Day 1

Destination: Entrance City to Beijing
Travel: Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
Accommodation: in Beijing
Services & Highlights: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Beijing)

Day 2

Destination: Beijing
Accommodation: in Beijing
Services & Highlights: Summer Palace, The Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Beijing Ba guo bu yi Restaurant

--Summer Palace : Much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony. You can expect to spend 2-3 hours here, including a 10 minute boat ride. Renovations (complete in 2010) mean that an individual section or building may be closed at any one time, but this is a huge site. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
--Beijing Ba guo bu yi Restaurant: Di'anmen Branch is one of the most prestigious restaurants belong to Bao Guo Bu Yi Food & Beverage, it is famous for its genuine decoration of Qing Dynasty style from Sichuan, leading a representative image of architecture for customers. This 480 seater restaurant has merged Sichuan cuisine with local culture, bringing us a fantastic experience of delighting our taste buds.
--The Forbidden City: The Imperial Palace, home to 24 Emperors between 1420 and 1911. Great squares, halls and gates contrast with the intricate networks of side halls, gardens, courtyards and quarters for those who lived in this 'city within a city'. The exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, are also absolutely fascinating. Expect to spend at least 2-3 hours, wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
--Tian'anmen Square: The world's largest city square and enduring symbol of China's national pride, surrounded by many imposing buildings including the Heavenly Gate (entry to the Forbidden City), Museums, government buildings and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum.

Day 3

Destination: Beijing
Accommodation: in Beijing
Services & Highlights: Cloisonné Factory, Mutianyu Great Wall (with round way cable car), Sacred Way of Ming Tombs
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant

--Cloisonné Factory: Cloisonné is an intricate and detailed process, dating back over 700 years, to produce fine enamel on a copper base. You can watch the workers at all stages of the process to see how these beautiful objects are produced. There’s a showroom attached for those who would like a souvenir of the visit, big or small, and all objects are guaranteed.
Address: No.488, Wujia villege, Huanrou town, Beijing City
--Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant: Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant is near Great Wall of Mutianyu section. This garden style restaurant serves farmhouse dishes, specializing in rainbow trout, sturgeon and salmon. The fabulous taste will leave you with great memories. 
--Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car): This less-crowded section of the Great Wall is a pleasant drive 90km NE of Beijing. A cable car takes you to a good section (avoiding a very steep climb), where you can walk along the wall, through the watch towers and enjoy superb views as it snakes across the hills and mountains. Walk along the wall on your own interest and return by cable car. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
--Sacred Way : An attractive tree-lined walk which leads to the Ming Tombs, this is bordered by 12 sets each of animal and human statues, and includes the attractive Great Red Gate, housing a stele on the back of a tortoise, and marble memorial archway.

Day 4

Destination: Beijing
Accommodation: in Beijing
Services & Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Helitang pearl store, Hutong Tours in a Rickshaw, Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Chinese Lunch at Courtyard 7 Restaurant

--Temple of Heaven: Situated in the southern part of the city, the temple of heaven covers the total area of 2,700,000 square meters. The temple was built in 1420A.D. It is the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would offer sacrifice to heaven and pray for good harvests. The main buildings of the temple including the Circular Mound Altar, Imperial Vault of Heaven and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.The surrounding gardens are full of interesting activities, particularly weekend mornings.
Note: Early morning is the best time to visit The Temple of Heaven. You will have an interesting experience watching local people doing morning exercises, like dancing, walking, practicing tai chi or playing games, as you walk to the temple. Some local people may try to sell you something, maybe a tai chi ball. If you are interested, remember to bargain; if not, just walk away.
--Helitang pearl store: this store is s state-run enterprise. The general company has arranged a comprehensive system including cultivation processing and sales necklace well-designed earring and all sorts of brooch pendant of pearls are provided here.
--Courtyard 7 Restaurant: Courtyard 7 is located in central area of Nan Luo Guo. Its well designed Chinese style modeling，the layout makes it antiquity and rusticity. Its special featured restaurant provides new modern French dishes. Seating in Courtyard 7, you may see the fusion of eastern and western culture, and smell apart of old and new fashion air. Here, you can not only taste delicious gourmet food, but also can enjoy a piece of pure land and haven in such a busy city. Courtyard 7 welcomes you stay and enjoy. 
--Hutong Tours in a Rickshaw: A maze of historic alleyways and old single storey traditional courtyard houses, now fast disappearing. Dotted around the hutong are the Drum and Bell Towers, Tea House, and local people's houses. Your tour includes a visit with a local family.
--Lama Temple(Yonghe gong): The colourful Yonghe Lamasery is the largest and most famous Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It's still very active, and the beautiful halls and courtyards are thronged with devotees come to worship or seek good luck.You can see the world's largest wooden statue (the Matreiya Buddha) and Tibetan exhibitions.

