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8 Day Golden China Tour
China Travel - Custom Tour
One of the classic China Tour : Beijing / Xi'an / Shanghai.
Includes visit of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Xi'an Terracotta warriors, and many more...
Duration: | 8 days 7 nights |
Departure: | Daily |
Price: | From US$800 * |
Tour Map :
Included Features :
All intra-China flights (Beijing - Xi'an, Xi'an Shanghai), ground transportation and all transfers
Accommodations at deluxe hotels with private bath
Comprehensive touring program including entrance fees
Professional English-speaking Tour Director and local guides
* The price depends on the number of travelers, season, accomodation options, extra-activities, extra-places, or tour-guide request.
Activities & Attractions :
Day by Day Itinerary
B : Breakfast - L : Lunch - D : Dinner
Day1:
Arrive Beijing.
Upon your arrival at Beijing airport, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Day 4:
Beijing / Xi'an.
Morning : visit of Beijing's splendid Temple of Heaven. Afternoon : flight to Xi'an. Upon your arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Day 6:
Xi'an / Shanghai.
Morning : City tour, visit of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Walls. Afternoon : flight to Shanghai. Our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Day 8:
Shanghai / End.
Day free until our local guide escorts you to the airport.
Activities & Attractions Overview
The Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) Square
The largest city square in the world and the spiritual heart of China, where the national flag is raised exactly at sunrise everyday
The Forbidden City
Located in the center of Beijing, used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, it is the grandest integral palace complex still remaining in China.
The Summer Palace
Located on the northwestern outskirts of the city, it was an imperial summer resort of the Qing Dynasty. With its perfect layout, magnificent buildings and enchanting landscape, it is the most splendid classical garden in China.
The Peking Opera
A kind of singing drama which is an ingenious and colorful combination of elements from many sources: traditional music, poetry, singing, recitation, dancing, acrobatics, and martial arts.
The Great Wall
The most famous symbol of China and one of the world's most remarkable architectural wonders, it was built over 2,000 years ago and stretching about 6,700km.
The Ming Tomb
The burial site of Wanli emperor, the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty who ruled for 48 years until his death in 1620, it is the only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors.
The Sacred Road
The path lined with stone statues of animals, mystical beasts and officials who serve the emperor in his afterlife, through which the sitting emperors would go to perform memorial rituals for the ancestors once a year.
The Temple of Heaven
The place which was visited yearly by the emperors who performed intricate rituals to insure a good harvest for the whole nation at ancient times.
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Terracotta Warriors and Horses
Discovered in 1974 by local farmers digging a well, one of the most significant archeological finds of the 20th century. These 6,000 life-size painted terracotta warriors and horses, individually sculpted from real-life models and arranged in battle formation, have been protecting the mausoleum of the first emperor in Chinese history - Emperor QinShihuang - 2,200 years ago.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Regarded by many as a symbol of the city, the pagoda was built in 652 A.D in Tang Dynasty to house the sutras brought back from India by the famous monk Xuan-zang.
Bell Tower
Standing in the center of the city and built in 1582, the Bell Tower is a three-story wooden structure with traditional Chinese architectural features, it is so called because an iron bell is hung in the tower to give the correct time.
The Shaanxi Provincial Museum
Opened in 1991, the largest comprehensive museum in the province, the museum exhibits over 3,000 unearthed historical relics, a small fraction of their collection, most of the exhibited items are rare treasures, showing you the splendid Chinese culture.
Xi'an Ancient City Walls
Built during the 14th century on Tang dynasty foundations, date to the Ming dynasty, the walls are the largest and best-preserved ancient fortress in the world. There is a gate in each of the four sides, the gate towers built over each gate look lofty and magnificent and form a tight defence engineering system.
Shanghai Museum
Often ranked as China's best museum, it is the biggest museum in China with a fine collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts.
The Bund
The word "Bund" was derived from Anglo-Indian word meaning quay. That's where the great trading houses and banks had their headquarters in 1920s and 1930s, about a mile long, it is the city's fulcrum.
Nanjing Road
Known as "China's No.1 Shopping Street" with a huge of merchandise on sale.
Yu Garden
Located in the Old Town of Shanghai and laid out in 1559 AD by a powerful Ming official, Yu Garden recreates a beautiful landscape of pagodas, pavilions, rockeries, fountains, ancient trees and precious flowers.
Yuyuan Market
Outside the Yu Garden, a bustling market with different snacks and trinkets.
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