Day 07Chongqing - Xian

The ship is scheduled to arrive in Chongqing at around 08:30-09:00. Follow the notification to pack your luggage in advance. The guide will meet you on board and take you for a brief city tour to the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell. After a rich lunch at a famous restaurant, see you off for Xian by air. You will be met by the local professional guide outside the baggage claim area at Xian Airport and transferred to the hotel. (B+L, D is included for luxury series. )

Differences:
Luxury series: We will reserve you a sumptuous buffet dinner at your hotel upon your arrival in Xian.
Standard series: The dinner today will be on your own. You may ask your guide for some advice.
 
Descriptions:
Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell - Located about 4.5 kilometers southeast of the city center, it was founded in memory of General Stilwell, a friend of Chinese people during World War Two. From 1942 to 1944, US Army Lieutenant General Stilwell was ordered to come to Chongqing, as Chief of the General Staff in the Chinese Theater of Operations and the Commander in Chief in the Chinese Burma India Theater (CBI). He participated in a series of major political and military events in the Orient Battlefield and forged a profound friendship with Chinese people. In the color of low-key blue gray and white, the whole residence reveals a sense of calm. In tough smooth and solemn line, the contour reflects the general's character.

Terracotta soldiers, Xian

Day 08Xian

You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a lunch at a well known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient City Wall after lunch.(B+L+D)

Differences:
Luxury series: we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace (Address: No.75 Chang'an Road, Xian).
Standard series: We will arrange the local specialty Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Dance and Music Show at Shaanxi Opera Theater. (Address: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian)

Day 09Xian - Beijing

Visit the Great Mosque and a local family in the morning. After an a la carte lunch served at a well selected Sichuan cuisine restaurant, head for Beijing by air and you will be met by the professional tour guide with comfortable private transfer. Check in at the well selected hotel and have a good rest.(B+L)

Descriptions: 
Great Mosque - Located in the Huajue Lane in the northwest of the Drum Tower in Xian, the Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in China. It is a great ancient building complex with the long history of more than 1200 years. It is firstly built in 742 AD, and the total area is thirteen thousand square meters with the construction area of about 6000 square meters. In the mosque, there is a big memorial archway of timberwork which was built in 17th century with the height of 9 meters. The Great Mosque was listed as one of the World Islamic Heritages by the UNESCO.

Great Wall, Beijing

Day 10Beijing

You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall at Badaling. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace in the afternoon. Conclude the day tour after seeing the appearance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) in the distance on the way to the downtown. (B+L, D is included for luxury series.)

Differences:
Luxury series: We will arrange an a la carte dinner of Cantonese cuisine at a nice restaurant at Wangfujing Street.
Standard series: You can sample the local food for dinner on your own, or ask your guide for some suggestions.

Tips: Here we would like to recommend a good restaurant where you may enjoy your dinner on your own. If you choose our standard itinerary and stay at the Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel in Beijing, walk out of your hotel and turn left. Just opposite your hotel, there is a Youth Restaurant (Qingnian Restaurant). The restaurant provides good English menu with vivid pictures of the dishes, which will do you great favor while ordering. The price is also acceptable, generally at CNY50.00 Yuan per person.

Day 11Beijing

You will be thrilled the whole day when visiting Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - once a royal temple. A Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a well-known restaurant. The entertaining national Peking Opera awaits you after dinner.(B+L+D)

Tips: You are very likely to want to  share your excitement and pleasure with your families or friends and inform them about your safety after days of travel in China. To access to the internet at your hotel room is the most convenient way if you bring your laptop. In the hotel of luxury series (Crowne Plaza Hotel), the charge is CNY3.00 net per minute. As long as you surf online over 40 minutes, you will be charged CNY120.00 in total for the whole day at the deluxe room. If you haven't brought your own computer, you can go to the business center. If you stay in the business or club room, it is free to use the broadband service. In the standard series hotel of (Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel), the charge will be lower. If you take your own laptop, the cost is CNY1.00 Yuan per minute, while maximum at 90.00 Yuan per day. You can also go to the executive hall to use the wireless service free of charge. In the business center, the price is CNY3.00 Yuan per minute and 270.00 Yuan for 3 hours.

Day 12Departure from Beijing

Prepare for your homebound flight. Comfortable private hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.(B)

B-- Breakfast     L-- Lunch     D-- Dinner