Day 5

Destination: Beijing to Xi'an
Travel Air China CA1209 (Beijing Capital Airport - Xian Xianyang Airport) Dep 10:30AM - Arr 12:25PM (Economy class)
Accommodation: in Xi'an
Services & Highlights: Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Xian), Muslim Quarters of Xi'an, Great Mosque, Shaanxi Historical Museum
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Reallove Restaurant

--Muslim Quarters of Xi'an: The Muslim quarters lies 100 meters west of the Bell tower in downtown Xi'an.The 500 meters long avenue paved by bluestones are dotted with many unique stall, souvenir shop, café and bars which are mostly run by Muslim people. Tourists, especially from overseas come and shop here.
--Great Mosque: In the heart of Xian's Muslim quarter, close to the city centre, this is one of the largest Islamic mosques in China. Remarkable for the combination of Chinese architecture with Islamic practice, the courtyards align from east to west facing Mecca. The pavilions, halls and gateways are wonderfully decorated, and this is an active place of worship for the Hui descendants of Silk Road traders and travelers.
--Reallove Restaurant : Real Love Restaurant is located opposite the east gate of Small Wild Goose Pagoda and is one of the finest restaurants specializing in Shaanxi cuisine. It has become popular for its elegant environment and excellent service.
--Shaanxi Historical Museum: The history of Shaanxi is said to be the history of China, and this museum is quite simply one of the nation's best. Four major galleries in large, Tang-style buildings house a vast and impressive collection, beautifully displayed. Most of the item labels are in English, although some other information on the exhibitions is not, but your guide can help here. Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Day 6

Destination: Xi'an
Accommodation: in Xi'an
Services & Highlights: Terracotta Warriors, City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at A Wa Shan Zhai Restaurant (Qinling Branch)

--Terracotta Warriors: Discovered accidentally in 1974, this incredible army of over 7000 soldiers, archers, horses and chariots in full battle array has guarded Emperor Qin's tomb since 210BC. Each figure is unique, and the painstaking repair and excavation continues in 3 pits which are protected inside huge hangars. 1.5 hours from Xian, there is also an excellent museum and film about the history of the vaults. Photos (no flash) are allowed. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
--A Wa Shan Zhai Restaurant (Qinling Branch): A Wa was established in 2004, mainly specializes in Hunan and Sichuan cuisine. A Wa provides delicacy by using the material from xancin, obtaining a nationwide reputation from customers. It would be a nice choice to dine while traveling some famous resorts such as terracotta warrior and Huaqing Hot Spring which are nearby.
--City Wall: The walls, ramparts, gates and watchtowers form one of the oldest and most complete city defences still around. Built in the 13th century on the foundations of the original Tang Forbidden City surrounding the city centre. You can walk, rent a bike or take an electric cart around the full 14km circuit, with great views of the city on either side.
You can have other options on the City Wall as following:
Biking with RMB20/bike;rickshaw riding with RMB30/person for round trip of South Gate/less South Gate, 2 people occupy; Golf Cart with RMB10/person for round trip of South Gate/less South Gate, RMB50/person for whole circular tour.
--Big Wild Goose Pagoda: A major Buddhist site, the simple, elegant brick Pagoda stands in the grounds of the attractive Da Ci'en Temple. The Pagoda was built in the 7th century to house the Buddhist materials that Xuanzang (Tripitaka) brought back from his epic journey to India. The Temple complex has several large halls with some great Buddhas.

