| Beijing-xian-Hancheng-Luoyang-Qufu-Nanjing-Suzhou-Shanghai |
| Day01 |
Arrive Beijing
& transfer to the hotel, pm visit the Temple of Heaven. |
| Day02 |
Visit the Palace Museum
and Summer Palace, Beijing Opera in the evening. |
| Day03 |
The Great Wall |
| Day04 |
Am free time, transfer
to the railway station for T41(soft sleeper),leaving Beijing
at 17:12 |
| Day05 |
Arrive Xi'an at 06:45,transfer
to the hotel, then visit the Great Mosque, the Big Wild
Goose Pagoda & Shaanxi History Museum. |
| Day06 |
The Terra-cotta Army,
Huaqing Pool & the Neolithic village |
| Day07 |
Drive to Huashan Mountain.(2
hr) |
| Day08 |
Drive to Hancheng (3
hrs), visit the Dangs Village,a 600-year-old ancient village
of the Qing Dnasty(2 hrs); the Tomb of Simaqian, famous
Chinese historian of the Han Dynasty, Wenmiao Temple. |
| Day09 |
Drive to Yuncheng(4
hrs) to visit Yongle Palace. |
| Day10 |
Drive to Sanmenxian
(2 hrs) to experience drifting along the Yellow River,
then drive to Luoyang. |
| Day11 |
Visit Longmen Grottoes
(2 hrs) & White Horse Temple, the oldest Buddhist
Temple in China. |
| Day12 |
Am drive to Shaolin
to visit Shaolin Monastry(3 hrs), the Song Tombs (1 hr),
Mid pm drive to Kaifeng. |
| Day13 |
Visit the Iron Pagoda,then
see tradational wooden Chinese houses, then drive to
the railway station for T2034(soft sleeper), leaving Kaifeng
at 22:07. |
| Day14 |
Arrive Tai'an at 05:22.After
breakfast take mountain bus to cable car station half
way up(40mins) & walk to summit (foot,3hrs up 3000
steps-quite steep) |
| Day15 |
Early morning view sunrise
from summit, explore summit temples. AM walk down mountain
to cable car station(foot,1.5 hr down step), drive to
Qufu(2 hrs), pm free in Qufu. |
| Day16 |
Am walk to Temple & visit with
LG (3 hrs), pm visit Confucius Mansion (2 hrs), Confucius
Forest to see the burial ground of Kongs where Confucian
is buried(1 hr). Late pm drive to Yanzhou railway station
for night train T2551(soft sleeper), leaving 23:12. |
| Day17 |
Arrive Nanjing at 06:10. After breakfast
visit Yangtze River Bridge, Japanese Massacre Museum &
Sun Yai San Memorial and Museum. |
| Day18 |
Drive to railway station for T701(softseat),
leave at 08:15 and arrive Wuxi at 10:32. Pm drive to Xihui
Park, visit Yichang yuan Garden , Lake Tai, walk to Turtle
Head Penusular. |
| Day 19 |
Am drive to Grand Canal Dock + boat
to Grand Canal to Suzhou(4 hrs)-journey is through industrial
areas and the canal is still used for transporting cargo-so
busy and fascinating. Pm sightseeing tour of Gardens include
Thimble Administration Garden of Harmony and the Lingering
Garden. |
| Day 20 |
Am free in Suzhou . Pm drive to Shanghai
via Zhouzhuang(5 hrs) |
| Day21 |
Visit Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan
Gardens, Shanghai Museum and the Bund. Pm free in Shanghai. |
