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Day 1 Arrival Shanghai Depends on your flight schedule Upon arrival in Shanghai, your guide will meet you and lead you to the hotel. Meal included:None Day 2 Shanghai Continue to the Yu Garden, a classical Chinese garden that features rockeries, pavilions, and ponds, and reflects the harmony and balance of nature and culture. We can stroll through the winding paths, enjoy the tranquility and serenity of the garden, and shop for souvenirs or snacks in the nearby bazaar. Then go to the Town God's Temple. It is dedicated to the town god, a deity believed to protect the town and its people. The temple usually features traditional Chinese architecture with intricate carvings and colorful decorations. Inside, there are altars where people offer incense and make prayers for blessings, safety, and good fortune. Later, visit M50 Creative Park, a vibrant and creative art district. It used to be a textile factory complex, but has now been transformed into a gathering place for art lovers. Here, you can explore numerous art galleries, each featuring unique artworks, from contemporary paintings to avant - garde sculptures. The industrial - style buildings with their exposed brick walls and high ceilings add a special charm to the art displays. Then, visit Shanghai Xintiandi, a unique and fashionable area that combines modern and traditional elements as well as the Former French Concession, where you will find the essence of classic Shanghai captured in this historical retail and residential precinct. Wander past the former residences of famous Chinese politicians and artists and appreciate the architecture and gardens, the style of which date from the 1920s. Then, walk on the Bund, also known as the Waitan, a waterfront promenade that showcases the colonial architecture and the modern skyline of Shanghai. You can take a leisurely walk, take some photos, and soak up the atmosphere of the bustling cityscape. Walk at Nanjing Road, the busiest shopping precinct in China. A wander through this seemingly infinite shopping precinct will open your eyes to shopping China-style. A place where big is better, you’ll find international brands and high street fashion stores pitched alongside quirky silk traders and tiny hole-in-the-wall shops selling every imaginable thing. Finally, transfer you to the hotel. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 3 Shanghai-Zhangjiajie Reference flight: FM9343 17:20/19:45 OR FM9341 20:25/22:40 In the morning, head to Pudong New Area in Shanghai, a vibrant and dynamic district. It has witnessed remarkable development over the past few decades. The Shanghai Museum East is a world-class museum that houses over 120,000 cultural relics from ancient China, including bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings. We can admire the exquisite beauty and the historical significance of the artifacts and learn about the evolution and diversity of Chinese civilization. Then, we can go to Shanghai Tower (110th floor), which is a super-tall skyscraper and a remarkable landmark in Shanghai. In 2016, Shanghai Tower won the "Best Tall Building Award" from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It has become an important symbol of Shanghai's modernization and a must-visit attraction for tourists Then, transfer you to the airport to take flight to Zhangjiajie. Upon your arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 4 Zhangjiajie After breakfast up to Yuanjiajie by Bailong Elevator, for sightseeing of back garden, Mihun Stage, the First bridge in the world, and Hallelujah mountains. And then take a shuttle bus to Emperor Mountain scenic area, sightseeing for Helong Park, fairy maiden present flowers etc and comedown by cablecar. And then to Ten-miles-Gallery by trainset for sightseeing of Herb Picking Old Man,Three Sisters peak etc. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 5 Zhangjiajie-Xi’an Reference flight: 3U3272 22:10/23:30 After breakfast, head to the urban area and take the world's longest cableway to visit Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. There, you can observe the wonders of the 99 - bend winding mountain road, the 999 - step ladder leading to the sky, Tianmen Cave (it can't be visited when it freezes in winter), Ghost Valley Plank Road. Brave visitors can experience the thrilling feeling step by step on the magical Glass Plank Road (shoe covers included). Then, transfer you to the airport to fly to Xi’an. Upon your arrival in Xi’an, meet and transfer to hotel. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 5 Xi’an The highlight in Xi’an must be the World Wonder Terracotta Warriors, and you are going to see it in flesh this morning. It is located in the east of Xi’an City, about 1 hour’s driving from the downtown. You will visit the 3 pits here one by one to explore it in depth. In the afternoon, you will be transferred back to Xi’an downtown. There you will visit the ancient City Wall, the best preserved city wall in China. Nowadays it has become a heritage and treasure of the nation. You may walk along the Wall to have a bird eye-view of the inner city and outer city or take a bike on the wall at your own expense if you like. After getting down the Wall, you will be introduced to the Muslim Quarter. The area is inhabited by Hui people, so you can find many Muslim food here. Souvenirs and local snacks are everywhere. If you are looking for a gift to take back home, this may be the perfect place.Visit Gao's Courtyard and enjoy the shadow puppetry there. Meal included: Breakfast at hotel + Lunch Day 7 Xi’an-Beijing Reference train: G58 14:26/18:37 Morning visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (not climbing the pagoda), an ancient Buddhist site.Then transfer to the train station to take