Our clients at the Great Mosque, Xian

Day 11Lhasa - Xian

Take a flight to Xian. Visit the Great Mosque and transfer to your hotel. (B+L, D is included for luxury series)

Differences
Luxury Series: we have arranged a buffet dinner for you at your hotel this evening.
Standard Series: we would like to leave you to make your own plans for dinner. You could dine at your hotel or ask for your guide for the name of a good local restaurant. 
  
Tips: Xian is famous not only for its history but for its appetizing food specialties, such as Chinese hamburgers, mutton soup with cubed steamed bread, cool noodles and dumplings. Hotpot is also very popular in Xian. However, if you would rather have Western-style food, there are KFC, MacDonald's or Pizza Hut restaurants nearby. 
  
Descriptions: 
Tang Dynasty Dinner Show - Today you will enjoy a marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner and Dance Show presented at the Tang Dynasty Palace. This dazzling performance is treasured as a national art form that reflects the glory and richness of the Tang Dynasty era and is truly spectacular. 
 
Dumpling Banquet - If there is one kind of food that evokes delightful expectations and happy recollections, represents a better life and family reunions in China, it is definitely Jiaozi (dumplings). As the Chinese economy has thrived, eating Jiaozi is no longer a big event for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Jiaozi has become extremely popular in Northern China, especially Xian. So we feel honored to present you this traditional food.

Festival celebrating

Day 12Xian

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. The food at the site is of very poor quality, so we will take you back downtown to have lunch at a well known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Show.(B+L+D)

Differences
Luxury Series: you will have Tang Dynasty Dinner and Show at Tang Dynasty Palace (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian).
Standard Series: you will enjoy Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at Shaanxi Opera Theatre (Add: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian).
 
Descriptions: 
Terracotta Warriors Museum - Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor who conquered and united China. The life-sized terracotta figurines were used to protect his tomb, for he wanted to continue to reign even after his death. Over 8,000 terracotta soldiers were excavated with orderly array and grandeur. The figures vary in height, posture and expression.

Day 13Xian - Beijing

Take a flight to Beijing and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Summer Palace in the afternoon.(B+L)

Tips: If time allows, you can explore the Shi Cha Hai area by yourself after visiting the Summer Palace. Shi Cha Hai is called water town in northern China and it is composed of three large lakes: Xihai, Houhai and Qianhai. With their neon lights, the twinkling buildings by the lakesides and their reflections in the water makes the river look like a glowing dragon winding through the city. Shi Cha Hai is well-known for the Sihe Yard and its Hutongs. Many rickshaw and pedicab drivers will offer to take you on a short journey through the Hutongs. but always ensure you agree a price with them before you set off otherwise you may be cheated. You can always bargain the price to RMB80-150 Yuan per person. Please do remember to take care of your belongings while in the street.

Descriptions: 
Summer Palace - Have you ever learnt about a 'huge tortoise' in the Summer Palace? It is actually the Nanhu Island lying in the southeast of the lake. The posterity of Summer Palace's designer says this “huge tortoise” was indeed designed to highlight Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity, because in Chinese culture the tortoise was regarded as the symbol of longevity.

The famous corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing

Day 14Beijing

Visit the Great Wall at Badaling. You will be driven to have Sichuan food at a popular local restaurant as the food at the site is not very good. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tombs in the afternoon. On the way back downtown, you will have the opportunity to see the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) from a distance. (B+L, D is included for luxury series)

Differences Luxury Series: an a la carte dinner is served at a renowned Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. 
Standard Series: We prefer to leave you to choose your own venue for dinner this evening as there are a great many Chinese restaurants and western-style restaurants in this metropolis. You may like to ask for a recommendation from your tour guide or hotel receptionist.
  
Descriptions: 
Great Wall - As one of the world's cultural and natural heritages, the Great Wall is a common heritage shared by people both from China and the rest of the world. The current situation of the Great Wall is at stake and to protect the wall is urgent. It is everyone's responsibility to preserve it. Due to its super size and length, the Great Wall cannot be kept in museums like the way of preserving other cultural relics, which make it more difficult to preserve it than others. So to preserve this wonder, it needs the joint efforts of various governmental and non-governmental organizations and people from all walks of life.
 
Sacred Way - The Sacred Way is the first scenic spot in the Ming Tombs scenic area. It consists of the stone memorial archway, the red gate, the stele pavilion, the stone statues and the Dragon and Phoenix Gate etc. The stone memorial archway is the biggest one currently existing in China. From the stele pavilion to the Dragon and Phoenix Gate, there are 9 pairs of stone statues along the road. The statues are very lively and the sculpture is delicate, so they have the high value of historical relic and art.

Day 15Beijing

Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. A Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a renowned restaurant and is followed by a lively  performance of Peking Opera at the Liyuan Theatre.(B+L+D)

Descriptions: Forbidden City - built 600 years ago, it was the home of the royal family and the center from which emperors handled all political affairs and ceremonial activities. It is composed of 9,999 rooms encircled by a 10 meters' high wall. Outside the wall is the moat with the width of 52 meters. It is the most noteworthy palace in good preservation.
 
Temple of Heaven - a classic architectural work built in the first half of the 15th century. It was a place of worship for emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The southern aspect of the temple is square and the northern part is circular, representing the 'round' sky and the 'square' earth respectively. It is the largest architectural structure in China to be built expressly for the purpose of sacrifice.
  
Peking Opera - The country is forever changing, but we will always try to show it to you inside out. The spectacular Peking Opera is one of the highlights: an art from steeped in history and lifestyle. The Peking Opera is an art form combining singing, dancing, acrobatics, dialects and martial arts. You will be seated at front row tables ensuring an excellent view, with tea and cookies at the Liyuan Theatre which boasts a history of over a hundred years.

Street vendor in China

Day 16Departure from Beijing

Hotel check-out time today is at 12:00 at noon. Your guide will arrange a meeting time with you and will then accompany you to airport and see you off.(B)

Tips: There are 3 terminals at Beijing Capital International Airport. The newly constructed 3rd terminal aims to relieve overcrowding of the airport as a whole. Terminal 1 is the hub for Xiamen Airlines (MF), China southern Airlines (CZ). Flights with Hainan airlines (HU), China Eastern Airline (MU), Shenzhen Airlines (ZH), United Eagle Airlines (EU) as well as 21 nonaligned foreign airlines land and depart from terminal 2. Terminal 3 mainly handles the flights of Air China (CA), Shanghai airlines (FM), Shandong Airlines (SC), Sichuan Airlines (3U), Air Canada (AC), Austrian Airlines (OS), all Nippon Airways (NH), Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (CX), British Airways (BA) and other major foreign airlines. You are expected to arrive at T3C (on the fourth floor) one and a half hours before of your flight departure time and check in closes 45 minutes ahead of the departure.

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