22 Days Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Zhangjiajie, Guilin, Shanghai Tour

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Mutianyu Great Wall——-as one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.

First built in the mid-6th century during the Northern Qi, the Mutianyu section is older than the Badaling section of the Great Wall. During the Ming dynasty,under the supervision of general Xu Da, construction of the present wall began, building over the previous wall. In 1404, a pass was built in the wall.In 1569, the Mutianyu Great Wall was rebuilt and till today most parts of it are well preserved. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall.

Dingling———- one of the 13 Ming Tombs of the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 – 1644). From the Yongle Emperor onwards, 13 Ming Dynasty Emperors were buried in this area. You will visit Dingling, the tomb of the Wanli Emperor, which is the only one of the Ming Dynasty Tombs excavated.

Tiananmen Square——–the largest public square in the world. Located in the heart of Beijing City, it is the site for massive parades and rallies, which is the largest square of this kind in the world. This was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), Chairman Mao proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.

Forbidden City——–the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. For almost 500 years, it served as the seat- bed of the Emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.

Temple of Heaven—– It was built for the emperors in ancient China to worship

Heaven.it was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO.

Summer Palace——The Summer Palace, originally named Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, was first constructed in 1750. It was razed to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. The Government of the Qing Dynasty started to rebuild it in 1886 with funds that was misappropriated from the Imperial Navy and other sources. Renamed two years later as Yihe Yuan or the Garden of Health and Harmony, it was supposed to serve as a summer resort for the Empress Dowager Cixi.

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Terracotta Warriors——-The Terracotta Army in Xi’an, aka Terracotta Warriors and Horses,is a super large collection of life-size terra cotta sculptures in battle formations, reproducing the mega imperial guard troops of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 – 210BC), the first emperor of the first unified dynasty of Imperial China.Terra cotta Warriors and horses museum renowned as the eighth wonder of the world.

Huaqing Pool——Also called the Huaqing Hot Springs, are a complex of hot springs located in an area characterized by mild weather and scenic views at the northern foot of Mount Li,one of the three major peaks of the Qinling. Huaqing Pool is witnessed the famous romance of emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Pagoda)——As the symbol of the old-line Xi’an, Big Wild Goose Pagoda (also called Giant Wild Goose Pagoda) is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.

Xi’an City Wall——also known as the Fortifications of Xi’an, is the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

Great Mosque—–According to historical records engraved on a stone tablet inside, the Great Mosque was built in 742 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). This was a result of Islam being introduced into Northwest China by Arab merchants and travelers from Persia and Afghanistan during the mid-7th century when some of them settled down in China and married women of Han Nationality.it is really well worth a trip to see the Great Mosque, not only for its centuries’ old history but also for its particular design of mixed architecture – traditional Muslim and Chinese styles.

Muslim Food Street——The Huimin/Muslim Street is famous as a “snack street” because rich delicious local Xi’an delicacies and typical Shaanxi snacks are concentrated here, which attract visitors home and abroad.

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Chengdu is called the “Hometown of Giant Pandas”, which give you the best chance to see the cutest animal in the world. Chengdu Panda Base is the closest panda base to see over 100 giant pandas and their baby pandas. You’ll pay a visit to the Giant Panda Museum to know many scientific facts about pandas, walk through the verdant bamboo grove to different giant enclosures to see pandas in different ages, watch lovely pandas outdoor climbing trees, eating bamboo shoots, sleeping on the ground, as well, you can have a close look at the newborn pink panda babies being well taken care of…Cherish the time with the pandas and take photos as many as possible. With a history over 1000 years, Wenshu Monastery is the largest and best-preserved Buddhist monastery situated in Chengdu downtown area. Once entering into this peaceful temple, you can see many locals worshiping and burning incense. And you’ll pass five halls in sequence including Tianwang Hall, Sandatu Hall, Daxiong Hall, Shuofa Hall and Cangjing Hall. Wenshu Monastery exhibits many precious cultural relics and treasures with over 300 Buddha statues. Enjoy a relaxing walk in this elegant monastery and if you like try the vegetarian food in its restaurant.

