| DAY 1 |
 MORNING ARRIVAL IN BEIJING. GUIDES SPEAKING YOUR LANGUAGE MEET YOU AT
AIRPORT. ON THE WAY TO THE HOTEL, YOU WILL HAVE A GLIMPSE OF AN OLD AND
MODERN CITY. GUIDES WILL BRIEF THE HISTORY OF BEIJING. CHECK IN QIANMEN
HOTEL, AN EUROPEAN TASTE 3 STAR HOTEL WITH OLD FACADE YET ALL NEWLY FURNISHED
INSIDE. AFTER SOME REST, THE SIGHTSEEING WILL START FROM BEIJING ZOO. HERE
YOU WILL FORGET YOUR JETLAG BY SEEING THE ADORABLE GIANT PANDAS. SUMMER
PALACE WILL BE THE NEXT IN THIS DAY. THIS ROYAL GARDEN IS SO BEAUTIFUL
THAT YOU REALLY HATE TO LEAVE. LUNCH WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE PAST EMPEROR'S
DINNER THEATRE COURTYARD. HOTEL DINNER WITH LIVE MUSIC. TONIGHT HAVE A
GOOD DREAM. YOUR HAPPY CHINA TOUR SIMPLY JUST BEGIN! |
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DAY 2 |
HOTEL BUFFET
BREAKFAST( FROM NOW ON ALL THE DAYS WITH HOTEL BUFFET BREAKFAST SO IT'LL
BE OMITTED). COACH TO THE LARGEST SQUARE IN THE WORLD, TIANANMEN SQUARE.
AFTER SOME PICTURES YOU WILL FOLLOW THE ENDLESS LINE OF MOSTLY CHINESE
PILGRIMS TO SEE LATE CHAIRMAN MAO'S WELL PRESERVED BODY IN THE MEMORIAL
HALL. WALK THROUGH TIANANMEN GATE, WHERE MAO ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF PRC, YOU ARE NOW HAVING TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT, FORBIDDEN CITY. JUST IMAGINE
THAT YOU'RE NOW SIGHTSEEING IN THIS IMPERIAL PALACE WHERE VERY FEW IN THE
DYNASTIES HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE ADMITTED WOULD MAKE YOU EXCITED. TEMPLE
OF HEAVEN IN THE AFTERNOON WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE IMPERIAL
CEREMONIES. LUNCH AND DINNER ARE FOR YOU TO TASTE CUISINE. EVENING YOU
WILL WATCH BEIJING OPERA SOMETHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND A LOT BUT WOULD
NEVER FORGET. |
| DAY 3 |  IF YOU ARE ASKED TO SAY WHICH OF CHINA'S ANCIENT PROJECTS
CAN BE SEEN WITH NAKED EYES FROM THE MOON, THE CHANCE IS YOU'LL JUST POP
OUT "GREAT WALL" THAT' RIGHT! TODAY YOU'RE GOING THERE AND YOU'LL
FEEL GREAT AS WELL! AFTERNOON WILL BRING YOU TO MING TOMBS. THERE YOU'LL
HAVE AN IDEA HOW EXTRAVAGANT AN EMPEROR CAN BE EVEN AFTER HIS DEATH. LUNCH
INCL. DINNER WILL BE A SUMPTUOUS BEIJING ROAST DUCK FEAST. |
| DAY 4 |  MORNING
FLY TO XIAN. THIS IS A REAL ANCIENT CITY. IT HAD BEEN THE CAPITAL FOR FIVE
DYNASTIES AND TODAY STILL RETAINS A STRONG OLD TRADITION. ON ARRIVAL. YOU
WILL CLIMB THE OLD CITY WALL. FOR NIGHT CHECK IN THE FOUR STAR NEW WORLD
GRAND HOTEL. MEALS INCL. |
| DAY 5 | TODAY YOU WILL COME TO THE EIGHTH WONDER
OF THE WORLD TERRA-COTTA ARMIES. IT'S TO THE EAST OF THE FIRST EMPEROR'S
BIG TOMB MOUND. THE ARMY IS SUPPOSED TO GUARD HIM IN THE NETHER WORLD.
AFTERNOON IS THE 1000 YEAR OLD BIG WILD GOOSE PAGODA. CLIMB UP THE TOWER
WILL GIVE YOU A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE CITY. EVENING A GORGEOUS TANG DANCE
SHOW. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 6 |  MORNING FLY TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS THE MOST
POPULOUS CITY IN CHINA. WALK AROUND BUND AREA YOU'LL FEEL YOU'RE IN A EUROPEAN
COUNTRY. ALL THE WESTERN STYLE BUILDINGS LINING THE WATERFRONT MAKES THIS
CITY THE MOST WESTERNIZED LOOK. ACTUALLY, IN STARTING FROM LAST CENTURY,
SHANGHAI WAS THE "PARADISE" FOR MANY WESTERN BUSINESS ADVENTURERS,
THE MAIN PARTS OF THE CITY USED TO BE CONCESSIONS OF SOME BIG POWERS. THE
VISIT TO THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE YU GARDEN SHOPPING STREETS, THE OLD CHINESE
QUARTER, WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT OLD SHANGHAI. CHECK IN HARBOUR-VIEW
SHANGHAI MANSION. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 7 | GET UP EARLY AND WALK TO THE PARK
NEARBY, TRY TO FOLLOW THE OLD CHINESE PEOPLE'S SHADOW BOXING EXERCISE.
