8 Days Beijing Xian Shanghai Tour

Day 1

Today's Activities: Arrive in Beijing, Airport-hotel Transfer

Day 2

Today's Activities: Beijing
Tiananmen Square (50 minutes):

As the largest square all over the world, Tiananmen Square was also a remarkable place of several key events in the history of China, esp, in Chinese modern history, giving the Square more cultural significance. Near the Square, there are governments buildings, Forbidden City, Heavenly Gate, museums and mausoleum.

The Forbidden City, situated at the heart of Beijing City, is most prosperous between 1420 and 1911 during Chinese feudal society, as it is home to 24 emperors. It is precious wealth to China as well as the whole world for the great halls, gates and squares along with the intricate networks of side courtyards, gardens, halls and quarters. As for tour, it is not a single point, Wangfujing Street, Tiananmen Square and Shijingshan Park are not far away.

Temple of Heaven, located in the southeastern part of Beijing City, is a complex of buildings in Taoist style. During Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a place for emperors hosting annual ceremonies praying for good harvest.

Beijing Roast Duck is not unfamiliar for quite a number of foreign friends, it is accredited as one of the most delicious food in Beijing. Among various flavors of Beijing roast duck, those in Quanjude are particularly famous. As a time-honored restaurant with their own special technique and flavor in making roast ducks, Quanjude can provide you most outstanding quality and unforgettable flavor. The largest restaurant of Quanjude is at Gate of Peace, you can go there for a visit and feast your eyes and stomach.

As one of the most well-known Chinese Martial shows in China, Kung Fu Legend is esp warm-accepted at Beijing Red Theater--situated at No.44 of Xingfu Dajie, Workers' Art Palace, Chongwen District.

Day 3

Today's Activities: Beijing
Mutianyu Great Wall (4 hours):

Mutianyu Great Wall, about only 2.5-hour drive from the heart of Beijing City, is a place with fewer tourists but also boasting wonderful scenery. Optional cable cars are available, and from where it is also convenient to Badaling Great Wall by bus.

Ding Mausoleum, the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yijun, the 13th emperor of Ming Dynasty and his empresses. It is about 27-meter deep, featured by the Stone Bridge, Soul Tower, Baocheng and the stone-made Underground Palace.

Scared Way is believed in feudal China to be the road of emperors to return to the Heaven and a way to watch the earth after death. Beijing Scared Way is bordered by 12 sets of animal and human statues, Great Red Gate, marble memorial archway etc. There is a stone statues-lined walk leading to the Ming Tombs.

Bird Nest is located at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing, which is the main stadium of the 29th Olympiad in 2008. Covering an area of 21 hectares, Bird's Nest has a floor space of 258,000 square meters. It is so large that it can receive 91,000, including 11,000 temporary seats.

Day 4

Today's Activities: Beijing to Xian, Flight to Xian
Summer Palace (3 hours):

Summer Palace, one of the premier attractions in Beijing and also a well-known tourist attraction all over the world, is among the largest and the best preserved Chinese imperial gardens. It is pleasant to take a ferry boat to spend ten or more minutes cruising on the Kunming Lake. 

Originally constructed in 1908, Beijing Zoo was known as Ten Thousand Animal Garden at first, used as refreshing garden for imperial families. And later, it opened to the public, there, you can see varies rare wild animals, like Panda. 

Day 5

Today's Activities: Xian
Big Wild Goose Pagaoda (1 hour):

Situated in southern suburb of Xian of Shaanxi province, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Dayan Pagoda) is a holy Buddhist pagoda, which was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. It had five stories originally, and the exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming Dynasty. Besides, it was used to hold sutras and figurines of Buddha that were bought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and traveler Xuanzang.

Located near the Drum Tower on 30 Huajue Lane of Xian of Shaanxi Province, the Xian Great Mosque is the oldest and one of the most renowned mosques in China, which was built in 742 and renovated in Ming Dynasty and other dynasties. Currently, it is still a popular place of worship of Chinese Muslims (mainly the Hui people). The Great Mosque of Xian is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations.

While travelling in Xian, the delectable dumplings is a must-eat for every tourist from home and abroad. While tasting those delicacies, you will be shocked by the cooks' dazzling cooking methods, including pan-frying, steaming, boiling, deep frying and roasting. The stuffing of the dumplings can be the various vegetables and indigenous meat.

Day 6

Today's Activities: Xian to Shanghai, Flight to Shanghai
Xian City Wall (50 minutes):

Constructed originally in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Xian City wall is not only the most complete city wall that has survived in China, but also one of the largest and most complete ancient military systems of defense in the world. However, as time goes, many sections have been destroyed, only 14 km of wall survived.

Day 7

Today's Activities: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum (2 hours):

Shanghai Museum, situated in the People's Square of Huangpu District, constructed in 1,952, is a museum featured by its ancient Chinese art collections. The original site of the museum was in the Former Shanghai Racecourse club house, moved to the Former Zhonghui Building in 1,600, and at last to People's Square.

Situated in the Anren Street of the center of the Old Shanghai city next to the Chenghuangmiao(Town God's Temple) area of Shanghai, the Yuyuan Garden is considered one of the most lavish and finest Chinese gardens in the region. With an area of about 20,000 square meers, Yuyuan Garden was built in 1,577 by a government officer named Pan Yunduan for his parents. tourists could access the Yuyuan Garden from the nearby Yuyuan Garden station on the Shanghai Metro Line 10.

The area of the Bund centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. Usually, the Bund refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. There are 26 buildings in diverse architectural styles, such as Baroque, Gothic, Classicism, Romanesque and the Renaissance etc. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai.

Shanghai Nanjing Road--the busiest pedestrian streets in China, includes two sections: Nanjing Road West and Nanjing Road East, beginning in the east at the Bund and ending at the junction of Yan'an West Street and Jing'an Temple in the west.

Day 8

Today's Activities: Depart Shanghai, Hotel-airport Transfer