and 1894 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It is the largest, best preserved, and best decorated ancient architecture existing in Guangdong province. After visiting the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees , be transferred to the airport and fly to Hong Kong . Upon Arriving at Hong Kong , you'll be met & transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide.
Day 16 Hong Kong - Home (B)
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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