Forbidden City, Beijing

Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Welcome to Beijing! Our guide will meet you outside the arrival hall of Beijing Airport and escort you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to recover from jet leg or explore the city. For dinner on your own arrangement, we have some suggestions around our luxury series hotel and standard series hotel.

Meals: No meals

Day 02Beijing

As the capital city for 500 years of the last two empires in Chinese history, Beijing was left with a large number of well-preserved historical sites and abundant traditional culture. This morning, you will first come to Tiananmen Square which has witnessed the nation's ups and downs since the 15th century. Walking northwards to across Chang'an Avenue, you could enter into the world largest imperial palace complex, the Forbidden City, where 24 emperors of the last two empires have lived with their royal families. To avoid the cheap tourist eateries arranged by most agencies, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a well-known local restaurant to taste the authentic Chinese food. In the afternoon, you are going to see the Temple of Heaven, which was used by the emperors to offer sacrifices to the heaven. Tonight, you will watch an exciting Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Our clients on the Great Wall, Beijing

Day 03Beijing

Please put on your comfortable hiking shoes for the climbing of Badaling Great Wall today. You will be astonished as soon as glimpse at this wonder man-made defensive system. During the rest of the morning, you could climb up the steps to the summit of Badaling and overlook the zigzag Great Wall creeping up and down the mountains. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a popular local restaurant. The trip continues to the Ming Tomb this afternoon. During the 15th to the 17th centuries, 13 emperors have been buried in this largest royal graveyard, where all of the tombs are linked together by the long Sacred Way. On the way back to the hotel, you will pass by the permanent site of 2008 Olympics where the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center) are located.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 04Beijing - Shanghai

You will take a tour in the Summer Palace this morning. It is true that nobody could withstand the attraction of this luxurious royal park, which has adopted the best architectural style of ancient China. Wherever you are, there will be ingenious sightseeing awaiting you to discover. Then, you will have a chance to visit the famous Hutong Area - Shi Cha Hai, called water town in northern China and composed of three large lakes: Xihai, Houhai and Qianhai. Around this area, you will meet intertwining large and small Hutongs, Yandaixiejie, Yinding Bridge and truly understand the culture of original Beijing. Around noon, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at an elegant local restaurant with delicate cuisine and great atmosphere. After that, you will proceed to Shanghai by air. Our Shanghai guide will be expecting you at the airport and escort you to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Shanghai Bund area

Day 05Shanghai

Benefiting from the rapid economic development and the successful 2010 World Expo, Shanghai has been known as a vigorous young metropolis internationally. However, Shanghai Museum, with abundant historical and artistic collections, would like to help you to trace back the city's history this morning. The following Yuyuan Garden, which was a private residence for 300 years, is also a masterpiece of the classical Chinese gardens in southern China. An a la carte farewell lunch will be served at a fancy and famous local restaurant for you, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines. In the afternoon, the one-hour Huangpu River cruise tour will show you both modern and old Shanghai. After disembarking on the Bund, free time will be left for you to tour around this area and then visit an old street in Shanghai. We have some dinner suggestions around our hotel. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Day 06Departure from Shanghai

Our guide will see you off at Shanghai Airport today. Wish you a pleasant homebound trip!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation

Grade	Luxury	Standard
Beijing	Crowne Plaza	Holiday Inn Central Plaza the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
Shanghai	Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel	Ya Fan Long Men Hotel

• ◆ 2012 Price
• ◆ 2011 Price

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2012 to Feb. 28th, 2013

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$1119	$1499	$1019	$1319	$989	$1229	$879	$1039
6-9 persons	$929	$1309	$839	$1129	$799	$1039	$689	$849
10 & above	$849	$1209	$739	$1009	$679	$889	$599	$709

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2011 to Feb. 29th, 2012

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$1099	$1469	$1019	$1309	$959	$1199	$879	$1029
6-9 persons	$909	$1279	$829	$1119	$769	$1009	$689	$839
10 & above	$839	$1199	$739	$989	$679	$879	$589	$699

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