14 Days China Package tour with Yangtze River Cruise: Beijing Xian Guilin Yangtze Cruise and Shanghai Tour

Day 01 Entry Beijing

--Upon your arrival in Beijing, our tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

Day 02 Beijing (B, /L, /D)

--Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening.
--Forbidden City: Used to be the imperial palace of the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
--Tiananmen Square: Tian'anmen was the front gate of the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In front of the gate is the world's largest open ground in the city - the Tian'anmen Square.

-- Temple of Heaven : An outstanding representative of Chinese traditional architecture for its clever design and harmoneous colors. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor came to pray and thank gods for the harvests every year.
--Beijing Duck Dinner : The most delicious food Beijing has to offer.
--Peking Opera : The most influential and representaive of all operas in China and has a history of about 200 years.

Day 03 Beijing (B, /L)

--Take an excursion to the Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs.
--Badaling Great Wall: The best preserved part of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
--Ming Tombs: The mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.

Day 04 Beijing - Xi'an (B, /L)

--Visit the Summer Palace. Transfer to the airport for flight to Xi'an. Visit the Ancient City Wall. Enjoy the local speciality Dumpling dinner this evening.
--Summer Palace: A magnificent imperial garden, the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer resort for emperors.
--Ancient City Wall: The wall is 15 meters wide and 11.9 kilometers in perimeter, it is the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defence system in China.

--Dumpling dinner: A traditional and popular food with a long history in China. There is a popular saying in China: "There is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi.

Day 05 Xi'an (B, /L, /D)

--Visit the Terra cotta Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Mosque. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in the evening.
--Terra cotta Warriors Museum: The most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
--Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The Pagoda was first built in 652 in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent Buddhist scholar of the time, planned to have ahuge stone pagoda built to house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he had brought back from India.
--Great Mosque:Built in 742 A.D., the mosque was restored in each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming and Qing Dynasties. The distribution of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han.
--Tang Dynasty Dinner Show: A performance of Chang'an music and dances that was originated in the Tang dynasty of Chinese history over a thousand years ago.

Day 06 Xi'an / Guilin / (B/, L, /D)

--Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum and Great Mosque.Take flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel.
--Shaanxi Provincial History Museum: Covers an area of 70,000 square meters, the museum houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute must for every visitor to the city.
--Great Mosque:Built in 742 A.D., the mosque was restored in each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming and Qing Dynasties. The

distribution of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han.

Day 07 Guilin - Li River Cruise -Yangshuo (B, L)

--Cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most beautiful landscape in China, have lunch on board. Disembark your ship when arriving Yangshuo. Transfer to the hotel in Yangshuo

Day 08 Yangshuo (B)

--Bicking tour from Yangshuo to Yulong River and the nearby countryside, visit a local peasant's home, explore the breathtaking scenery in Yangshuo. Or today is free for you.

Day 09 Yangshuo / Guilin / Chongqing / (B. L, D)

--Drive back to Guilin. Tour to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Transfer to the airport for flight to Chongqing. After dinner, board the 5 star luxurious German-made China Regal Cruises for a memorable voyage down the mighty Yangtze River.
--Reed Flute Cave: The largest and most impressive cave in Guilin, you will see many beautiful stalactites & stalagmites.

--Seven Star Park: A beautiful park which covers 120 hectares and includes peaks, rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
--Elephant Trunk Hill: Situated majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River,
Elephant Trunk Hill l is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape.

Day 10 Shibaozhai / (B, L, D)

--07:30-09:30, disembark for an excursion to Shibaozhai. Shibaozhai was first built in Qing Dynasty in 1750, the mountain looks like a rectangular rock with sheer cliffs, and the wooden architecture that is built by catch upon the cliff with a height of 56 meters and 12 stories, standing on the riverside. Back to the ship and continue the cruise. The Captain's Welcome Party will be held in the evening

Day 11 Three Gorges / Sandouping / (B, L, D)

---07:00-07:30, sail through the Qutang Gorge, its towering rock formations have names which reflect their bizarre shapes such as Hanging Monk Rock or Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon.
---08:00-09:00, pass the second gorge - Wu Gorge, celebrated for its lofty Twelve Peaks which almost blot out the sky. The guides will talk about legend of historic sites: Ancient Plank Road, Mengliang Stairway and the suspended coffins on the sheer cliffs.
---10:15-13:15, disembark at Badong and take a sampan tour to the picturesque Shennong Stream. The Shennong Stream is a tributary carrying clear, cooler water into the Yangtse. The "stream" runs through steep gorges, in which the ancient asian Bahu people used to live, thousands of years ago. Back to the ship and continue the cruise
---16:00-17:00, pass the Xiling Gorge. About 66 km long, it is the longest of the Three Gorges and is entirely within Hubei Province. This gorge is full of shoals and rapid currents
---20:00, pass the 5-stage shiplock. Dock overnight at Sandouping.

Day 12 Sandouping / Yichang / Shanghai // (B, L, D)

--08:00-10:00, shore excursion to visit the Three Gorges Dam, it is planned to be by far the largest hydroelectric project in the world. Back to the ship and continue the cruise. Disembarkation in Yichang at about 13:00, Our local guides will get on board to meet you. Transfer to the airport for flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel.

Day 13 Shanghai (B, L, D)

--Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Yu Yuan Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic Show in the evening.
--Shanghai Museum: The museum boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection, including bronze, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese coins, jade furniture, and western art.
--Oriental Pearl TV Tower: With a height of 1,245 feet, it is one of the tallest structures in Asia.
--Yu Yuan Garden: A traditional Chinese park complete with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations.

--Jade Buddha Temple: Built in 1881, one of the famous Buddhist temples in East China. Here many ancient statues, paintings, a complete set of Buddhist scriptures (printed in the Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare scriptures are kept.

Day 14 Exit (B)

--After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service.