Beijing

Arrive in Beijing

Meet at airport and transfer to your hotel.

Beijing

Visit Mutianyu Great Wall & Ming Tombs.

The Great Wall at Mutianyu is one of the best-preserved sections of the Wall, unique for its densely placed watchtowers and construction features that allowed space for shots to be fired at the enemy on both sides – a feature that is rarely seen in other sections of the Great Wall.

 After that, visit Ming Tombs (Shi San Ling).  Located about 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the Ming Tombs lies scattered at the southern foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping country.  Within the Ming Tombs are 13 of the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.  Two tombs are open to the public for viewing.  One is Chang Tomb, the largest of the tombs, and the other is Ding Tomb. You will visit either one.

Beijing

Visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace.
Directly to the south of The Forbidden City lies Tiananmen Square.  This famous square houses The Great Hall of the People and is the final resting place of Chairman Mao Zedong, of which a huge portrait hangs at the entrance to The Forbidden City, keeping watch over Tiananmen Square.  It was also in this square that Chairman Mao Zedong made his 1949 speech proclaiming the founding of the Peoples Republicof China.

Get early to visit The Forbidden City, formally known as the Palace Museum, is located in the exact centre of Beijing.  It is the base around which all of Beijinghas since evolved.  The building was completed in the early 15th century, and it served as an imperial palace for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties, ruling over china for nearly 500 years.  The museum boasts many ancient artifacts, art pieces and priceless antiques.  Popularly known as the venue for the film "The Last Emperor," this is a must-see cultural highlight during any visit to Beijing.

Then, visit the former summer resort of the famous Empress Dowager Cixi, the Summer Palace is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape and garden design.  It is built to overlook Kunming Lake, and features Longevity Hill, which is 60 m high and offers views of the surrounding palaces and gardens.

Beijing - Xian

Morning fly to Xian, airport pickup, visit Terracotta Warriors and Copy Factory, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,

The Terracotta Warriors  is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Pagoda) is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.  It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Cien Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple.  It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.

Xian

Visit Ancient City Wall , Bell Tower. The Grand Mosque, Hui Minority Market

Xian''''s ancient City Wall is the most intact ancient Chinese wall in existence. It encircles and protects the ancient part of Xian City. Xian was the capital of thirteen different Chinese dynasties, so the need for a defensive structure such as the city wall was imperative. Visitors rarely fail to miss this attracton or be impressed by the grandness and simple beauty of the wall in their Xian tours.

The Grand Mosque The Mosque exhibits the signification of overseas architecture. From the carvings and furniture inside to the eaved pagoda for the minaret, Chinese influence is apparent. However, Arabic and West Asian styles prevail in the Great Hall of the Mosque, which was built mainly in the 14th century. Inscriptions are in Arabic, but the characters are sometimes arranged like Chinese styles. The library includes many books in the Arabic style, which were actually written in China. It is the largest of the four mosques still in operation in the city of Xian. Encompassing approximately 4,000 square meters, it is still an active Moslem temple.

The Bell Tower of Xi''''an, built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi''''an and one of the grandest of its kind in China. The Bell Tower also contains several large bronze-cast bells from the Tang Dynasty. The tower base is square and it covers an area of 1,377 square meters. The tower is a brick and timber structure and close to 40 meters high.

Xian - Shanghai

Morning fly to Shanghai, airport pick up, visit Bund, the World Financial center, Nanjing Road shopping area

Meals:Breakfast,Lunch
Accommodation:Shanghai Bund Hotel