MORNING VISIT JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE. AFTERNOON FREE. WALK IN THE MOST CROWDED
NANJING SHOPPING STREET. EVENING WATCH THE FAMOUS ACROBATICS SHOW. MEALS
INCLUDED. |
| DAY 8 |  MORNING BUS TO PIER. BOARD TOURIST BOAT ALONG THE GRAND
CANAL TO SUZHOU. ON THE WAY STOP FOR SIGHTSEEING IN A OLD SMALL TOWN ZHOUZHUAN.
HERE STILL REMAINS EVERYTHING IN A TRADITIONAL. ARRIVE IN SUZHOU, THE "ORIENTAL
VENICE" CHECK IN SUZHOU HOTEL A GARDEN LIKE FOUR STAR HOTEL. MEALS
INCLUDED. |
| DAY 9 | SIGHTSEEING: HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR'S GARDEN. WALK ON THE
ZIGZAG BRIDGES OR SITTING IN A PAVILION ON THE LILY PADS COVERED SMALL
PONDS WHILE WATCH THE SWARMS OF FISH SCRAMBLING FOR FOOD IS OF BIG PLEASURE.
THE MARVELOUS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND MING FURNITURE NOT ONLY PLEASE YOUR
EYES BUT ALSO YOUR MINDS. VISIT EMBROIDERY INSTITUTE. YOU'LL BE ENVIOUS
OF SEEING HOW DEFTLY THOSE CRAFTSWOMEN USING NEEDLES AND VIVID NEEDLEWORKS
EVOLVE. AFTERNOON VISIT A SILK FACTORY THERE YOU'LL SEE HOW COCOONS BE
TURNED INTO SMOOTH AND FLOWERY SILK MATERIAL. THE FACTORY SHOW ROOM PROVIDE
YOU WITH A BIG VARIETY OF CHOICE SILK MATERIALS AND GARMENTS FOR YOU TO
BUY. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 10 |  MORNING BUS TO HANGZHOU. A TYPICAL SOUTHERN
COUNTRY VIEW APPEALS TO YOUR EYES THE WHOLE WAY. HANGZHOU, THE FAMED "PARADISE"CITY
CAN BE COMPARED WITH GENEVA IN SWITZERLAND. THE PEARL LIKE WEST LAKE IS
THE PRIDE OF THE LOCALS. AFTERNOON A LEISURE BOATRIDE ON THE LAKE WHILE
ENJOY THE SUNSHINE ON DECK. CHECK IN THE SECLUDED NICE FOUR STAR HUAJIASHAN
VILLA HOTEL NEAR THE LAKE. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 11 | SIGHTSEEING: THE LARGEST
MONASTERY IN SOUTH CHINA LINYIN TEMPLE AND HERE YOU'LL ALSO SEE ON THE
HILLSIDE QUITE A LOT OF ELEGANT EIGHT CENTURY OLD ROCK BUDDHA CARVINGS.
AFTERNOON FLY TO GUILIN. SIGHTSEEING: REED FLUTE CAVE, ELEPHANT TRUNK HILL.
CHECK IN A NICE AND COZY THREE STAR RIVERSIDE FUBO HOTEL. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 12 |  THIS DAY YOU'LL BE TAKING THE BOAT DOWN THE PICTURESQUE LI RIVER
TO YANGSHUO. TRY TO NAME THOSE NUMEROUS GROTESQUE SHAPED PEAKS WILL BRING
YOUR IMAGINATION INTO FULL PLAY. AFTER ARRIVAL IN YANGSHUO, A NICE SMALL
TOWN, YOU'LL BE GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO WANDER AND BARGAIN IN THE NOISY FREE
MARKET NEAR THE PIER. BUS TRANSFER BACK TO GUILIN. MEALS INCLUDED. |
| DAY 13 |
FLY TO GUANGZHOU. ENJOY THIS SOUTHERN CITY WITH MOST BOOMING ECONOMY IN
CHINA. VISIT CHEN-CLAN TEMPLE AND DR. SUN YAT-SEN'S MEMORIAL HALL. CHECK
IN FIVE STAR RIVERSIDE WHITE SWAN HOTEL. |
| DAY 14 | EXIT BY THE EXPRESS TRAIN
TO HONGKONG. ON THE WAY, DON'T MISS THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE VIEWS. |