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China Rail Tour Itinerary:

Day 01 Beijing -- Arrival (--/--/--)

Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city. (if you want you can add some tour today, please let us know your flight land time and we can add it for you. )

   

Day 02 Beijing (B/L/D)

Visit the Coal Hill Park, where you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City. Then visit Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world. Then visit the Forbidden City, as the Palace Museum, the Chinese imperial palace from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Have lunch, then visit the Temple of Heaven  with its outstanding round shape, covered by an exquisite triple roof of blue tiles. It is the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasty worshiped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. After the whole day tour, dinner we prepared The Beijing Duck Dinner which served at the famous restaurant - Quanjude, Chairman Mao said we will pass Quanjude to our generations for ever during the Culture Revelotion to protect the brand not be destroyed. After Quanjude Duck Dinner, you will enjoy a lively Peking Opera performance ( or Kung Fu Show or Acrabatic Show ) at the Liyuan Theatre.

   

Day 03 Beijing (B/L/D)

Visit the Mutiany Great Wall where is a not too commerchial area compare with Badaling Section ( You also can change to visit Badaling ) Located among the orchards and pines in the mountains to the north of Beijing, the Great Wall of China was constructed and reconstructed at Mutianyu to keep out the nomadic tribes to the north. Come to learn, touch, and explore the history of a Wall built over 300 years ago, yet which remains largely intact as it snakes endlessly across the mountain ridgelines. and the Sacred Way which means the road leading to heaven, Enjoy a walk along the Sacred Path leading to the necropolis. Visit the Ming Tomb of Changling, the largest one where emperor Yongle was buried.  Although not excavated itself, it displays the artifacts found in the Ding Ling Tomb.

 

Day 04 Beijing → Xian by soft sleeper train ( Meals: B/L/D )
Visit the Bird's Nest and Water Cube - 29th Olympic National Stadium, and the Summer Palace, built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the imperial park for emperors. Dinner before transfer you to the Beijing West train station. Take soft sleeper train to Xian in the night.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Our guide will pick you up at the railway station at morning and transfer to your hotel. Breakfast at the local restaurant or KFC or McDonalds near the arrival train station. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! . In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street, Muslim Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City. After visit Muslim street, you will have a optional tour which is tour to Gao Yue Song’s ancient style Folk House, formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers. Dinner enjoy famous Dumpling Banquet .

 

Day 06 Xi'an - Nanjing by Train (B/L/D)

visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City, the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. Transfser to the Xi’an railway station and take the soft sleeper train to Nanjing in the afternoon.

   

 

 

 

Day 07 Nanjing (B/L/D)

Visit Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mauseleum the father of the Republic of China; Nanjing Museum, where you can see the china ware of the Ming Dynasty. After lunch visit Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) The area around the temple consists of a series of tourist shops, snack bars, restaurants and tea cafes, take boat tour along the femurs Qinhui River. Over night at Nanjing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 08 Nanjing - Suzhou by High Speed Train (B/L/D)

Morning transfer to train station for High Speed Train to Suzhou, also known as the Venice of the East. Visit famous mandarin classical gardens in Suzhou such as Humble Administrator's Garden, then go on to Tiger Hill and a visit the second Leaning Pagoda of the world. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Over night at Suzhou

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 09 Suzhou - Hangzhou by High Speed Train (B/L/D)

Morning transfer to train station for High Speed Train to Hangzhou, Upon arrival meet your guide and then walk around West Lake (Ripping water shimmering on sunny day, misty mountains shrouded the rain, plain or gaily decked out like Xizi, West Lake is always alluring. The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, famous for the beautiful scenic that blends with many famous historical and cultural sites. The Lake gives rise to what must be one of China’s oldest tourist blurbs. ”In heaven there is paradise, on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou - and visit the Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum. Lunch and dinner at local Chinese restaurants.

Over night at hotel.

 

Day 10 Hangzhou - Shanghai by High Speed Train (B/L/-)

Today continue to visit Lingyin Sanctuary (It is roughing translated as either Temple of Inspired Seclusion or Temple of the Soul’s Retreat and is really Huangzhou’s main attraction. It is not only a leading centre for researching Chinese Buddhist culture but also an important collection of Buddhist literature together with many other treasures. It is nice for people who wish to study aspects of Chinese Buddhism in detail.)and Liu He Ta, or Six Hamonies Pagoda, with its graceful architecture, built on a small hill overlooking the Qiangtang River .