Renmin Park located in downtown area is the best place to feel the leisure spirit of Chengdu. In this comfortable park, you can see many locals doing the calligraphy on the ground, dancing happily in group, even engaging in matchmaking…After the visiting, take a rest in the largest and best-preserved tea house called Heming Tea House to have a cup of green tea and if you are interested, you can learn to play Mahjong or try traditional ear treatment. How time flies!

The last stop today is Jinli Old Street, the first street of Shu Kingdom with a history over 1800 years. Decorated with western Sichuan style architectures of Qing Dynasty, Jinli Old Street is the best place to explore culture of Three Kingdom period and folk culture of Chengdu. Strolling down the narrow street, you’ll find yourselves surrounded by a world of stores selling Shu Embroidery, folk handicrafts, curios, calligraphy and paintings. Besides, numerous snacks are displayed in front of you and try some favored ones to satisfy your taste buds.

Leshan Giant Buddha——–The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. It is carved into the cliffs of Mt. Lingyun. A local saying describes the Buddha like this:” The mountain unveils a Buddha, while the Buddha fades into the mountain.” How giant Looking solemn and stately, the Buddha is 71meters high. His shoulders are 28 meters wide, head 14.7 meters long and 10 meters broad, with a total of 1051 chignons of hair clustered on it. Each chignons is as big as a round table. Its drooping ear is 6.2 meters long and each eye is 3.3 meters wide. Its middle finger is 8.3 meters long, and each of its bare feet is 11 meters long and 8.5 meters wide, large enough for more than100 people to sit on. What will we show you? Our guide will lead you to climb to the top of the mountain to closely look at the buddha, and discovery its architectural artistry, Buddhist culture. When climbing the mountain, you will also have chance to visit the temples like the Lingyun Temple. Then you can experience the Nine-bend Lingyun plank Road on the right side of the Buddha(You may need to wait for a long queue when peak season). Besides seeing the Buddha up close, you will also have a chance to take a boat to look at this huge Buddha from a distance, in this way you can see the whole buddha. Enjoy your boat trip and the fantastic view!

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park——is the first state-level forest park in China. It is known for its exquisite forests, odd-shaped peaks and rocks, the beautiful canyons, the limestone caves, and the breath-taking panoramic views. The words, such as majestic, eccentric, tranquil, delicate and wild, are not enough to describe its beauty. You will first take the cable car up to Huangshi Village to appreciate the wide forest park on its peaks. The village site has an altitude of 1080 meters, which is praised for its similar charm of pillar forest of Colorado in the USA. Enjoying the flat the wide visual environment, it is so far the largest natural viewing deck for visitors for a perfect admiration of its various rising stones and hills. Enjoy your fresh walk to visit the top famous sights including Star Picking Stand,Five Finger Peak, and so on, and find those looking like bridge piers, etc. from a distance.Take cable car to get down. Later, change your angle to explore the famous Golden Whip Stream deep in the valley. This totally 7.5 kilometers long brook is one of the most beautiful places in the whole forest park area. Take an inspiring roam along the whispering pristine water on the paved path to immerse into tranquil wonderland with fresh air, colorful blooming flowers in different seasons, lush vegetation, etc. and be prepared to encounter with some wild monkeys.

Bailong Elevator——-the fastest elevator and also the tallest outdoor elevator in the world. Enjoy the 1.5 minutes to be shot from the valley bottom up to the pillar peak.

Yuanjiajie Scenic Area—— get a good preparation to have an enviable look at the South Sky Pillar of around 150 meters high, the authentic prototype inspiring the “Avatar Hallelujah Mountain”,enjoy the best scenery at Enchanting Platform with tens and hundreds of beautiful stone peaks similar to a lot of nutritious bamboo shoots towering from the ground,also,closely watch the peculiar First Bridge of the World that is naturally made with an only 5-meter long stone platform linking the two peaks together to form the rare world wonder.

