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A chance to sample China's three most exciting cities - Shanghai, Xian and Beijing.
Start your tour in Shanghai the new business centre for China. Shanghai has taken on major cultural changes and has evolved into a fast moving cosmopolitan city.From ancient beginnings to a world leader in trade Shanghai has plenty to offer. Following Shanghai step back in time as you enter Xian and the time of China''s first emperor 221-210 BC as you visit the world famous Terracotta Army.
Following Xian we move onto Beijing the home of three major Chinese dynasties in the past 1000 years. Rich in culture and history Beijing offers a wonderful finale to this exciting tour.
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13 days/11 nights
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Includes:
- Return flights inclusive of tax
- Destination airport transfer
- 10 Breakfasts – 9 lunches – 7 dinners
- Visits and entrances as shown in the sample itinerary
- English speaking guide
- Train Shanghai to Xian
- Internal flight from Xian to Beijing
- comprehensive medical and travel insurance
- FREE staff place ration 1:10
- Itinerary planning service
- Detailed info pack
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationTiananmen Square
The Tiananmen Square is in the centre of Beijing, is said to be the biggest square in the world. It is 880 metres from north to south, and 500 metres from east to west, with total area of 440,000 square metres and can hold one million people. The Tiananmen Gate Tower sites at the north, the Monument to the People's Heroes dominates the centre, the Great Hall of the People and the Museum of the Chi...
Forbidden City
Lying at the centre of Beijing is the Forbidden City - the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties it is now known as the Palace Museum. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six metre deep moat and a ten metre high wall are 9,999 buildings. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section or the Outer Co...
Jade Buddha Temple
In 1882, an old temple was built to keep two jade Buddha statues. The temple was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Fortunately, the jade Buddha statues were saved and a new temple was built on the present site in 1928. Both the Sitting Buddha and the Recumbent Buddha are carved with whole white jade. The sparkling and crystal-clear white jade gives the Buddha’s the b...
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are located about 31 miles from Beijing, with 13 emperors buried in a complex that spreads some 15 square miles. Visitors approach the tombs through The Great Red Gate.White stone columns called hua biao flank many of the imperial buildings in and around Beijing. Carved in the form of a writhing dragon, the columns are topped with mythical beasts called hou, which were thought to re...
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are one of the most significant archaeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kms east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.Upon ascending the throne at the age of 13 (in 246 BC), Qin Shi Huang, later the first Emperor of ...
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 4,163 miles from the east to the west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ru...
City Wall
When Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), captured Huizhou, a hermit named Zhu Sheng admonished him that he should 'built high walls, store abundant food supplies and take time to be an Emperor,' so that he could fortify the city and unify the other states. After the establishment of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang followed his advice and began to enlarge the wall buil...
Temple of Heaven
The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. It is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolising the heavens and the southern part is square symbolising the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This shows that heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese th...
Shanghai Museum
Located in the center of Shanghai in People's Square, Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. The museum style and presentation surround visitors with artifacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolizes the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land.The museum is divided into eleven galleries and three ...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Fly to Shanghai | ||
| Day 2 | Arrive Shanghai. Met on arrival and transfered to accommodation. Rest of day at leisure | ||
| Day 3 | Breakfast. Meet you guide and visit the Shanghai Museum before visiting the Jade Buddha Temple and taking lunch. | Dinner in the evening | |
| Day 4 | Breakfast. Meet your guide and visit the Yuyuan Garden followed by lunch. | Afternoon at leisure | Overnight train to Xian |
| Day 5 | Arrive in Xian and transfer to your hotel to check-in. Meet your guide for a tour of the city wall. |
After lunch visit the Shanxi Museum. | Dinner in the evening |
| Day 6 | Breakfast. Meet your guide for your visit to the Terracotta Army followed by lunch. | This afternoon visit the Huaqing hot spring. | Dinner this evening is a speciality Dumpling Dinner |
| Day 7 | Breakfast. Check out. Transfer to airport for flight to Beijing | Arrive Beijing. Met on arrival and tranfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure | |
| Day 8 | Breakfast. Meet your guide and visit Tiananmen Square before going on to the Forbidden City. | After lunch continue your tour at the Summer Palace. | Dinner this evening along with a visit to the Chinese Opera. |
| Day 9 | Breakfast. Day of leisure to visit gardens, temples, and museums of Beijing. | ||
| Day 10 | Breakfast. Meet your guide for a very special day as you visit the Great Wall of China and the Ming Tombs, lunch will be taken en-route. | Dinner this evening will be a famous Peking Duck Banquet. | |
| Day 11 | Breakfast. Meet your guide and visit an art gallery before taking lunch and moving on to Liuli cultural Street. | Dinner in the evening | |
| Day 12 | Breakfast. Meet your guide for visit to Temple of Heaven followed by lunch | REst of the day at leisure | |
| Day 13 | Breakfast. Check Out. Transfer to airport for flight to the UK | ||
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Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.Xian City Hotel
City hotel, a modern joint venture 3-star hotel is located in the center of the ancient city-Xi'an, and is in the busiest section of the commercial center. The hotel also provide Rooms,Restaurant,Conference,Ma-jiang room,Internet checking room,Business Center,Shop,Bar and Beauty Salon.
All the staff of the hotel are professional trained to provide whole-hearted first-rate quality.
All the staff of the hotel are professional trained to provide whole-hearted first-rate quality.
Hademen Hotel
Beijing Hademen Hotel is a three-star hotel. The hotel has 215 guest rooms of various types, 21 office rooms and meeting rooms and multifunctional halls of various sizes.
The hotel is constructed with centralized air conditioner, fire control, communication system, business center, shopping center, beauty salon, massage, hairdressing, laundry, foreign exchange, taxi, train and plane ticket booking, parking places, singing and dancing hall ect.
The hotel is constructed with centralized air conditioner, fire control, communication system, business center, shopping center, beauty salon, massage, hairdressing, laundry, foreign exchange, taxi, train and plane ticket booking, parking places, singing and dancing hall ect.
Holiday Inn Putuo Shanghai
The Holiday Inn Putuo offers comfortable guestrooms and suites. The rooms are reasonably spacious and guests can find they have a wonderful view of the city skyline from this hotel. The various room facilities available include colour television with cable connection, International Direct Dialing telephone, work desk with lamp, mini bars and coffee making facilities amongst others.