Day 7

Destination: Xi'an to Shanghai
Destination: China Eastern Airline MU2155 Dep 9:20AM - Arr 11:30AM (Economy class)
Accommodation: in Shanghai
Services & Highlights: Hotel to airport Transfer (Xi'an), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Shanghai), Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Tian Hou Silk, Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Market
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Home's Restaurant

--Yuyuan Garden: Located at a very busy marketplace in a complex of traditional-style buildings, backing onto Yu Gardens, you can find everything there from popular local snacks and food, crafts, antiques and souvenirs to Starbucks, teahouses and some great restaurants. There is a small (reconstructed) Temple (Chenghuang: Temple of the City Gods) in there as well.
--Shanghai Tian Hou Silk: See how silk is produced from the cocoons of silk worms, and turned into the beautiful fabric we all know and love. Silk filled duvets are excellent value, and the showroom offers everything from small souvenirs to larger items. The beauty of real silk is that it's so light, and packs really easily!
Tel: 021-34314176
Address: No.308, Hongjing Road, Shanghai
--Jade Buddha Temple: An active Buddhist temple, and one of the richest in Shanghai. The main treasures are two statues of Buddha, carved from rare single blocks of white jade adorned with precious stones. The temple is a hive of activity with monks, worshippers and visitors, and photos of the Buddhas are forbidden.
--Home's Restaurant: Home's Restaurant is located near the Nanjing Road. It specializes in Shanghai cuisine using the best local ingredients. Smoked fish and red jujube with sticky rice are well known in Shanghai. The restaurant enjoys a great reputation with diners from many parts of China and abroad.
It is known for its 4 distinguished food sets: Shanghai-style food, Shanghai-style snacks, shark's fin dishes and crab feasts. The restaurant has hosted heads of state from more than 40 foreign countries, such as President Clinton.
--Yuyuan Market : Located at a very busy marketplace in a complex of traditional-style buildings, backing onto Yuyuan Gardens.You can find everything there from popular local snacks and food, crafts, antiques and souvenirs to Starbucks, tea-houses and some great restaurants. There is a small (reconstructed) Temple (Chenhuang: Temple of the City Gods) in there as well.

Day 8

Destination: Shanghai
Accommodation: in Shanghai
Services & Highlights: The Bund, Pujiang Cruise (from South bund to Yangpu Bridge), Shanghai Museum (Audio Guide Included), The Shanghai World Financial Center
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Hongchangxing Restaurant

--The Bund: Once the home of the foreign traders and major banks, the embankment has taken on a new vitality; lovely old European-style buildings mix with futuristic developments, chic restaurants, top end shops and bars offer plenty to see and do – and by night it's magic!
--Pujiang Cruise(from South bund to Yangpu Bridge): A Huangpu River Cruise is one of the best ways to see both old and new Shanghai.
Note: Raining days will be a little foggy so some of the scenery on the Bund may be obscured.
--Shanghai Museum: The biggest, and many think the best museum in China. The galleries in this outstanding building display stunning collections of bronzes, sculptures, ceramics and porcelain, paintings, calligraphy, seals, jade, coins, furniture, ethnic artefacts from minority groups, temporary travelling exhibitions from places like the Guggenheim, and so much more ... give yourself time to enjoy it.
--The Shanghai World Financial Center : The Shanghai World Financial Center is a super tall skyscraper. It is a mixed use skyscraper, which will consist of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and shopping malls on the lower floors. The hotel component has 175 rooms and suites and goes by the name: The Park Hyatt, Shanghai. On September 14, 2007, the skyscraper reached 492.3 meters (1,615.2 ft) and became the tallest structure on mainland China, including Hong Kong, as well as the world's third tallest building (including unfinished ones), after the Burj Dubai and Taipei 101.
-- Hongchangxing Restaurant: Located near East Nanjing Road, Hongchangxing is an old and famous Muslim restaurant with a history of about 100 years. It is the first Muslim restaurant specializing in mutton hot pot. The recommended dish is instant-boiled mutton.

