Tour: 17 days The Tracks of Marco Polo 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 Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and theSummer Palace.

- The Tian'anmen Square: the largest downtown square in the world. 

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 visit 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.

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

Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb .
Go to visit famous cloisonne factory or jade factory on the way to Great Wall.Badaling is situated at the very top of the mountain to the north of Guangou Valley. There is a narrow path leading to the top of the two precipitous mountains. the Badaling Great wall is built in between two mountains and was constructed to be a communications center. North of Badaling, you can travel to Kangzhuang, Huailai, datong and Zhangjiakou; to the east, you can reach Yongning, Sihai and Miyun; to the south you can go to Beijing city proper via Changping, Since the traffic is nice, so it is called Badaling (Eight Prominent Peaks).
 
- The Ming 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.

Take flight to Xian in the morning.
 
Then visit the Xi'an City Wall, Shaanxi Historical Museum.

 City Wall , Xi'an's gray city walls are imposing and built to keep out bandits and barbarians, The massive walls measure 12m high and 16m wide at the base, tapering to 12m to 14m and is 13.74km in circumference. Towers at each corner of the walls have defensive towers jutting our along the length of the wall, the surviving walls, built on Tang dynasty foundations, date to the Ming dynasty and were built during the 14 century. Parts of the wall have been destroyed and the wall is incomplete but many sections remain or have been rebuilt.

Shaanxi Provincial History Museum , It was opened in 1991, is the largest comprehensive museum in the province.the museum exhibits over 3,000 historical relics, a small fraction of their collection, ranging from 115,000-year-old prehistoric artifacts to items from the Opium wars of the 1840's. the main attraction of the museum is the magnificent collection of Tang dynasty artifacts. Of special significance are the bronze pieces and the tang gold and silverware, the terracotta pieces and murals from Tang dynasty tombs.the museum is built in a traditional Tang dynasty architectural style is modern and well designed.

Transfer you to the hotel.

Pick you up from your hotel in morning. Visit the amazing Terracotta Warriors and Horses 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 ..(Lunch)

Take flight to Lanzhou in the morning.

Visit the Zhongshan Iron Bridge, Waterwheel Garden, White Pagoda Hill Park.

Full day tour to visit Songke Grassland, Labrang Monastery.

Drive back to Lanzhou.

Drive to Wuwei in the morning.

Visit  Lei Tai, Wuwei Wen Temple (Wen Miao), Five-Springs Mountain.

Drive to Zhangye.

Visit the Zhangye grand Buddha Temple, Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty.

Drive to ZHangye.

Visit The Great Wall on the Cliff, The Jiayuguan Pass, Great Walls Museum.

Full day trip to enjoy the Dunhuang Yulin Grottoes.

Visit Mogao Grottoes, Echoing-Sand Mountain, The Crescent Lake, Riding on a Camel.

Transfer to train station.

Pick up you from the Train station, visit Gaochang Ancient City, Grape Valley, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Pass through the Flaming Mountain

Visit Heavenly Lake, Boat for Cruise on the Heavenly Lake.

Visit The Erdaoqiao Bazaar, Mount Nan Pasture, The Terai Camp.

Transfer to airport for back to Beijing.