7-Day China Highlights Tour to Beijng, Shanghai, Xi'an

Day 2 Beijing

After breakfast, you will visit the Great Wall of China. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to westwest of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections are now in ruins or have disappeared, and then go to the Summer Palace, which originally called 'Qingyi Garden' (Garden of Clear Ripples), it was know as one of the famous 'three hills and five gardens'. Composed mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, The Summer Palace occupies an area of 294 hectares (726.5 acres), three quarters of which is water. It is a so beautiful place. In the evening you will enjoy the famous Peking Roast Duck for dinner. The deliciousness of roasted duck is produced for a precious Peking Duck, one of the best meaty duck in the world. The whole duck must be sliced into 120 pieces and every piece has to be perfect with the complete layers of the meat(B,L,D).

Hotel: Avic Hotel or similar

Day 3 Beijing-Xian

Today, you'll have a free time in the morning. After lunch, you will visit the Tiananmen Square. The Tiananmen Gate Tower sites at the north, the Five-Star Red Flag flies high on the square, the Monument to the People's Heroes dominates the center, the Great Hall of the People and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History to the east and west of it, as well as The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Qianmen gate, sit in the south of the square.Then you will go to the Forbidden city which was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 rooms. After dinner, you will take the soft sleeper train to Xian(B,L,D).

Hotel: Wannian Hotel or similar

Day 4 Xi'an

When you arrive in Xian, the tour guide will welcome you at the train station, and then have your breakfast. After that you will visit the Terra Cotta Warriors. The main exhibits of the museum are three exposed pits with clay warriors and horses, as well as the hall of the two bronze chariots and horses. There are approximately 8,000 clay warriors and horses. Also, more then 10,000 bronze weapons have been found in the pit. The Big Goose Pagoda is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China. It was built with layers of bricks without any cement. The bracket style used in traditional Chinese architecture was also used in the construction of the pagoda. The seams between each layer of bricks and the "prisms" on each side of the pagoda are clearly visible. After the two places, you will enjoy the dumpling banquet and Tang Dynasty Music-Dance Show in the evening(B,L,D).

Hotel: Wannian Hotel or similar

Day 5 Xian-Shanghai

After breakfast, you will visit the Ancient Wall. The Wall was established in the 3rd year of Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty (1370 A.D.). It is 12 meters tall, 14 meters wide at the top and 18 meters thick at the base with 18 gates and a surrounding moat, making it the best preserved large ancient fortress in China. Then you will fly to Shanghai. After arrival, you will visit Nanjing Road and take a boat ride in the evening(B,L,D).

Hotel: Holiday Inn Shanghai Hotel or similar

Day 6 Shanghai

After breakfast, you will visit Yuyuan Garden. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters in Yuyuan Garden all have unique characteristics. The true treasure of Yuyuan Garden is the Exquisite Jade Rock. Then you will go to the Chenghuang Temple, which is a taoist temple, also called yi temple, which is composed of many halls. It houses the grand hall, middle hall, bedroom palace, star gods hall, yama palace, xuzhen god hall and so on. You will enjoy the Acrobatic show in the evening. (B,L,D).

Hotel: Holiday Inn Shanghai Hotel or similar

Day 7 Depart from Shanghai

Transfer to airport for your own departure flight(B).