Best of China: Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin/Yangshuo and Hongkong

Day01 Arrival in Beijing

Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer.

Day02 Beijing

Tiananmen Square:  This gate had a special status as the “Gate of the Nation”, as can be seen from its successive names. It normally remained closed, except when the Emperorpassed through.
Forbidden City: World Heritage Site. The palace exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
A la carte lunch.
Temple of Heaven: The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple,although Chinese heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, predates Taoism.
Kung Fu Show: If you have watched movies which are stared by Jack Chan or Bruce Lee, you must know some about Chinese Kung Fu.

Day03 Beijing

Badaling Great Wall: Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defence purposes.

Sacred Way: Presently, the Ming Tombs are designated as one of the components of the World Heritage Site.
Bird’s Nest (drive by): The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Day04 Beijing – Xi’an

Summer Palace: It was an imperial garden in Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake.
A la carte lunch.
Hutong visit: A type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, most prominently Beijing.
Fly to Xian. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day05 Xi’an

Terracotta Warriors: The largest ancient military museum in China. In 1961, the state council of the People’s Republic of China will be emperor qinshihuang as the national cultural relic protection unit.

A local family visit, Home-cooked lunch.
Xian Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda has a brick frame built around a hollow interior, and its square base and shape reflect the building style of other pagodas from the era.
Tang Dynasty Show with dumpling dinner: The music and performing show of ancient China, Showing the peaceful and prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty.

Day06 Xi’an

City Wall: It exhibits the “complete features of the rampart architecture of feudal society”. It is situated at the end of the ancient Silk Road.

Provincial History Museum: one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China and one of the largest.

A la carte lunch.
Great Mosque, Free time at the Muslim Bazzar: The largest mosque in China. An active place of worship within Xi’an Muslim Quarter, this courtyard complex is also a popular tourist site.

Day07 Xian – Guilin

Fly to Guilin. Airport-hotel transfer.
Reed Flute Cave: The cave got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into flutes.

Day08 Guilin – Yangshuo – Guilin

Li River cruise to Yangshuo, Countryside trip: With regard to China’s scenic beauty, there are two popular Chinese sayings known to many: “In heaven is paradise, on earth are Suzhou and Hangzhou.” “Guilin’s mountains and waters rank first in China and Yangshuo’s are the best in Guilin” B As for China’s tourist attractions.

Yangshuo-Guilin transfer.
Elephant Trunk Hill:  it looks like an elephant drinking water.

Day09 Guilin – Hong Kong

Free time in the morning.
Fly to Hong Kong. Airport-hotel transfer in Hong Kong is on your own arrangement.

Day10 Hongkong

Free time for the day.

Day11 Hongkong Exit

Take a shuttle bus or a taxi to the airport. A pleasant trip home!