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Day 01: Arrival in BeijingUpon clearing Customs, you will be met by our local guide who warmly greets you just outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport. On the way to the hotel, the guide would give you some useful information and a brief introduction of the city. You are advised to have the rest of the day to make a time-conversion by yourself at the hotel. Alternatively, you can explore the city center on your own at leisure.

Forbidden City, Beijing

Day 02: BeijingYour memorable tour starts from the Tiananmen Square, namely the Gate of Heavenly Peace, which has the original basis used to be a court square outside the main portal of the Forbidden City during Ming and Qing Dynasties. Then you could approach the world largest imperial palace, the Forbidden City, by walking northward for 1 kilometer from the Tiananmen Square. After lunch, the guide will take you to the Temple of Heaven. It is a grand complex of ancient sacrificial buildings with a formal and solemn environment, where emperors used to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for good harvest. In the evening, the well-known Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a notable restaurant. Afterwards, a lively Peking Opera will be presented at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 03: Beijing

After having a big breakfast at the hotel, you will be guided to the Badaling Great Wall, where one could come to appreciate the loftiness and magnificence of this engineering work in the history of human civilization. It is hard to imagine how hard the ancient manual labors created the Great Wall without any modern machines. Sichuan cuisine lunch is served at a carefully selected restaurant in the nearby suburbs. In the afternoon, visit the Scared Way and the Ming Tomb, both of which are located not far away from the Great Wall area. You will pass through the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) en route for downtown. You could see its appearance and take some photos at a distance. (B+L, D is included for luxury series)

Differences
Luxury Series: we include an a la carte dinner for you at a local popular Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. 
Standard Series: we do not fix up any further activity for you. You are advised to have dinner on your own at the local guide's suggestion.

Day 04: Beijing

Continue your Beijing trip to visit the Summer Palace, Lama Temple and Beijing Zoo where you could see the pandas playing there. After dinner, the guide will see you off by the overnight soft sleeper train to ancient city Xian, which is honored as a Natural History Museum. . (B+L+D)

Tourists at the Shaolin Temple, Luoyang

Day 05: Xian

Upon your arrival in Xian in the morning, our local guide will wait for you at the railway station. After pick you up, you will be transferred to the hotel for a good breakfast. Then your Xian tour starts by visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which was the greatest archeological discovery of the twentieth century. To refresh yourself and rally your strength, we arrange the lunch for you at a well-known Cantonese Cuisine restaurant instead of the tourist food at the site. Then you will have the afternoon visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall, both of which are located in the urban area. The amazing Tang Dynasty Show will be served reserved together with dinner. (B+L+D)

Differences
Luxury Series: the Tang Dynasty Dinner and Show is served at Tang Dynasty Palace (Addr: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian).
Standard Series: the Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show is offered at Shaanxi Opera Theatre (Addr: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian).

Day 06: Xian - Luoyang

The half day tour in Xian includes a visit to the Great Mosque and a local family, from where you will have a good chance to talking about the everyday life and habits with the locals. After having the a la carte at a fine restaurant, ride an afternoon soft seat train to Luoyang, which was once the capital of 13 dynasties. Our guide in Luoyang will pick you up from the railway station according to the rail schedule and transfer you to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 07: Luoyang

Take a full day tour that covers Chariot and Horse Pits, the White Horse Temple and the Shaolin Temple. The Shaolin Kungfu is known to everyone both from home and aboard, while it is originated from the Shaolin Temple, the ancestral temple of the Zen Sect of the Chinese Buddhism. Surely you will marvel at the fabulous and exciting live performances by martial artists. (B+L)

Night view of Shangha

Day 08: Luoyang - Shanghai

Visit the Longmen Caves, one of the four famous grottoes in China. It is located only 12 kilometers south of Luoyang City. There are more than 10 Buddhist Statues inside the sightseeing spot, and among them the largest is 17.14 meters in height while the smallest is only 2 centimeters in height. Then take the rest of the time to visit the Luoyang Museum. After dinner, the guide will see you off by the overnight soft sleeper train to Shanghai. As the train will arrive in Shanghai at about noon, please take some food or snacks with you as the next day's breakfast. (B+L+D)

Day 09: Shanghai

Arrive in Shanghai at noon and our guide will pick you up at the railway station. After lunch, take the tour to the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. Tonight we specially reserve an a la carte dinner for you to test the local Shanghai cuisine at the Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of more than 260 years. Following the dinner, you will be entertained by the renowned Portman Acrobatic Show. (L+D)

Day 10: Departure from Shanghai

Private transfer takes you to the airport for flight to your onward destination or way back home. (B)