12 Days Classic China


Day 1	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore the city.

	Meals	None
	Accommodation	Prime Hotel, Beijing


Day 2	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Today’s sightseeing takes you to the spectacular Tiananmen Square and the grand Forbidden City in the morning. After having lunch, visit the imperial garden, Summer Palace. Back to Beijing downtown, enjoy a palatable Peking Duck Banquet for dinner followed by an elegant Peking Opera performance. Drive to the hotel.
	Attractions	Forbidden City Summer Palace Tiananmen Square
	Meals	Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner (Peking Duck Banquet)
	Accommodation	Prime Hotel, Beijing


Day 3	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Today you will go on to explore Beijing by conquering the notable Badaling Great Wall. After lunch, reach Ming Tombs through the tranquil Sacred Way to get more idea of emperors in Ming Dynasty. On the way back to the city, you will have a photo stop at the Olympic Stadium, nicknamed Bird’s Nest and the National Swimming Centre, also known as the Water Cube. Dinner is left for you to taste some local snacks yourself.
	Attractions	Badaling Great Wall Ming Tombs Sacred Way
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Prime Hotel, Beijing


Day 4	Place & Transport	Beijing-Xian
	Today's Activities	Pay a visit to Temple of Heaven and Beijing Zoo to see the lovely giant pandas.After lunch, experience the Chinese traditional life style in Hutong by rickshaws. Then board a flight to Xian, our local guide in Xian will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.
	Attractions	Beijing Zoo Hutong Temple of Heaven
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Grand New World Hotel, Xian


Day 5	Place & Transport	Xian
	Today's Activities	A full day sightseeing takes you to the amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses. After lunch, proceed to the landmark of Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Xian Stele Forest Museum. Today’s dinner of Dumpling Banquet will be followed by the scheduled Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
	Attractions	Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta)Terracotta Army Xian Stele Forest Museum (Beilin Bowuguan)
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dumpling Banquet )
	Accommodation	Grand New World Hotel, Xian


Day 6	Place & Transport	Xian
	Today's Activities	Head to visit the well preserved Xian City Wall and the Great Mosque, where you will see the traditional houses and have some free time at the near Mosque street. After lunch, transfer to visit the Tang Paradise, the first royal-garden-like park to give a full display of the Tang Dynasty’s (618-907) culture.
	Attractions	Great Mosque of Xian Tang Paradise Xian City Wall (Xian Chengqiang)
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Grand New World Hotel, Xian


Day 7	Place & Transport	Xian-Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Pay a visit to Shaanxi History Museum in the morning. After lunch, visit Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to airport if time permits. Our local guide will meet you at Shanghai airport.
	Attractions	Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Jing Shaanxi History Museum
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Mingde Grand Hotel Shanghai


Day 8	Place & Transport	Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Commence the visit to the profound Shanghai Museum in the morning. After lunch, visit the beautiful Yuyuan Garden, where you will have some free time at its surrounding bazaar, then visit the classic Jade Buddha Temple. After dinner, enjoy the exciting Acrobatic Show. Drive back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai Museum Yuyuan Garden
	Meals	Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner
	Accommodation	Mingde Grand Hotel Shanghai


Day 9	Place & Transport	Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Pay a visit to Caoyang New Village and have a local family visit to get more idea of their daily life. After lunch, start the Huangpu River Cruise. Then transfer back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Huangpu River
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Mingde Grand Hotel Shanghai


Day 10	Place & Transport	Shanghai-Suzhou
	Today's Activities	Drive to railway station to take a train to Suzhou. Our local guide in Suzhou will meet you at the railway station in the morning and transfer you to the hotel. Visit Tiger Hill and the No. 1 Silk Factory. After lunch, appreciate the Humble Administrator's Garden.
	Attractions	Humble Administrator’s Garden The No.1 Silk Factory Tiger Hill
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Nanlin Hotel, Suzhou


Day 11	Place & Transport	Suzhou-Zhouzhuang-Suzhou
	Today's Activities	Pick you up and visit Garden of the Master of the Nets. Then transfer to Zhouzhuang Village to visit Zhang house, Shen house and Twin Bridge. Later in the afternoon, you could have some free time to cruise on the small river through the village by yourself. Then back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Zhouzhuang
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Nanlin Hotel, Suzhou


Day 12	Place & Transport	Suzhou-Shanghai, Departure from Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Pick you up from the hotel and transfer to Shanghai airport. See off.

	Meals	Breakfast

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