Terracotta soldiers, Xian

Day 01Entry Xian

Our Xian tour guide will be expecting you outside the arrival hall of the airport. On the way to the hotel, you will visit one of the landmarks of Xian, the City Wall. Constructed between 1374 and 1378 during the Ming Dynasty, it is the best-preserved city wall in China with a total length of 11.9 km (7.4 miles) and a height of 12 meters (39 feet). If time permits, you can either walk or rent a bicycle to ride on the wall to have a panoramic view of this ancient city. Then check in the 4-star hotel for a 3-night stay.

Meals: No meals
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Our clients having the home-cooked a la carte lunch at the Xian family visit

Day 02Xian

You will spend the whole morning to visit the amazing Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is believed to be the most significant archeological excavation of the 20th century in the world. Thousands of life-sized soldiers and horses were neatly arranged in battle formations with distinct expressions on each face, reflecting the mighty forces and advanced manufacture of the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. The Bronze Chariots and Horses and the exquisite bronze weapons displayed in the museum will also give you a deep impression. Around noon, rather than the shopping site restaurants arranged by most agencies, we will offer you an a la carte lunch of authentic Chinese food at a noted local restaurant. Then continue to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the afternoon. Built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty, the seven-storey square cone-shaped pagoda was used to house the Buddhist statues and sutras brought back from India by master Xuanzang. It is not only a Buddhist masterpiece but also regarded as one of the landmark construction of Xian City. 

Dinner tonight will be the famous local specialty Dumpling Dinner, at the same time, the fancy Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show will present you a feast of eyes. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dumpling dinner
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Our clients on ancient City Wall, Xian

Day 03Xian

Today's tour starts from Shaanxi History Museum. As one of the best museums in China, it boasts large collection of historical items which reflect Chinese culture and history from the prehistory period to the mid 20th century. The museum is also the first modernized museum in China, so the advanced facilities will provide you an easy access to enjoy these rare exhibitions. Then a local family visit with home cooked a la carte lunch is specially arranged for you to have a close touch with the daily life of Xian people and taste the authentic home-made dishes. We can also arrange Chinese food cooking class in our family tour for free if you would like to have a try. In the afternoon, you will continue to visit the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosque in Xian, the Great Mosque. Though is an Islamic mosque, it was constructed in the traditional Chinese style, so the buildings are pavilions with painted columns and flying eaves rather than domes and minarets. On the way to the mosque, you will walk though a local snack street, Muslim Street, where many delicious local food and interesting souvenirs could be found.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Monks in Shaolin Temple, Luoyang

Day 04Xian - Luoyang

After breakfast, you will take a high-speed train to arrive at Luoyang in 2 hours. Lunch is on your own. Upon your arrival, our Luoyang tour guide will transfer you to visit the Longmen Grottoes, which is one of the four most noted grottoes in China. The entire carving work here has lasted over 400 years from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, showing the prosperous Buddhist culture from the late 5th century to the 10th century. There are altogether some 2,300 caves and niches filled with countless Buddha statues and inscriptions in Longmen Grottoes.

You will then visit the White Horse Temple. Reputed as the number one temple in China, the White Horse Temple was the first temple invested and built by the court after Buddhism was introduced into China about 1,900 year ago during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later, it became the center of China's Buddhist activities. The last stop of today is the Royal Chariot and Horse Pits of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Based on these archeological discoveries, a museum was built to display the giant horses and chariots sacrificial pits of over two thousand years ago. Tonight, you will stay at the 5-star Hua-Yang Plaza Hotel in downtown Luoyang.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Accommodation: Hua-Yang Plaza Hotel

Longmen Caves, Luoyang

Day 05Luoyang Exit

The morning tour will take you to Shaolin Temple to have a Kung Fu tour. Situated among the dense forest at the foot of Songshan Mountain, it was originally built in 495 during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and was greatly expanded when Bodhidharma, a famous Indian monk and the patriarch of Chinese Zen, came to impart Zen Buddhism in China. Besides its long history, the temple is much more famous for Shaolin martial arts, the performance of which you could watch while visiting. When the tour is finished today, our guide will see you off at the airport. Please board on your flight for the connecting trip on time!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

• ◆2012 Price

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

Season Group Size		2-5 travelers	6-9 travelers	10 travelers & above
High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)	Double Occupancy	$719	$549	$469
	Single Occupancy	$859	$679	$579
Shoulder season (Dec 1st, 2012-Feb 28th, 2013)	Double Occupancy	$709	$539	$439
	Single Occupancy	$839	$659	$519
Shoulder season (Jan 1st-Feb 29th)	Double Occupancy	$709	$539	$429
	Single Occupancy	$839	$659	$509

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