Beijing , Xi'an , Guiling and Shanghai Tour

D1 Arrive Beijing
On arrival at Beijing airport, the tour guide will meet you and assist you with your luggage. You will be transferred by private vehicle to 4 star Hotel where accommodation is reserved for 3 nights.

D2 Beijing B/L/D
Start your visit to Beijing with Tian an Men Square, the World's largest public Square, after which enter the Forbidden City, which included the Imperial Palace, home to all the Ming and Qing Dynasty Emperors. Many of the buildings are exactly as they were during the Qing Dynasty. The Forbidden City, whose acres of splendid 15th Century halls and pavilions graced with imperial treasures also comprise the palace museum. This will be followed by a visit to the Temple of Heaven built in 1420. Afternoon visit Summer Palace, it is up to now the best preserved and the largest imperial gardens in China.
Beijing Roast Duck Dinner

D3 Beijing B/L
Today is full day to the Great Wall of China. You will visit the most famous section at Badaling where you will have a choice of walking up to the wall or taking the cable car. (optional) Apart from the majestic wall itself, you will have commanding views of the surrounding mountainous terrain. Afterwards, you will visit the Ming Tombs where a total of 13 Imperial tombs from the Ming Dynasty are found. Only two have actually ever been opened.
Evening Entertainment: Beijing Opera

D4 Beijing ----Xi'an B/L/D
Leave Beijing today and fly to Xian on flight CA 1203 departing at 7.30 am arriving at 9.15 am. Xian sits on an ancient site with layers of cities of different names beneath and around you. The land is fertile, renewed yearly by the silt from the Yellow River. Since the age of nomads, people have settled in this rich land to take advantage of the relatively flat landscape, ready water, and ease of travel. It is an archaeologists' dream.
After arrival you will visit the over one thousand life-size terra cotta warriors, discovered only in 1974, which have been standing guard by the tomb of Qin Shi Huang for 2,000 years. The individually sculpted warriors may be the archaeological find of this century.
This evening you will have a Dumpling Banquet

D5 Xi'an---Guilin B/L
Full day you visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Provincial Museum. Evening Take flight to Guilin, after arrival you will be transferred to the hotel. Guilin's landscape of jutting, mist-caressed peaks marching in ghostly procession beside the lazy Li River has been celebrated with brush and pen throughout the ages. Enduring memories are created on a daylong cruise on the meandering river, where vignettes of old villages and pastoral life are glimpsed through stands of feathery bamboo against the backdrop of preposterous pinnacles. Secluded valleys caught between the peaks can be viewed from atop piled Silk Hill. In subterranean chambers, the lace-work pattern of stalactites and stalagmites, illuminated by colored lights, is an iridescent fairyland.

D6 Guilin B/L
Sightseeing begins with visiting the most famous Reed Flute Caves, Elephant Trunk Hill and Fubo Hill up where you can climb for the panoramic view of the city.

D 7 Guilin-Yashou B/L
Today is spent on a 5-hour cruise down the beautiful Li River. Cruise through one of the most mystical landscapes in the world. The Li River meanders through steep hills and green fields and offers spectacular views of the limestone landscape. You will have a free afternoon at Yashou.

D8 Guilin---- Shanghai B/L/D
After Breakfast, you will be transferred to Guilin airport by vehicle to take flight for Shanghai, the bustling commercial heart of China. City tour begins with a stroll along the lively waterfront the Bund. You will also visit Yuyuan Garden which was created in the 16th century.
Evening entertainment: Acrobatics

D9 Shanghai--Zhujiajiao--Shanghai B/ L
Sightseeing to Zhujiajiao(1.5 hours) -An Ancient Waterside Town at Southern Section of Yangtze River which is an ancient canal town, you will have a short cruise on the Canal, which you will find fascinating as you have the opportunity to observe the river life continually moving up and down the canal. Also visit the Setting-Free Bridge, Kezhi Garden, Great North Street and Great Qing Post. After lunch you will visit Jade Buddha Temple, which boasts two jade Buddha statues and architecture typical of the Lower Yangtze area.

D10 Shanghai----Home B
Depart today for Shanghai airport for your return flight back to home.

Quotaton: USD1490/pax

Remark:
1.The price is base on a group of 2-5 pax.
2.In USD per person , valid in August 31 2006
Price Includes:
1.Scheduled activities by private car or coach with English- speaking guide;
2.Admission fees for the sightseeing specified above;
3.Meals at local restaurant specified above. (each meal includes one glass of soft drink)
4.Twin-beded hotel accommodation with daily breakfast in 4 star Hotel (two person share one room)
5.Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Shanghai domestic economic air tickets and airport taxes.
Single room supplement: 452/ pax

Price Excludes:
1. All arrival and departure flights;
2. Tips to the local guides and drivers
3. Excess Baggage and any personal expense like long distance telephone in hotel, laundry etc.