Day 9

Destination: Shanghai to Suzhou
Accommodation: in Suzhou
Services & Highlights: Our guide and driver will escort you from Shanghai to Suzhou, The No.1 Silk Factory, Tiger Hill, The Grand Canal, Lingering Garden
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Yangyang Dumpling Restaurant

--The No.1 Silk Factory: Suzhou is famous for its silk produts. Tourists may go and see how the silk is processed from worm to the final product, and some of the silk history of in China. There's also an opportunity to buy something beautiful from the showroom, or just enjoy the goods on display.
--Tiger Hill: Tiger Hill, known also as Surging Sea Hill, is a large hillock, standing 36 meters high and covering an area of some 14,100 square meters. Going up to the hill, you will find a number of historical sites, including some from 2,500 years ago, which are as old as the Suzhou city.
It is a beautiful park around the hillock where, according to legend, King Wu was buried in 514BC, guarded by a white tiger. A gentle climb passes attractive historic spots, each with own tale such as Sword Testing Rock, Miss Wu’s Tomb, Sword Spring, 1000 People Rock, to the leaning pagoda at the top. Tourists may walk down past tea bushes to the pretty canal and wooden boats. Horse-drawn or electric carts may travel some of the paths.
--The Grand Canal: The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country's greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in the world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life.
Known as the land of rice and fish, Suzhou city has a network of picturesque lakes and canals both large and small, which all link in eventually to the Grand Canal. The view from the little boats that ply the smaller canals is enchanting, whilst the traffic on the Grand Canal reminds you of Suzhou that it was the original source of the 'sea' silk road.
--Lingering Garden : Suzhou is famous for its gardens.Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Lingering in a garden you will marvel at its unique architecture and art. It is located on No.338 Liuyuan Road, Suzhou City.
Designed to "linger" through the generations, with a succession of small beautifully landscaped gardens, pools and pavements and a pavilion for each season. It has wonderful covered walkways, carved corridors, elaborately shaped doorways and perfect viewpoints for a variety of perspectives on this special garden.
-- Yangyang Dumpling Restaurant: Originally established as a dumpling factory, Yangyang has developed into a restaurant serving diversified cuisine. Combining traditional delicacies with western-style food, Yangyang has been recognized by overseas tourist magazines.

Day 10

Destination: Suzhou to Shanghai to Guilin
Travel: Shanghai Airlines FM9331 Dep 5:25PM - Arr 7:30PM (Economy class)
Accommodation: in Guilin
Services & Highlights: Tongli Water Town, Our guide and driver will escort you from Suzhou to Shanghai, Airport to Hotel Transfer (Guilin)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

--Tongli Water Town : Tongli town has a history of more than one thousand years. There are over hundreds of gardens established in Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty, temples, cartilages and former residence of eminent souls. Fifteen rivers divides the town into seven island and 49 sets of historic bridges connect the town as a whole.

Day 11

Destination: Guilin
Accommodation: in Guilin
Services & Highlights: Guilin Ziyuan Pearl Shop, Fubo (Whirlpool) Hill, Seven Star Park, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at McFound Restaurant (Sports Center Branch) (A La Carte)

