The Jewish students studying while in China

Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Upon your arrival, meet your guide at the exit of the airport. Transfer to downtown area and check in at the hotel which locates at the famous Wangfujing Street. You can have a good rest or explore the city on your own for the rest of the day.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Day 02Beijing

Full day city tour to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.(B+L+D)

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Descriptions: 
Forbidden City - Various themed fairs are held in the Forbidden City each year. There are more than ten exhibition halls in this imperial palace museum, such as the Pottery Gallery, the Bronze Gallery, the Treasure Gallery, the Painting Gallery, the Clock Gallery, the Metal-Roughcast Enamel Gallery and the Jade Gallery. According to statistics, there are 1,052,653 pieces of cultural relics in the Forbidden City, which occupy about 17 percent of the country's whole treasure collection. Most of its collections are invaluable treasures. 

Temple of Heaven - When the Temple of Heaven was originally built in the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle (1403-1424), it was called the Temple of Heaven and Earth. Later, during the reign of Ming Emperor Jiajing (1522-1567), the other three altars for worshiping earth, sun and moon were constructed separately, so the Temple of Heaven gained its current name and only used for offering sacrifices to the god of heaven. Centering on the Forbidden City, the four imperial altars are located at the four directions of Beijing City.

Zhoushan Road in Shanghai today

Day 03Beijing - Harbin

Visit the Badaling Great Wall. After lunch, take an afternoon flight for 1.5 hours to Harbin which is the capital of China's northernmost province, Heilongjiang. The guide will pick you up on time and transfer you to check in at the local best hotel. The best time to visit Harbin is in winter as this city is famous for its diversified ice activities like snow sculptures exhibition, skiing and winter swimming. The Harbin jewish heritage will unfold before you during following two day's tour.(B+L)

Accommodation: Shangri-La Hotel

Great Wall - Besides the familiar Qin, Han and Ming' Great Wall to travelers, there are also several feudal dynasties in Chinese history, which have done some contributions to construct this huge project. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589), there are at least four coexisting states building walls sporadically. The Sui Dynasty, which just maintained his reign for only 37 years, has repaired and built the Great Wall of Qin and Han's for five to seven times. However, almost all of these walls have disappeared because natural corrosion and artificial destruction in the later hundreds of years.

Huoshan Park, Shanghai

Day 04Harbin

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Harbin was once the biggest habitat in the Far East for Jews. Today's schedule will take you to the “Jewish Community” where you can feel the atmosphere of their lives a hundred years ago and see the appearance of the Main Synagogue, the sites of Jewish High School and Jewish Bank. Then visit the Harbin Huangshan Jewish Cemetery, also the largest and the best-preserved one in East Asia.(B+L)

Accommodation: Shangri-La Hotel

Day 05Harbin - Zhengzhou

Continue to follow the Jewish tracks in Harbin to the New Synagogue, which is the largest Jewish synagogue in East Asia, and see the Harbin Jewish History and Culture Exhibition in it. Take a flight for about 2.5 hours to Zhengzhou and check in at the local hotel.(B+L)

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Zhengzhou

Day 06Zhengzhou - Kaifeng

Drive about 2.5 hours to Kaifeng, which hold many jewish heritages. For the rest of the morning, visit Nan Jiaojing Hutong where the Jews start to live since the Northern Song Dynasty and drop by a local family. (You're advised to tip for CNY50 as an expression of your gratitude and respect  to the host after the family visit) Then visit the Kaifeng Museum. After visiting the Kaifeng Judaic Exhibition and the Jewish Cemetery, transfer back to the hotel in Kaifeng.(B+L)

Accommodation: Zhongzhou International Hotel

Day 07Kaifeng - Luoyang

Drive on speedway for 3 hours to Luoyang and check in at the hotel. On the way, you will visit the world famous Shaolin Temple including Pagoda Forest, where you can also enjoy a marvelous Kungfu performance. Shaolin Temple is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts such as Shaolin Cudgel. The Temple embraces many exciting attractions, such as the Hall of Heavenly Kings (Tianwangdian), the Mahavira Hall (Daxiongbaodian), the Pagoda Forest, the Dharma Cave and the Shaolin Temple Martial Art Training Center. Visitors may follow the virtual guide about the Shaolin Temple.(B+L)

Accommodation: Hua-Yang Plaza Hotel

Shanghai Jewish refugees Museum

Day 08Luoyang - Shanghai

After breakfast, visit the world's art treasure, Longmen Grottoes which is one of the four Grottoes of China and World Cultural Heritages. From Northern Wei Dynasty to Northern Song Dynasty, the grottoes were continuously built for over 400 years. There are over 100,000 statues, 2,800 steles and 40 dagobas and 2,300 holes, so at least 2 hours are needed to appreciate these splendid artworks. Then take an afternoon flight to Shanghai and check in at our carefully selected hotel on Nanjing Road.(B+L)

Accommodation: Majesty Plaza Shanghai

Day 09Shanghai

Shanghai is rich in jewish heritage after long year baptism in the past. Visit the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum (former Ohel Moishe Synagogue) which is the memorial hall for the Jewish refugee in Shanghai and the Huoshan Park where stands a Monument which is also for the memory of the Jewish Refugees. In the afternoon, stroll along the No.818 lane on Tangshan Road for a visit to the largest Jewish Community in Shanghai, and Road Zhoushan where you can see Jewish-style buildings. End the day in Tilanqiao Jewish Isolation Region.(B+L)

Accommodation: Majesty Plaza Shanghai

Day 10Departure from Shanghai

Private transfer accompanied by your guide will take you to the airport ahead of your flight departure time. This pleasant Jewish tour ends here.(B)