8-Day China Palaces, Pagodas & City Lights Tour: Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai | Tiananmen Square, Great Wall and The Bund | 100% Pure Sightseeing ＆ Special Date Offer

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8 days

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1 — Beijing

   Today you will arrive in the capital of China - Beijing.
   
   Beijing has a long history and splendid culture. It is one of the first batch of national famous historical and cultural cities. It is one of the four ancient capitals of China, and the city with the largest number of world cultural heritage sites in the world. The 3060 years of history of the city has given birth to many important landmarks such as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, and the Summer Palace.

   Meals: B: Excluded, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Wanda Realm Beijing, Beijing Celebrity International Hotel (Bird's Nest Branch)
2. 2

   Day 2 — Beijing

   Beijing → Tiananmen Square (30 mins) → Palace Museum (3 hours) → Summer Palace (1.5 hours, including cruise, if there is no boat in winter, it can be reduced by RMB 20.00/person) → Hotel
   
   Today we will visit the capital of China - Beijing. Tiananmen was the main gate of the Beijing imperial city during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was first built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417). At the northern end of Tiananmen Square is the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. It is a national 5A-level tourist attraction and was listed as a world cultural heritage site in 1987. Afterwards, we will go to the Royal Garden of the Qing Dynasty in China and the national 5A-level tourist attraction- the Summer Palace.
   
      

   

   Tiananmen Square

   

   Summer Palace

   

   the Imperial Palace

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Wanda Realm Beijing , Beijing Celebrity International Hotel (Bird's Nest Branch)
3. 3

   Day 3 — Beijing

   Beijing → Mutianyu Great Wall (3 hours) → Beijing → Olympic Park: National Stadium & National Aquatics Center (outside visit, 1 hour) → hotel
   
   Today, we will go to the Mutianyu Great Wall, a national 5A-level tourist scenic spot, which enjoys the reputation of "the Great Wall, Mutianyu's unique beauty". The wall of the Great Wall remains intact, which better reflects the ancient charm of the Great Wall and has profound historical value and high cultural value. In 1987, the Mutianyu Great Wall was included in the "World Cultural Heritage" list by UNESCO. After that, we will go to the Beijing Olympic Park, check in the main stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the National Stadium - the Bird's Nest and the National Aquatics Center - the Water Cube.
   
    
    

   

   National Aquatics center

   

   National Stadium

   

   Mutianyu Great Wall

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Wanda Realm Beijing, Beijing Celebrity International Hotel (Bird's Nest Branch)
4. 4

   Day 4 — Beijing - Xi’an

   Beijing → Temple of Heaven (1 hour) → Take the high-speed rail from Beijing to Xi'an (no tour guide on the high-speed rail)
   
   This morning, we will go to the national 5A-level scenic spot - the Temple of Heaven, which is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties "worshiped heaven" and "prayed for the valley." It is the largest ancient sacrificial building complex in China. The Temple of Heaven Park is surrounded by two altar walls, which are divided into two parts: "inner altar" and "outer altar." The "Circular Mound Altar" for offering sacrifices to heaven on the winter solstice, the fasting palace where the emperor lived before offering sacrifices, and the Kagura Department for performing sacrificial ceremonies and music. After lunch, we will take the high-speed train to Xi'an, the ancient capital of 13 dynasties.
   
    

   

   Temple of Heaven

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Wyndham Grand Xi'an South, Holiday Inn Express Xi'an (Xiao Yan Tower / Xi'an Museum), Sofitel People's Plaza Xi'an (Zhonggulou Wuloukou Subway Station)
5. 5

   Day 5 — Xi'an

   Xi'an → Qinshihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum (3 hours) → Huaqing Palace (1 hour) → Muslim Street (1 hour) → Bell and Drum Tower Square (30 mins) → Da Ci'en Temple & Big Wild Goose Pagoda (1 hour, Big Wild Goose Pagoda does not include tower boarding tickets) → Free time at Datang Everbright City
   Please note: Today’s itinerary consists of a standard city tour, involving approximately 10,000 steps. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes.
   
   Today we will first go to the national 5A-level tourist attraction and the first batch of national first-level museums - Qinshihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. It is based on the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, and it is a site museum built on the original site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. It is also the largest ancient military museum in China. In December 1987, UNESCO included the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (including the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit) in the "List of World Cultural Heritage".
   