--Guilin Ziyuan Pearl Shop: Guilin is fortunate to have a company that is licensed by the Government to both grow and sell pearls. The Pearls are cultivated in the clean waters of the South China Sea off the coast of Guangxi province and then transported to Guilin for processing and to be created in the superb jewelry that you will see exhibited. You will also learn how to tell the difference between real and fake pearls and well as seeing the production process. Pearls purchased here will be of the highest quality and their authenticity is guaranteed.
--Yiyuan Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant(A La Carte): Yi Yuan Restaurant is one of the strongly recommended restaurants in Guilin tour. It specializes in Sichuan cuisine, delighting your taste buds with its fresh and spicy delicacy. With wooden decoration and alluring landscape it has become an attractive spot besides the river. English menu is available. Reservation is not necessary.
--McFound Restaurant(Sports Center Branch)(A La Carte): A restaurant which decorated in traditional northern style, with wheaten food of full aroma and household atmosphere of authentic culture, is warmly welcome for customers.
--Fubo (Whirlpool) Hill: It is located in the city proper. Fubo Hill is a 4A scenic spot of national grade. It is cliffy, propping up from the ground, famous for the Pearl-Returning Cave (nearly 350 steps to enjoy the view).
Note: For safety reasons, you should not climb the hill if the weather is not suitable, for example in heavy rain or fog. Your guide will recommend you stay at the bottom of the hill or take you to an alternative location.
--Seven Star Park: Located on the east bank of the Li River, 1.5 km away from the downtown. It is a 4A scenic spot of the national grade and the largest scenery centering on the cave. It is named after the Seven Star Hill.Attractions in the park include, Dragon Hiding Cave, Flowers Bridge, the Panda House, Camel Hill and much more.
--Reed Flute Cave: Known as 'the Palace of Natural Arts' this large and well-presented cave system has some remarkable formations. Make sure you have some small change for the children who sell flutes for as little as one yuan if you've got nothing less than a dollar you'll end up with their whole stock.
Note: The tour lasts for 40 minutes and there is a lot of climbing of steps. Watch your step as it is dark inside.
--Elephant Trunk Hill: At the confluence of Li River and Peach Blossom River in the southwest of Guilin city
It is a national 4A scenery spot. The Water Moon Cave is close to the river. The water flows through it and the cave looks like a moon floating in the water. The stone drooped into the water like an elephant drinking the water of the Li River.

Day 12

Destination: Guilin
Accommodation: in Guilin
Services & Highlights: Li River Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

--Li River Cruise: A cruise along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo is an unforgettable experience. As you take in the stunning scenery there's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Between spectacular limestone peaks you'll see graceful bamboo groves, farmers tending rice paddies, and lumbering water buffaloes pulling carts or cooling off in the river. You may see fishermen gliding along on their narrow bamboo rafts, and if you're very lucky you might see one of the famous fishing cormorants. Boats depart from various wharves, according to the height of the river at different times of the year. 

Day 13

Destination: Guilin to Hong Kong
Travel: China Southern Airlines CZ3031 Dep 5:30PM - Arr 6:35PM (Economy class)
Accommodation: in Hong Kong
Services & Highlights: Jiuwu in Jiangtou Village, Hotel to airport Transfer (Guilin)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

--Jiuwu in Jiangtou Village: Located at north, 32 km far from Guilin city, Jiangtou Village is reputed as one of seven the most valuable ancient villages in China. It has more than 620 residents’ houses built in Ming and Qing Dynasties with 800 years history. What is interesting is that 90 percent of residents there share the same family name—Zhou. According to history, most of them are descendants of Zhou Dunyi, a famous scholar of Neo-Confucianism and writer in Northern Song Dynasty. People there show the highest respect to education, and there were over 160 successful candidates in imperial exam of different levels in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ancient well, long alleys, stone arch bridge, exquisite wooden carvings bring you go back to ancient time.

Day 14

Destination: Hong Kong
Accommodation: in Hong Kong
Services & Highlights: -
Meals: Breakfast

Day 15

Destination: Hong Kong to Departure City
Travel: Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

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HOTELS

City	***	****
Beijing	Days Inn Forbidden City (deluxe room)	Sunworld Hotel Beijing 88, Dengshikou Street
Xi'an	Xi'an Skytel Hotel 32, South street	Bell Tower Hotel 110, Southwest Corner of Bell Tower
Shanghai	Kingtown Hotel Plaza 126, Xinzha Road	Bund Hotel 46, Anting Road
Suzhou	Garden Hotel	Bamboo Grove Hotel Zhuhui Road
Guilin	Osmanthus Hotel South Zhongshan Road	Bravo Hotel 14 Ronghu Road, South
Hong Kong	Metropark Hotel Kowloon 75, Waterloo Road, Kowloon	Salisbury YMCA Hotel 41, Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon