Typical China Discovery Tour (Beijing/Xian/Guilin/Shanghai 10 Days)

　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 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 Xian. Upon your arrival, we transfer you to the hotel from the Xian airport which is a very far away from the city. You will be free at the rest of day and make relax for yourself.

　Day five, after taste of Chinese made of western breakfast and you will be ready to see the one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century, the Terracotta Warrior and Horses. This discovery of the terracotta army buried near the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first unifier of China, is created 2,200 years ago as an imperial guard to serve the emperor in his afterlife, these thousands of life-size warrior and horse figures equipped with chariots and bronze weapons, bear witness to the military might of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), and give the world a rare peek into the distant past. Discovered in 1974 and opened to the public in 1979, this ancient site is now one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. After that, we will drive back to the Xian city and watch the pretty nice Big Wild Goose Pagoda , a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture in a distinctly Tang dynasty style. It became famous when master Xuanzang or we called him Monk Tripitaka where he made the translation of the Buddhist scriptures after his return from his 17-years India journey. Later, someone created a story of Go West for his Indian travel and becomes very popular among Chinese people, even from children. What a rich Chinese culture city you will have.

　Day six, you leave the hotel for our Xian city sightseeing after morning breakfast. Within the Xian city, we will drive you to see the ancient city wall which was firstly built by the 14 th Century on Tang Dynasty foundation. From the ancient city wall, you could have a view of the Xian city. After that, we move to the Drum Tower and Bell Tower which is located in the exact center of the ancient city, the old Xian landmark. Later, we will pay a visit to the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum , a striking Tang-Dynasty style pavilion with a large collection of historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi . Take your time, your last day in Xian. After that you will catch up for the flight to Guilin . Upon your arrival, we have the ground transfer for you as Guilin airport is a very far away from the city. It located in the Liangjiang Town of Guilin City, about 28 km (about 17.4 miles) southwest from the city center. We could take you back to your reserved hotel and be free for the rest of the day.

　Day seven, after taste of Chinese made of western breakfast and you will be ready to see the Li River. It will take about 40 minute to drive you to Zhujiang Pier for starting the boat cruise along the tranquil Li River, the highlight of your sightseeing tour in Guilin , until you get to Yangshuo County . Along the river, you will be inspired by breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and reflections in the water together with the serene pastoral views of rice paddies and water buffaloes and you are certainly walking into a traditional Chinese painting by cruising on it. If you have time, you could spend a while on West Street of Yangshou. It is a busy and exotic slate street in Yangshuo County, about 2km long crammed with shops, pubs, cafés and hotels, where you can relax yourself and do some souvenir shopping. Whole day's trip, you can find here “ Guilin , the very representative of China 's landscape "but "Yangshuo, the best of Guilin ". After your wandering in Yangshuo, we will transfer you back to Guilin and stop at Elephant Trunk Hill which is the symbol of Guilin and resembles a giant elephant drinking water from the Li River. Never missing it, otherwise, you should come back here again. Finished your picture of Elephant Trunk Hill, if we have time, we will move you to Fubo Hill where you can see lots of statues of Buddha left about 1000 years ago in the returned. You could also see the Pearl Cave and have bird's eye view of the whole city after climbing up to the very top.

　Day eight, leave your hotel, we will head for Reed Flute Cave which is 5 kilometers away from the city center, famed as “A Natural Palace of Art”, in which you can see lots of stalactites & stalagmites illuminated by the lights of different colors and learn how they were formed. Closing your eyes, you maybe still have the beautiful scenery in your mind, but after lunch, it is the time for you to the airport for the flight to Shanghai , end of your Guilin tour. Upon the arrival of Shanghai , we will transfer you back to the hotel and have a window tour of Shanghai city, and the rest of the day will be free for you.

　Day nine, 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 ten, 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

　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 tickets: Beijing to Xian and Xian to Chengdu and Chengdu to Guangzhou and Guangzhou to Shanghai
　   * 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 rea