high-speed train to Beijing. Upon arrival, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. Meal included: Breakfast at hotel + simple Lunch Day 8 Beijing In the morning, walk in the footsteps of emperors in the Forbidden City and wander through Tiananmen Square, the world's largest public plaza Tiananmen Square Prepare to be overwhelmed by the sheer size of one of the world’s largest public squares, measuring in at 440,000 square meters (over 109 acres). As you walk from the southernmost part of the square all the way down its length, you will pass several monuments, including the mausoleum that houses Chairman Mao’s remains. The northern gate of the square features a portrait of the PRC’s founding father, and is also the gate through which you will enter the Forbidden City. After that, we will go to visit the Summer Palace, originally a birthday gift ordered by a Qing emperor to his mother and now the largest and best-preserved imperial garden left for the world. You’ll appreciate not only the quaint grace of the Long Corridor decorated by classical paintings amid natural beauties, but the imperial solemnity of its Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, the other place for the ruling power late in Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1911 AD) to handle state affairs apart from the Forbidden City. Later, to taste the delicious Pecking Duck. Finally, transfer you to hotel. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch + Pecking Duck Dinner Day 9 Beijing Sightseeing today begins with a visit to the remarkable Temple of Heaven, where emperors from the Ming and Qing Dynasties performed ceremonies and rituals to pray for good harvests and blessings for the country. Then visit the longest structure ever made by human hands, the Great Wall (Mutianyu, Includes Cable Car Ride) The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world. In fact, the length of all Chinese defense walls built over the last 2000 years is approximately 50,000 kilometres, while the Earth’s circumference is only 40,000 kilometres! Explore the much quieter Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, which was first begun in the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557) and finished in the 17th century. The 2.5kilometer stretch of the Wall allows you to walk along its storied length for over an hour and visit twenty-two watchtowers, should you so choose. Not only will you walk along this wonder of the world yourself, but you will also see it from above during a breathtaking cable car ride to the top. (Cable car tickets are included in cost of tour.) On the way back to hotel, outside visit to the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Finally, transfer you to the hotel. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 10 Beijing To stroll around at Qianmen Street. the main thoroughfare, bustling with activity. Here, you can find a wide variety of shops, selling everything from traditional handicrafts to local snacks. Go to Hutong to experience Chinese culture and folk arts by learning Chinese brush calligraphy, have a family visit and learn to make dumplings. Then, move to the Lama Temple, a functioning Buddhist temple with its art treasures that has survived many changes of purpose to become the attraction it poses today. Meal included:B at hotel + Lunch Day 11 Beijing departure Depends on your flight schedule Enjoy breakfast at leisure in hotel. Free at leisure until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Meal included:None Important note - Certain parts of the tours on offer are provided by independent third parties, such as airlines, hotels, transport operators and local tourist offices. DTH Travel is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage caused thereby to the tourists, including those occurring outside of the normal touring programmers. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accident, natural disaster, political actions and unrest shall be borne by the tourists. - We advise that due to frequent flight changes, delays and cancellations by the various domestic airlines and trains we cannot fully guarantee that the proposed itinerary can be carried out as planned. Based on our experience, changes of departure times and/ or cancellations can occur at very short notice even after confirmation of a flight has been received. The same applies for train travel: Schedule changes occur frequently; often without prior notification. In case of schedule changes or flight cancellations we always try everything possible to arrange an alternate programme within the framework of the original quoted costs. However, we reserve the right to charge any cost exceeding the original budget to the tour operator/ travel agent or to the participant of a tour after consultation with the agent. - Programmers, prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of proposal submission and are subject to change thereafter without advance notice until all services have been paid in full. - For air ticket reservations, we require the guests' full names AS THEY APPEAR IN THEIR PASSPORTS including passport details. Airfares and reservations are always subject to change. - Please be advised that prices may be adjusted periodically in case of fuel price increase by our suppliers and hotel room availability at time of booking - This is a quotation only and reservation for services has not been made nor has availability been checked. -Please be noted that the above costs are not applicable for the holiday periods in China, Jun 06-08 The Dragon Boat Festival, Sep 15-17 the Mid-Autumn Festival, Oct 01-Oct 07 China National Holiday, , Jan 01-Jan New Year Holiday, Feb 10-Feb 17 Chinese Spring Festival, May 1-May 5 Labour Day, or any exhibition periods that can not be confirmed for now.