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Upon your arrival, our guide will pick you up at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) and then arrange the transfer to take you to the centrally located hotel. Check in and relax for the rest of the day.

Accommodation: The Great Wall Hotel Beijing - the former Sheraton

Your small group Beijing tour starts today. This morning, our guide will accompany you to the famous Tiananmen Square, where you will have a leisurely walk and take pictures of those landmark buildings on and around the square, like the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, and the Great Hall of the People. Then walk through the Tiananmen Tower to enter the Forbidden City, which is also known as the imperial Palace Museum, storing millions of cultural collections.

Around noon, we will serve you an a la carte welcome lunch, which will enable you to taste authentic Chinese food, especially the well-known Beijing Roast Duck. It costs CNY 150.00 per person and has been included in our price.

After lunch, our guide will take you to the Temple of Heaven, a place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) used to hold worship ceremonies to the Heaven for a good harvest year. Your evening will be highlighted by a Chinese Kung Fu Show performed in the Red Theater, and the show tells a story of how a little monk grows into a master.

Meals:Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

In the morning, you will be accompanied to the Mutianyu Great Wall, the most splendid part of the Great Wall sections in China. You will be definitely amazed by the large defensive wall which was constructed by Chinese people thousands of years ago. We include a round-trip cable car for you. Moreover, we specially provide red wine for a group toast on the Great Wall.

Since restaurants down the hill cannot meet our serving standard, lunch is not included today, but our guide is glad to offer you recommendations. Return to the city in the afternoon. You are free at leisure to explore a local market.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Today is your last day in Beijing, but you can still explore more about this capital city during the daytime. In the morning, our guide will escort you to the Summer Palace, the royal garden of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Then we will make a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest), whose appearance looks like a nest made of twigs.

At midday, we will arrange an a la carte lunch at a fancy restaurant, which is valued at CNY150.00 per person and has been included in our price.

In the afternoon, have a Hutong tour by rickshaw, where you will see traditional residential quarters and bustling alleyways. Additionally, you will visit a Hutong family home and learn how to make paper cuttings. Afterwards, you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight to Xi'an. In about two hours, our local guide and driver in Xi'an will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel

Your Xi'an small group tour starts with a visit to the Terracotta Army, one of the World's Eight Wonders and the largest underground military museum on the earth. With the guide's vivid introduction, you will know more about the history behind and be impressed by the greatness of the labors.

Lunch will be arranged in a local family home (valued at CNY120.00 per person and included in our price), and you can learn how to cook Chinese dishes from the host.

In the afternoon, our guide will escort you to visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda & Xi'an Museum. The pagoda is located in the Jianfu temple, a haven of peace and tranquility, where you will appreciate the well-preserved Tang Dynasty Buddhist pagoda, as well as enjoy a leisurely walk around. A Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show will be scheduled tonight, what's more, you will be served with a famous Dumpling Dinner at the same time.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch, Dumpling Dinner

In the morning, our guide will take you to the City Wall Park, a place for locals to do exercises or spend their leisure time. There, you will enjoy your time following the master to practice Tai Chi, a kind of Chinese Kung Fu. Then, our guide will accompany you to the landmark of Xi'an, the City Wall, which is the best-preserved city wall in China. On the wall, you can either walk or cycle. The bike can be hired on the wall.

Afterwards, an a la carte lunch will be provided in a well-known local restaurant, which is valued at CNY120.00 per person and has been included in our price.

In the afternoon, the guide and driver will transfer you to the airport to take a flight to Shanghai. In about two hours, our Shanghai guide and driver will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel

This morning, you will be accompanied to the Shanghai Museum to appreciate more than 120, 000 relics. Then we will go to a classical garden, Yu Garden, which follows the exquisite architectural style of the southern China. You will also have time to visit the traditional bazaar nearby.

An a la carte farewell lunch valued at CNY120.00 per person will be served for you. This has been included in our price.

After lunch, we will proceed to the Former French Concession which is said to be the earliest and also the largest one of the four concessions in China. Delicate restaurants, cafes and old houses could be found there. Then, you will be escorted to the Bund and have a one-hour cruise tour along the Huangpu River. The Bund, located on the bank of the Huangpu River, is a scenic line of Shanghai and also a must for visitors to Shanghai. Upon returning to the hotel, our tour guide will see you into the lobby and say bon voyage.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte farewell lunch

Due to different flight schedules, the hotel-airport transfer service is not included today, so you can take a taxi to the airport for your leaving flight. If your flight leaves from Shanghai Pudong airport, you may choose to experience the maglev train from Longyang Road Station to Pudong airport. We will assist you, and wish you a nice journey home.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast