Legendary Mainland China, Tibet & The Yangtze

Day01 Arrival in Beijing

Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer.

Day02 Beijing

Tiananmen Square：”Gate of Heavenly Peace” , a gate in the wall of the Imperial City, was built in 1415 during the Ming dynasty.
Forbidden City：The former seat of Imperial Chinese Dragon Throne from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.
A la carte lunch
Temple of Heaven: The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest.
Kung Fu Show.

Day03 Beijing

Badaling Great Wall：the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing District.
Sacred Way：A collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China.
Bird’s Nest (drive by)：officially the National Stadium, was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang.

Day04 Beijing – Xian

Summer Palace： a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing.
A la carte lunch.
Hutong visit:  a type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly associated with northern Chinese cities.
Fly to Xian. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day05 Xian

Terracotta Warriors:  Funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.A local family visit, Home-cooked lunch.
Xian Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda: During the Tang Dynasty, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda stood across a street from its mother temple, the Dajianfu Temple. Pilgrims brought sacred Buddhist writings to the temple and pagoda from India, as the temple was one of the main centers in Chang’an for translating Buddhist texts.
Tang Dynasty Show with dumpling dinner: performing ancient life in Tang dynasty by singing and dancing.

Day06 Xian – Lhasa

Fly to Lhasa. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day07 Lhasa

Norbulingka Park: It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama’s exile in 1959.
Sera Monastery: one of the “great three” Gelug university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
a Tibetan family visit: Learn more about folk customs and religions in Tibet.

Day08 Lhasa

Potala Palace: The residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site.
Jokhang Temple: This temple as the most sacred and important temple in Tibet as considered by Tibetans. The temple is currently maintained by the Gelug school, but they accept worshipers from all sects of Buddhism.
Gyangjian Tangka Art Store: Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, or human skin usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.
A Nunnery and Barkhor Street: The Barkor is a popular devotional circumambulation for pilgrims and locals. The walk was about one kilometre long and encircled the entire Jokhang.

Day09 Lhasa – Chongqing

Tibet Museum:  It has a permanent collection related to the cultural history of Tibet. The museum has a collection of around 1000 artefacts, from examples of Tibetan art to architectural design throughout history such as Tibetan doors and beams.
Fly to Chongqing. Airport-port transfer.
Yangtze River cruise begins at about 22:00: Taking a boat on Yangtze River and watch the beautiful night view of Chongqing. Chongqing night view is famous as little Hong kong.

Day10 Shibaozhai

An excursion to Shibaozhai: At the top of Shibaozhai is a three-storied hall dedicated to Manjusri built during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861), called the Purple Rain Pavilion. Captain’s Welcome Party: local peoples` party.
Captain’s Welcome Party.

Day11 Badong – Xiling Gorge – Sandouping

Yangtze Three Gorges with an excursion to Shennong Stream. (B+L+D)

Day12 Yichang – Shanghai

Yangtze Three Gorges with an excursion to Shennong Stream:
Ship trip, enjoy beautiful view of two sides and some historic relic on the mountains.

Day13 Shanghai

Shanghai Museum:  The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of three extant specimens of a “transparent” bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty.
Yuyuan Garden: Garden of Happiness is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple.
A la carte lunch.
the Bund, Huangpu River cruise:  A waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement.

Day14 Departure from Shanghai

Hotel-airport transfer is on your own arrangement. A pleasant trip home!