Tianzi Mountain——-Walk to He Long Park, which is the best viewing deck to admire very closely the incredible and magnificent view of odd stone peaks standing one after another.Most appealing pictures of the four wonders of Tianzi Mountain are photographed there, including the mists and clouds, moonlight, rays of sunshine and winter snow. Also, step a little further to Tianzi Pavilion nearby to enjoy the marvelous view and terrific sightseeing of the Xihai Peak Forest from another angle of view. After that, take the cool Tianzi Mountain Cable Car down with groups of rockery hills passing by outside your glass window, and then take the sightseeing bus to exit Wulingyuan Park.

Yellow Dragon Cave (or Huanglong Cave)——about 20 kilometers away. This typical Karst cave site is nationally famous and praised as the most beautiful cave in the world by UNESCO Experts. Within the 100,000 square meters’ wide area of 7.6 kilometers long and 140 meters high, approximate 10,000 outstanding stalactites and stalagmites of diverse shapes, and more underground rivers, waterfalls, pools, caverns, etc. are lit very wonderful to create an extremely gorgeous underground palace, like formed with precious jades and gems.

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon—–It is a beautiful combination of waterfalls, mountains, streams, cliffs, and caves.

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge—–Zhangjiajie Glass footpath is a skywalk bridge in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, above the Wulingyuan area.The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. When it opened it was the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world.The bridge, opened to the public on August 20, 2016, measures 430 metres (1,410 ft) in total length and 6 metres (20 ft) in width, and is suspended about 300 metres (980 ft) above the ground.The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in the northwest of Hunan province. It is designed to carry up to 800 visitors at a time. The bridge was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan.

Tianmen Mountain——The stunning views including ‘Heaven’s Door’ and the 99 Bends, vertical cliffs, the thrilling cliff-hanging walkway and glass skywalk, and the world’s longest cable car ride, make it unquestionably one of the best mountains to visit in China. Come, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’!

Tianmen Temple——originated from Tang Dynasty on the mountain peak, which is one of the only world 5 Buddhist temples preserving the Buddha body relics. Walk around the temple cluster to appreciate the featured Qing Dynasty styled Buddhist structure with verdant forest surrounding by.

Glass Skywalk——-two scary walks on the cliff path circling the mountain body. One is the 60-meters long and 1.6-meters wide Glass Skywalk with transparent glass material 1430 meters above the bottomless valley, which makes you feel walking in the air in sunny days and fairyland in misty and cloudy days, while another must be the 1600-meters long Ghost-Valley Plank Road hanging on the cliff. Just step on and test.

Tianmen Cave–—–or the Door to Heaven to name in English, is a natural karst arch on Tianmen Mountain. Tianmen Mountain got the name from it and Tianmen Cave is the soul source and the principal attraction to the mountain.Tianmen Cave is magnificent. Seen from afar, the cave hanging in the sky looks like the gate to heaven. By way of the 999 steps and walk up to the Tianmen Cave, visitors feel like walking into the paradise.

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In this morning, you’ll be driven about 80 kilometers (about 1.5 hours) to shoot one of the most beautiful rice terraces in China.

Longji Rice Terrace——An amazing feat of farm engineering rising up to 1000m high in Longsheng County. There are several featured Zhuang and Yao minority villages along the road and you’ll take a visit to the special Huangluo Yao Village, the First Village of Long Hair in the World, where you can see women in red ethnic clothes with very long hairs (the longest can reach up to 1.7 meters).

Red Yao Village——-Dazhai at Jinkeng Rice Terraces.Throw yourself into the giant amazing pit of Jinkeng (Gold Pit) and begin your photographing of the layers of fancy terraces field where local ethnic peasants cultivating fresh wheat and crops into such fabulous images like paintings.

