Day 01- Entry Beijing

Tiananmen Square, Beijing

After your international flight lands, our guide will give you a warm welcome at the Beijing airport. Transfer you to the best Holiday Inn hotel in Beijing - Holiday Inn Central Plaza(4-star). Take your time to have a brief impression of this city.

 Day 02 - Beijing
After breakfast, a pre-tour brief introduction is presented at your hotel. Start with the Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City. This palace had been functioned as the administrative center of the country as well as the pleasure home of the emperors and empresses for five centuries. After an a la carte lunch served at a local restaurant, continue visiting the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. It is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of "The heaven is round and the earth is square". Tonight, we will arrange you a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner at the famous Quanjude restaurant followed by a lively Chinese Kung fu show at Red Theatre. (B, L, D)

The Great Wall, Badaling Section

 Day 03 - Beijing
Visit the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the essence of the Great Wall. As a part of great defense project in ancient China, the Badaling section was an important military pass in Ming Dynasty and the providing a shield for the capital. After getting some lore about ancient Chinese military, you will have a tasty lunch at a local popular Sichuan food restaurant. In the afternoon, go on with the Sacred Way and the Dingling Tomb, one of the 13 famous mausoleums of emperors in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Because of its long history, palatial and integrated architecture, the site has a high cultural and historic value. Don't forget to take some photos of appearance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) on the way back to the downtown area. With a pattern as the "nest" breeding life, it is more like a cradle, a spiritual sustenance of our hope for the future. (B, L)

 Day 04 - Beijing/Xian

Our group at the City Wall

Start with the Summer Palace today. As an imperial paradise of hills and waters, the Summer Palace has absorbed the essence of architectures from all over the China. It is the king of the four major Chinese gardens.  At noon, you will enjoy an a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant. Afterwards, the lovely Pandas in Bejing Zoo will certainly attract your attention. Then take a flight to Xian and be met to check in at the 4-star Grand New World Hotel. (B, L) 

 Day 05 - Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, where you will enjoy the mystery of colored painting widely used by China's working people more than 2,000 years ago. All these figures of terracotta are rich in artistic charm. Afterwards, have an a la carte lunch at a finest restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. Having a simple style and imposing grandeur, this Pagoda is a rare masterpiece among the Buddhist constructive art in China. Tonight, you will enjoy the Dumpling Banquet and the wonderful Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B, L, D) 

 Day 06 - Xian/ Lhasa

Norbulingka Park, Lhasa

Take a morning flight to Lhasa and transfer to the local best 4-star Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.  To ensure that you will have an enough rest to adapt to the high altitude, we leave the rest day for free time. Since you just arrive in Lhasa, we suggest you not take a shower on the arrival day. (B)
 
 Day 07 - Lhasa
Visit the Norbulingka Park which is known as the "Summer Palace" of the Tibet. As the largest man-made garden of Tibet, it has the best scenery and the most historic sites. After having a western-style lunch lunch at a  local restaurant, go on to visit the Sera Monastery, one of the three major Tibetan Buddhist temples in the city. Then a typical Tibetan family visit will deepen your impression of Tibetan's folkways and customs. At night, you will have a chance to appreciate a Tibetan dance and fashion show when you enjoy a special dinner. (B, L, D)

Potala Palace, Lhasa

 Day 08 - Lhasa
Today start with world-renowed Potala Palace. The palace was originally built in the 7th century AD for the King Songtsen Gampo and his queen, and it is now a priceless palace of art contains precious cultural relics and Buddhism artworks. After enjoying a western-style lunch, you will be transfered to visit Jokhang Temple,which is the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday you can see pilgrims from every corner of Tibet to pilgrimage clockwise around the temple. The Barkhor Street is just outside the Jokhang Temple and you will have some free time there. After you visit the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital, today's tour comes to an end temporarily.  (B, L)

 Day 09 - Lhasa/ Shanghai

Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

Visit the Tibet Museum in the morning. Displaying more than 1,000 pieces of cultural relics, the museum shows you directly the Tibetan charming and splendid culture and its long history. It is also the first museum in Tibet equipped with modern facilities. After lunch, take a flight to the finale of your trip, Shanghai. Be met and transfer to check in at the 5-star Howard Johnson Business Club Hotel.  (B, L)

 Day 10 - Shanghai
In the morning, visit the Shanghai Museum first of all. As a large-scale Chinese Ancient Art Museum, the Shanghai Museum has collected 120,000 pieces of precious relics. Bronze vessels, ceramics, works of calligraphy and paintings are famous at home and abroad. When you finish visiting the Museum, the Yuyuan Garden will be your next stop. Reflecting the art of the Southern garden building in Ming and Qing dynasties, Yuyuan Garden is a bright jewel in all classical gardens. A luxurious a la carte lunch will be especially served for you. In the afternoon, you will have some free time to stroll along the Bund, Nanjing Road and an old cultural street in Shanghai.(B, L)

 Day 11 - Exit Shanghai
Today you will board the flight home by yourselves. Alternatively, our tour specialists are very glad to arrange you the private extension tour upon request. (B)