   Then go to the national 5A-level tourist attraction - Huaqing Palace, also known as "Huaqing Pool", with Lishan Mountain in the south and Weishui River in the north. It is well-known at home and abroad for its unchanging hot spring resources, the historical allusions of the princes of the Fenghuo Opera, the love story between Tang Minghuang and Yang Guifei, and the place where the "Xi'an Incident" took place, and has become a landmark scenic spot for Chinese Tang Palace cultural tourism. After returning to downtown Xi'an, we will first go to Bell and Drum Tower Square and Huimin Street. On the east side of the square is the Bell Tower with a history of more than 600 years, and on the west side is the largest Drum Tower in the country; Huimin Street is the concentration of Xi'an snacks. In the Muslim area, you can still feel a strong Muslim atmosphere here.
   
   Afterwards, we will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the Da Ci'en Temple. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the earliest and largest brick pagoda with square pavilions in the Tang Dynasty. It is a typical material evidence of the integration of Chinese culture, and it is a landmark building that condenses the wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people. Finally, we came to the only large pedestrian street imitating Tang Dynasty buildings in the country with the background of Tang culture - Datang Everbright City, which is also a landmark scenic spot in Xi'an.
   
    
    
    

   

   Terracotta Warriors and Horses

   

   Dayan Pagoda

   

   Bell and Drum Tower Square

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Wyndham Grand Xi'an South, Holiday Inn Express Xi'an (Xiao Yan Tower / Xi'an Museum), Sofitel People's Plaza Xi'an (Zhonggulou Wuloukou Subway Station)
6. 6

   Day 6 — Xi’an - Shanghai

   Xi'an → Yongning Gate & Xi'an City Wall (1 hour) → Fly from Xi'an to Shanghai by plane (no tour guide on the plane)
   
   Today, we will climb the ancient city wall of Xi'an from the south gate, Yongning Gate, which is a national 5A-level tourist attraction. The city wall of Xi'an completely surrounds the "defense" strategic system. The thickness of the city wall is greater than its height, and it is as stable as a mountain. Xi'an City Wall, the oldest and best-preserved ancient city wall in the world, continues the historical context of the entire ancient capital Chang'an, and blooms its magnificence, magnificence and broadness to the world with its unique charm, showing the world The profundity, wisdom and inclusiveness of the ancient capital. After lunch, we will fly to Shanghai.
   
    

   

   The Xi’an Circumvallation

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Jin Jiang Hotel, Shanghai Jing'an Kunlun Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Shanghai Dongjinjiang, Wyndham Hotel Shanghai Pudong
7. 7

   Day 7 — Shanghai

   Shanghai → Yu Garden (1 hour) → Town God's Temple (1 hour) → Shanghai Museum (1.5 hours) → Shanghai French Concession (1 hour) → The Bund & Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (1.5 hours) → Hotel
   Please note: Today's itinerary consists of a standard city tour, involving approximately 15,000 steps. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes.
   
   This morning we will visit China's largest city - Shanghai. Walking into Yu Garden, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, there are various pavilions, towering rocks, and green trees in the garden. Then we will go to the Chenghuang Temple, which is located in the old city of Huangpu District, Shanghai. It is an ancient temple with rich historical and cultural characteristics. After lunch, we will visit the Shanghai Museum. The collection of cultural relics in the museum includes 31 collections of bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, sculpture, oracle bones, seals, currency, jade, furniture, weaving and embroidery, lacquerware, bamboo and wood tooth corners, and cultural relics of ethnic minorities, among which bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting are the most important. Then, we will proceed to the Shanghai French Concession. Finally, we will go to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and the Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River. The Bund is a symbolic scenic spot in Shanghai, and its essence lies in the architectural complexes of different countries and the night view of the Pujiang River.
   
    

   

   Yu Garden

   

   Shanghai Museum

   

   The Bund & Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Included, D: IncludedStay: Jin Jiang Hotel, Shanghai Jing'an Kunlun Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Shanghai Dongjinjiang, Wyndham Hotel Shanghai Pudong
8. 8

   Day 8 — Shanghai - Home

   Today we will end our pleasant 8-day trip.
   
   You can book a suitable flight to leave the Shanghai Pudong International Airport(PVG) Or Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) according to your needs.
   
   * Our staff only provides one drop-off service from the hotel at 7:00am in the morning. If a guest has an earlier flight and needs to leave the hotel before 7:00am to the airport, the guide can help the guest take a taxi.

   Meals: B: Included(two breakfasts per room), L: Excluded, D: Excluded

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