Golden Buddha Peak——-the best viewpoint to take great photos of the majestic panorama of the whole Jingkeng Rice Terraces with diverse kinds of shapes, like the eagle wings, phoenix, etc. Then, take the cable car downhill to continue hiking up for about 1.5 hours to your accommodation at Longsheng.(surrounding rice terraces)

Good to Know:

1. Best time to visit: Longji Rice Terrace can be visited all year round. Go mid-April to mid-June for mirror-like irrigated terrace and rice transplanting scene; go mid-June to mid-September for green terraces; go late September to early-October for golden and harvest scene.
2. Walking:In Jinkeng Rice Terraces area, you can be only dropped at the Tourist Center parking lot and there is no sightseeing bus operating among the accommodations, viewpoints and parking lot, so you need to walk thousands of steps to your hotel and the viewpoints. Comfortable shoes are highly recommended!
3. Luggage carrying: For the aged or travelers who are lack of physical strength, you’d better hire a local porter to help carry your heavy luggage to the hotel (pay extra expense on your own).

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In the morning,you will get up before the sunrise and go to the well-known photography location at West Hill Music, the top 1 choice for enjoying Longji Rice Terraces. Enjoy your time to take the sunrise photo of the terrace, composed with the morning glow, shadow, mists, forests, peaceful mountainscape, etc. After the shooting, go back to your hotel and enjoy your breakfast. After some break, continue to hike to Large-scale Thousand-layer Terraces and take photos of the unbelievable scenes of countless layers of soft and bright terraced fields pouring down to the deep bottom of the village pit. And then, have some pleasant time shooting the folk custom and costumes of Jinkeng’s Red Yao people and their featured wooden tilted houses. After the visit, be escorted back to your hotel in Guilin City.

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As the declaration in Chinese textbook” Guilin’s landscape is the best under heaven”, today you will explore this best landscape starting with a relaxing Li River sightseeing cruise from Mopanshan Pier to Yangshuo Town. Along the cruise, dazzling scenery will overwhelm your eyes like a vast endless Chinese painting of winding river, green limestone karst mountains,fascinating countryside views, amazing scene of A Painting of Nine Horses, and notable view printed on the back of the 20 RMB note. (Please note: Lunch is served by the cruise with simple local Chinese cuisine. And you can take some snacks when getting on board.) After disembarkation at Yangshuo, drive about 1 hour (28km) to Xingping town to check in your hotel and get some rest. In the afternoon, start your leisure photography of Xingping Ancient Town. Take photos of its historically charming dwellings, alleys, streets and local residents. At dusk, you will take a bamboo raft to take sunset photos of the Xingping scenic spot on Li River, one of the best places for Li River photography. Immerse into the image of shimmering Li River with surrounding hills against faint sunset lights.

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In this early morning, take a bamboo raft to the famous photography location – Huangbu Reflection before sunrise, where most beautiful sightseeing photos are shot. Take photos of notable Guilin scenery against the brightening sunlight. You can also ask some bamboo rafts with cormorant, fisherman and fishing fire to create atmosphere to your pictures. On the way back to Xingping, you will also pass the 20 Yuan banknote scenery. Press your shutter to catch the iconic image of Guilin landscape of hills and river. After the shooting, back to your hotel and enjoy your breakfast, and get some rest. In the afternoon, drive to Yangshuo, the best sightseeing enjoying place in Guilin and shoot in the Yulong River scenic spot. The scenery of Yangshuo is the essence of Guilin scenery, and the scenery of Yulong River is the essence of Yangshuo scenery. While feasting your eyes with verdant and pleasant countryside views of dotted little mountains, limpid stream, vivid farming scenes, lovely patches of fields, and simple but joyous rural life, also record them with your prepared camera lens. After the photography of Yulong River, be transferred for about 40 minutes to Cuiping Five Fingers Mountain to shoot the grand emerald Yangshuo countryside panorama like the fairy tale world and the dreamy sunset.

