China Glimpse Tour (Beijing/Shanghai Six Days)

　Tour Remark: Beijing and Shanghai are two largest cities in China , one is the political and culture center and the other is the economy center.

　Day One, after your arrival, you may get lost at our new capital airport but with help of our smile guide, you could take the coach to reach the comfortable hotel. After a glimpse over the Beijing landscape, being free at your temporary home and ready for tomorrow's walking.

　Day Two, after taste of Chinese made of western breakfast, we will stop at the Tiananmen Square before spending several hours exploring the vast corridors and courtyards of the Forbidden City, one of China 's premiere historical attractions and the site of the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Altogether more than 800 buildings and 9,000 chambers make up this complex, and with the help of our expert guide you will be awed and enchanted by stories of imperial extravagance and political intrigue that go back more than 500 years. Trying first Chinese lunch in Beijing , we will head to Emperor's Summer Palace and you could relax your eyes from buildings and buildings, to enjoy the beautiful lake and man made mountain with some unforgettable old imperial story. Free at evening and night and you may enjoy one optional activity.

　Day Three, earlier getting up and we take a long coach ride out to view another of China 's signature monuments, the Great Wall. We will choose one of several sections of the Wall to visit and walking, and you could think about how to build these over 2,000 years ago and stretching about 6,700km.You may touch the Mongolian wind from north, and then you will understand why the wall is here. Down to foot of maintain, after enjoying a tourist Chinese meal, we continue to watch Ming Emperor's Tombs, you could find out Chinese concept of Feng Shui. On the way to the Ming Tombs, you should pass the Sacred Road which is lined with stone statues of animals, mystical beasts and officials who serve the emperor in his afterlife, through which the sitting emperors would go to perform memorial rituals for the ancestors once a year. After this whole tour, you could make relax by yourself in the evening.

　Day Four, today, we make for the Temple of Heaven in the morning, a vast religious complex containing masterpieces of Chinese architecture, used by past emperors for offering sacrifices. Today, such grisly activities are no longer in evidence, and the area has been opened to locals for recreational use. Nowadays, you could find all the local people like to come in, some play Taiji and Qigong, some are gathering for dancing and singing, some are flying kites, or some are staying together for playing chess and cards, etc. It is common life of ordinary people. With all memory photos and your luggage, after lunch, we transfer you back to the capital airport for the flight to Shanghai . Upon your arrival, our guide will take you back to the hotel and rest of the day, you will be free.

　Day Five, firstly, we will stop at the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It is 468 meters high (1,536 feet) tower which is the world's third tallest TV and radio tower surpassed in height only by towers in Toronto , Canada and Moscow , Russia . However, the view of Shanghai from this height fills you with wonder at the beauty that surrounds you, such as the Yangtze River, the Bund, and whole picture of Shanghai city. Down from the Tower, we will drive to the Bund and Nanjing Road . The Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road , is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It starts from the Baidu Bridge , which is at the connecting point of the Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, to the East Jinling Road and winds a 1500 meters (less than one mile) length. Walking along the Bund, which is at the west shore of the Huangpu River , the Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also the Jin Mao Tower . And Nanjing Road was the earliest shopping street in Shanghai after the Opium War (1839-1842), but now, it become the China's premier shopping street, 3.4-mile-long, starts at the Bund in the east and ends in the west at the junction of Jingan Temple and Yanan West Street. It is a must-see metropolitan destination attracting thousands of fashion-seeking shoppers from all over the world.

　After the noon, we have two destinations for you, one is the Yuyuan Garden , and the other is Jade Buddha Temple . Yuyuan Garden is a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai . The garden was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for Pan's parents as a place for them to enjoy a tranquil and happy time in their old age. Yuyuan Garden occupies an area of 20,000 square meters (about five acres). However, the small size is not a representative of the attractions of the garden. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics. And in the western part of Shanghai , a very modern and flourishing city, there is a venerable and famous Buddhist temple, Jade Buddha Temple . In 1882, an old temple was built to keep two jade Buddha statues which had been brought from Burma by a monk named Huigen. The temple was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Fortunately the jade Buddha statues were saved and a new temple was built on the present site in 1928. It was named the Jade Buddha Temple . Although the history of the Jade Buddha Temple is not very long, the old-time and classical architectural style makes the temple unique and inimitable in this modern city.

　Day Six, you will be free and prepare the leave which is depended on your flight schedule. We will transfer you back to the airport.

　Tour Quotation:

　Remark: TBA means that it should be asked due to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

　Remark: The price will be based on per person

　Remark: TBA means that it should be asked due to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

　Remark: The price will be based on per person

　All the quotation will be including:

　1.  All the Entrance fees listed in the itinerary

　2.  Meals only including breakfast and lunch

　3.  Skillful driver with private vehicle

　4.  Hotel room should be on twin share bases

　5.  Excellent English speaking local guide

　6.  Domestic transportation
　   * Air ticket: Beijing to Shanghai one way ticket
　   * All the ground transfer

　7.  All the quotation is by US Dollars which is based on the rate of Bank of China

　8.  Cancellation policy: Cancellation should be informed three days before departure otherwise should have 30% penalty of total price.

　9.  Payment policy: All the payment should be three days in advance before departure when you received the final confirmation and tickets

　10.  Payment method: cash, credit card and wire transfer

　  All the quotation will be NOT including:

　1.   International ticket

　2.  All the dinners

　3.  Personal Expenses.

　4.  Gratuities, Tips to guides or drivers

　Notes: All the quotation would be changed due to the unexpected reason.