Transfer to train station for high speed train to Shanghai, arrive Shanghai and free at leisure.

Over night at Hotel.

 

Day 11 Shanghai (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, visit the Bund (The famous avenue that parallels the Huang Pu River with its buildings of the 30's. The road is lined with some of the most prestigious buildings and landmarks of the city, mostly erected during the time of the foreign concessions. The river acts as a mirror between the old and the new Shanghai.) and walk along the famous shopping street Nanjing Road(the famous commercial street in China, you may stroll in the street with over 600 businesses on Nanjing road offer countless famous brands, superior quality, and new fashions. KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and other world-famous food vendors line both sides of the street. Upscale stores include Tiffany, Mont Blanc, and Dunhill. In addition, approximately a hundred traditional stores and specialty shops still provide choice silk goods, jade, embroidery, wool, and clocks.). Then visit the Mandarin Yu garden (Yuyuan Garden, a place of peace and comfort in the heart of bustling Shanghai, dates back to the fabled Ming Dynasty. Now a popular tourist destination, Yuyuan began as a private garden created by Pan Yunduan, who spent almost 20 years - and all of his savings - to build a garden in order to please his parents in their old age. That is why he called this garden "Yuyuan" - because "yu" in Chinese means "peace and health".). Follow with visit Jade Buddha Temple (the most important worship place in the city ,It was built between 1911 and 1918, housing 70 resident monks. Its exterior is easily identifiable by its bright saffron walls. Inside, the centerpiece is a two-meter-high white jade sitting Buddha encrusted with jewels. It is said the statue weighs 1,000kg. The sitting Buddha was installed in the temple when it was brought by monks from Burma to Zhejiang Province in 1882. A smaller reclining Buddha lies on a redwood bed.), the most important worship place in the city. Having lunch and dinner at local chinese restaurant.

   

Day 12 Departure from Shanghai (Meals: B/-/-)

Our guide and driver will see you off at the airport today. Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again.

 

Featured Hotels ( click the hotel name for details )

Tour Class	Beijing	Xian	Nanjing
	Crowne Plaza Wangfujing Hotel	Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square	Lakeview Xuanwu Hotel
	Novotel Beijing Xinqiao	Grand New World Hotel	Nanjing New Era Hotel
	Holiday Inn Express Beijing Minzuyuan	Walker Boutique Hotel	Nanjing Grand Hightown Hotel
Tour Class	Suzhou	Hangzhou	Shanghai
	Pan Pacific Suzhou	Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Grand Canal	Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai
	Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou	Hangzhou Sunny Hotel	The Bund Hotel Shanghai
	Traveler Inn Gusu Hotel Suzhou	Express Hangzhou Grand Canal	Express by Holiday Inn Putuo Shanghai

 

Price of Old Capitals China Rail Tour ( USD $ )

 ( Mar, Jun -  Aug ) Prices of 2015

Tour Class	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	3103 (Book)	2028 (Book)	1953 (Book)	1799 (Book)	845
	2692 (Book)	1823 (Book)	1747 (Book)	1593 (Book)	640
	2293 (Book)	1623 (Book)	1548 (Book)	1393 (Book)	440

 

( Apr - May,  Sep - Nov ) Prices of 2015

Tour Class	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	3382 (Book)	2168 (Book)	2092 (Book)	1938 (Book)	985
	2762 (Book)	1858 (Book)	1783 (Book)	1628 (Book)	675
	2328 (Book)	1641 (Book)	1566 (Book)	1411 (Book)	458

 

( Dec 2012, Jan 13 - Feb 2015 ) Prices of 2015

Tour Class	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	2926 (Book)	1932 (Book)	1866 (Book)	1711 (Book)	765
	2553 (Book)	1746 (Book)	1679 (Book)	1525 (Book)	578
	2251 (Book)	1595 (Book)	1528 (Book)	1374 (Book)	427

 

* Prices are in US dollars, for one Adult. Check Tour Price Includes / Excludes / How to Settle Booking.

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