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Get up early this morning to take photos of the terrific sunrise and morning glows at Xianggong Hill, the best place for shooting the full view of Li River. Take out your camera to shoot the best photos of the beams of lights coming out from the clouds, the changing mists, winding Li River, various forms of Yangshuo Karst mountains, rural houses, boats shipping on the orange river, etc. After the photographing, return to your hotel to enjoy breakfast. Then, be transferred to catch your flight to Shanghai

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Todays activities:Oriental Pearl Tv Tower,Shanghai Historical Development Museum,Lunch on your own expense ,Huangpu River Cruise,Bund,Nanjing Road
Morning Breakfast at hotel, meet your guide and the driver at the hotel lobby

Visit the Oriental Pearl Tv Tower——–which is the third tallest Tv Tower in the world,Transparent Sightseeing Gallery is located on the second main sphere, with a circumference 150 meters and a width of 2.1 meter. Tourists can overlook the panoramic view of the Huangpu River through the transparent glass at your feet, which make visitors feel like walking in the cloud.

Shanghai Historical Development Museum——Shanghai History Museum located beneath the below the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower was founded in 1983, and formally opened to the public on May 27, 1984. It was a comprehensive museum reflecting the development of Shanghai and surrounding areas from every aspect, by means of more than 1,300 cultural artifacts, literature, and pictures. It presented a holistic picture of the long history of Shanghai from remote antiquity to the liberation of the city in 1949.The displays covered Shanghai civilization for over 6000 years, including Ma Jia Bing Culture, Songze Culture and Liangzhu Culture. It also reflected local history from the First Opium War in 1840, when Shanghai was forced to operate as a treaty port and then the foreign concessions become a key part of Shanghai’s history and later liberation.
Huangpu River Cruise（In day time）——-A Huangpu River Cruise is one of the best ways to see both old and new Shanghai.As you sail down the river towards the East Sea enjoy the views of the full sweep of The Bund and the 21st century cityscape of Pudong.
Bund ——The Bund shows off Shanghais outstanding foreign buildings, most of which were erected before 1937.it is the emblem of Shanghai, the area used to be British concession.

Nanjing Pedestrian Street—–It is China’s NO.1 Commercial Street,one of the top 10 famous streets in Shanghai. Its unigue, prosperous hustle and bustle has made Nanjing Road a “Prime Site” in Shanghai and a must visit tourists.

Drop-off service at your hotel and end today trip.

Todays activities:The Connected Bridge,Shen’s Family Mansion,Lunch on your own expense,Zhang’s Family Mansion,Experience Paper-Cutting Art
Zhouzhuang water town——-Known as the “number one water town” in China, Zhouzhuang is in UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre Tentative List and in the first batch of the national 5A scenic spots. The destination preserves traditional architecture with distinct riverside features including revetments, arch bridges, white Connected Bridge

The Connected Bridge——It refers to the Shide Bridge and the Yong’an Bridge attached to each other during the period between 1573 and 1619. Seen from above, the connected bridges — an arch bridge and a flagstone bridge — resemble a key used in the past. The late famous artist Chen Yifei (1946-2005) painted the two bridges into his famous work Memory of Hometown in 1984, winning countless praise for the beauty of this enchanting waterfront town.walls and black tiles.

Shen’s Family Mansion——The Hall of Shen’s Residence originally known as Jingye Tang, was built by Shen Wansan’s (a legendary tycoon) in Ming Dynasty.  And now, It as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at Jiangsu provincial level it enjoys great popularity among visitors

Zhang’s Family Mansion—–One of a handful of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) structures preserved in Zhouzhuang, the Zhang Family Mansion covers an area of more than 1,800 square meters with dozens of rooms and a private garden. It was listed as the one of the foremost protected cultural heritage sites in Jiangsu province.

Experience Paper-Cutting Art———-Paper-cutting， a delicate art form rooted in ancient cultures， combines creativity with cultural storytelling.

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End of your Memorable China Tour!

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