Tour: 11 days Beijing,Xian,Hangzhou,Suzhou,Shanghai Culture Tour

Our tour guide will wait you at the exit of the airport holding a brand with your name before your landing.Then transfer you to your hotel by private car or van.Our experienced tour guide would like to introduce you city summary and some tips on the way. You could have a rest  to recover from jet lag after arrive at your hotel or to explore by yourself.

Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb,Olympic Stadium, bird's nest and water cube.

Go to visit famous cloisonne factory or jade factory on the way to Great Wall.The great wall snakes its way across northern China, from the yellow sea and past the Gobi Desert for some 6000Km, it's a remarkable place of engineering and is the most famous symbol of China. the genesis of the Great wall dates to the warring States period from 475 to 221 BC, when Chinese feudal kingdoms built earthen ramparts to defend against nomadic invaders. the sections of the Great wall near Beijing were renovated during the Ming dynasty.

- TheMing Tomb:The tombs of 13 Ming dynasty emperors and their consorts are scattered in a gorgeous valley 45km northwest of Beijing, all but three of the Ming emperors lies in Nanjing, the tomb of the second emperor remains unknown as he had his throne usurped by his uncle and another emperor was considered illegitimate and wasn't given the honor of an imperial tomb.

In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy Beijing Roast duck dinner and the Chinese Acrobat, or Chinese Kongfu show, choose one show from these three options, depending on your interest.

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Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace.

- The Tian'anmen Square: is the spiritual heart of the world's most populous country, occupy an area of 44 hectares (440,000 square meters),big enough to hold (half) a million people.
On October 1st,1949,Mao climbed atop the 'gate of Heavenly Peace'. which gives the square it's name, to proclaim the foundation of the people's Republic of China. On the square's north end is the Gate of Heavenly Peace, which leads towards the Forbidden City .in the centre of the square is the 40m-high Monument to the People's Heroes., chairman mao's mausoleum, on the square's east side house is Chinese history and revolution Museum, on the west is the Great Hall of the People.

The Forbidden City,The abode of 24 Ming and Qing emperors of the celestial Empire, the forbidden city is a fittingly awe-inspiring sight, Enclosed behind it's moat and 9.9m high walls are 980 buildings, vast courtyards and long corridors that occupy a total area of 720,000 square meters, It's alleged that as many as 1,000,000 workers and 100,000 artisans participated in the construction of this imperial palace, which began in 1406 and was completed in 1420 during the reign of Ming dynasty, the last emperor Puyi, left the Forbidden city in 1924,11 years after his abdication and the establishment of the Republic of China, after Puyi's departure, the Forbidden city, which had long been off-limits to most mortals, was opened to the public, Hence its current Chinese name, gugong bowuyuan, meaning “the palace Museum'.

Afer lunch, go to visit pearl factory to enjoy pearl history in china,. teach you how to distinguish real pearl with fake pearl.
Visit the Summer Palace.the Summer palace is a wonderful place to explore, as long ago as the Yuan dynasty, officials set up their private gardens in the scenic area, but the summer palace didn't take on its present appearance until the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty. He deepened the park's manmade lake and added building to serve as a “country home' for his mother, though it would be the Empress Dowager Cixi who would have the biggest impact on the palace's appearance.Transffer back to your hotel.

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Pick up you from hotel in Beijing to airport, take flight to Xian, transfer from airport to hotel in Xian.

Be picked up from your hotelin the morning.
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum In 1974 when the farmers drilling a well, what they found would excite the archeology world. In a vault of approximately 12,000 square meters and 5m underground lay some 8000 terracotta infantry soldiers, archers, cavalrymen and chariots arranged in battle formation, as warriors, they each held weapon, bronze swords, spears, axes and halberds-which were still sharp when discovered and longbows and crossbows, ready to defend their Emperor's (Emperor Qingshihuang) immortal soul. The terracotta sculptures show a high level of artistry with individualized facial expressions, hairstyles and clothing and were one brightly painted with black armor, colorful red scarves and green pants, though the colors have long faded. 

Move on to Huaqing Hot Spring.The museum is 30km east of xi'an, was once the playground of Tang dynasty emperors, though there have been buildings there as early as the western Zhou (about 3000BC),with later additions built during in Qin and Sui dynasties. the museum are famous because YangGuifei,one of four beauteous girls in Chinese history. The natural springs are considered to have beneficial minerals and there are several places to bathe, visitors also can enjoy these valued hot spring.

Enjoy Tang dynasty show.Dumpling dinner.

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Pick up you from hotel in Xian to airport, take flight to Hangzhou, transfer from airport to hotel in Hangzhou.

Visit Temple/ Monastery of the Hidden Souls, Meijiawu Tea Plantation. 

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Pick up you from hotel.

Cruise on the West Lake, LeiFeng Tower.

Transfer to your hotel after the tour.

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Pick up you from hotel in Hangzhou to railway station, take train to Guilin, transfer from railwaystation to hotel in Suzhou. Arrive in Suzhou on noon,about 3 hours on the way.

Visit  the No.1 Silk Factory, Humble Administrator's Garden, The Grand Canal in Suzhou.

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Pick up from hotel in Suzhou.

Visit  Hanshan Temple, Cruise in Zhouzhuang,

Transfer to hotel in Shanghai for check in. 

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Visit Yu Garden: classical Chinese garden in Shanghai, around which a nice shopping mall for all kinds of light products, specialties and local snacks.

The Bund:the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.Visit the Shanghai Pearl Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.

Shanghai Museum: The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy. with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics.

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Pick up you from hotel to airport in Shanghai.