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Visit Beijing, Xian & Eastern China |
Tour Code: BJXISH
update: 7/30/2010
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Special arrangement to see the Olympics sites including "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube" |
Depart on Thursday |
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 Cathay Pacific
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Departure Date |
SHA-HKG
Return from Hong Kong |
SHA-CAN
Return from Hong Kong |
| 8/5, 8/12 |
$1,639 |
$1,789 |
| 8/19, 8/26 |
$1,299 |
$1,459 |
| 9/2 |
$1,299 |
$1,499 |
| 9/16, 9/23 |
$1,249 |
$1,459 |
| 10/7 |
$1,299 |
$1,499 |
| 10/9* |
$1,299 |
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| 10/14 |
$1,249 |
$1,459 |
| 11/4, 11/11 |
$1,229 |
$1,429 |
| 11/18, 11/25 |
$1,189 |
$1,389 |
| 12/2, 12/9 |
$1,269 |
$1,419 |
| 12/16, 12/23 |
$1,619 |
$1,769 |
| 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 |
$1,269 |
$1,419 |
| 2/10 |
$1,229 |
$1,379 |
| 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 |
$1,269 |
$1,419 |
| 3/31 |
$1,299 |
$1,449 |
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| Day 1 |
USA Beijing |
| Fly from USA to Beijing. |
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| Day 2 |
Beijing |
Arrive at Beijing International Airport, you are met by your local guide and escorted to the hotel.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun (or similar) |
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| Day 3 |
Beijing (AB, L, D) |
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Heaven where Ming and Qing monarchs prayed for good harvest. Then visit the newly renovated Qianmen (Front Gate) Street. After lunch, the highlight for today's excursion is to visit the Great Wall, a mammoth defense bulwark that serpentines its way across mountains and valleys. Then proceed to Deshengmen. Deshengmen is one of the few surviving city gates in Beijing. Enjoy the acrobatic show. After dinner visit Wangfujing Street, then head back to the hotel.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun (or similar) |
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| Day 4 |
Beijing (AB, L, D) |
After breakfast, visit Beijing Tong Ren Tong, a famous Chinese pharmaceutical company that was established in 1669. Then visit the world's largest public square-Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. After lunch, continue your tour to Summer Palace which is the largest and best preserved imperial garden in China. Then proceed to the Olympic Village and enjoy a foot massage. You will be able to see the 2008 Olympic National Stadium (The Bird's nest) and the National Aquatics Center (The Water Cube) from the Olympic Village. Before returning to the hotel, visit "The Place Mall", the newest shopping street. A brilliant overhead LCD screen attracts many eyeballs at the Place. The 250-meter long and 30-meter wide LCD screen has become an attractive scenic spot here at summer nights.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun (or similar) |
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| Day 5 |
Beijing - Xian (AB, L, D) |
| After breakfast, visit Jingshan Park, Houhai Park and Hutong. Broad a night train to Xian. Overnight on train. |
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| Day 6 |
Xian (AB, L, D) |
Today you will start the day with visiting the Forest of Stele Museum. Established in 1090 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Stele Forest in Xian is well-known nationally for a fine and large collection of more than 1, 000 inscribed stones engraved during the period of the Han to the Qing Dynasties for over 2, 000 years. It is a place to get close to Chinese history and culture. Enjoy an afternoon city tour to the Ancient City Wall; the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which had become the emblem of Xian city , was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. After lunch, visit life-size Terra-cotta warriors and horses which guarded the emperor's burial site for over 2,000 years. In the evening, enjoy an Imperial Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Dinner opera show, performing the original music and dancing of the Tang Dynasty.
Accommodation: Xian Grand New World Hotel (or similar) |
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| Day 7 |
Xian Hangzhou (AB, L, D) |
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and take the flight to Hangzhou. Then enjoy a boat-riding on the famed West Lake and visit the Flower Harbor Garden.
Accommodation: Hangzhou West Brook Hotel (or similar) |
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| Day 8 |
Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou (AB, L, D) |
After Breakfast, travel to Wuzhen to enjoy a boat-riding. After the tour, travel to Suzhou. Visit Hanshan Temple which was built in the Liang period (502-557), it originally named Miaolipumingta, the temple was later given its present name because Han Shan, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), had lived there. Then visit Suzhou Silk Factory.
Accommodation: Suzhou Jincheng Jin Jiang International Hotel (or similar) |
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| Day 9 |
Suzhou - Shanghai (AB, L, D) |
After breakfast, proceed to Shanghai. Visit Chenghuang Miao and Shanghai Old Street. Afterwards, visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Xintiandi. Then visit Nanjing Road.
Accommodation: Shanghai Hua Ting Hotel and Towers(or similar) |
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| Day 10 |
Shanghai Guangzhou / Hong Kong USA (AB) |
| After breakfast, fly to Guangzhou or Hong Kong. You can stopover Guangzhou or Hong Kong. Please select your return date from Hong Kong to USA. |
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