China Highlights

full day excursion to the less visited section of the Great Wall Mutianyu,back to the city to visit the Temple of Heaven,Beijing Duck dinner,a treat after a long day.

full day sightseeing of the Tiananmen Square,Tiananmen Gate,the Forbidden City where the emperors onced lived,visit the Summer Palace before taking the 4 berth overnight sleeper train to Xian.

arrival at Xian,meet the guide and transfer to the hotel,full day sightseeing of the Muslim quarter including inside visit to the Grand Mosque,visit the well preserved City Wall on which cycling is an option,walk the Bell & Drum Tower Square to meet the locals,dumpling (JiaoZi in Chinese) dinner to end the day.

excursion to the Terra Cotta Warrior and Horses Museum,one of the Eight Wonders of the world,back to the town to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda within the Grace Temple,visit Baxiangong Temple of the home religion Taoism before taking the 4 berth overnight sleeper train to Shanghai.

arrival at Shanghai,meet the guide and transfer to the hotel,walk the Peoples Square to meet the locals,then visit the Shanghai Museum, one of the finest of China,the City Planning Museum,walk the Bund,the water front of the city,evening see the famous Acrobats Show.

excursion to the living Water Town of Zhujiajiao,visit the Pudong Financial Area,get on the Oriental TV Tower to get a birds eye view of the city,walk the Nanjing Road for some fancy shopping.