| Day 6 Beijing, Xian ( B,L ) |
| Be transferred to Beijing airport for your morning flight to Xian. Pickup by our tour guide in Xian and start today's sightseeing tours. Optional activities: The famous night market near Drum Tower and Muslim Quarter is
quite near your hotel, recommend you to take a walk at night. It is an area of
interesting handicraft shops, muslim restaurants and vendors and narrow streets. |
| Muslim quarter | The Muslim Quarter features a mix of Chinese and Islamic cultures. It wins the reputation for the alley lined with market stall and the tasty snack food. Meanwhile, it is a good place to head for when looking for those hard-to-find souvenirs. | | Ancient City Wall | It is the most well-preserved ancient military defensive systems in the world. It is composed of the moat, hanging bridges, battlements, watchtowers, tunnels and parapet. Today, the roadway is a promenade enjoyed by strolling tourist. Cycling on the wall with families is a great thing! | | Shaanxi Provincial History Museum | It is one of the Top 3 national museums in China. This museum boasts 370,000 pieces relics range from prehistory when human just used simple stone tools to exquisite wares in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)., and enables you to see the vast changes of China in the past 5,000 years. |
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| [ Optional ] Great Mosque: The Great Mosque is one of the largest and best-kept Islamic mosques in China, which was originally built in 742 AD during the Chinese Tang Dynasty(618-907). It combined Islamic culture with Chinese traditional architecture seamlessly and became most featured and renowned mosques in China. |
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| Day 7 Xian ( B,L ) |
| Visit the Terracotta Warriors, Bell Tower and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Optional
activities at night: Tang Dynasty Dinner Show. The best show in Xian is the show
at the Tang Dynasty Theatre, it combines music and dance with exquisite traditional
costumes in ancient times. Ask your tour guide and driver to wait the show finishs
and take you back to your hotel. You need to pay for the ticket cost and extra
hours of your tour guide and driver. |
| Xian Bell Tower | Built in 1384 A.D, the Bell Tower boasts a history of over 600 years. It is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China. Visiting the Bell Tower, you can still see the Big Iron Bell which was made in Ming Dynasty, 2,500 kilograms in weight. | | Big Wild Goose Pagoda | It was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and currently boasts height of seven stories. It’s said that Master Xuan Zang built this pagoda to house the Buddhist scriptures and relics he had brought back from India. | | Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum | Terracotta Warriors is the underworld terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuang (the first unifier of China, 259BC-210BC). It’s reputed as the Eighth Miracle of the World. Now the Terracotta Museum consists of Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 and Pit 4 as well as the Hall of the two bronze chariots and horses. |
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| [ Optional ] Tang Dynasty Dinner Show: The Tang Dynasty show has absorbed all the best music from the past dynasties and that of western regions and other countries. It vividly reflects their thriving economy, the friendly relationship between Tang and its neighboring countries, and the daily life of the Tang people. |
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| Day 8 Xian, Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| After breakfast, we'll transfer to Xian airport for your morning flight to Chengdu. Be met at Chengdu airport by our English-speaking tour guide & transferred to take your visiting. |
| JinLi Street | Jinli Street in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, was in ancient times one of the busiest of commercial boulevards of the Kingdom of Shu. | | Chengdu | The path of life is slower in Chengdu. Thousands of teahouses dotted about Chengdu are hugely popular with locals, and it reveals a particular attitude towards life: that of acquiring the best service at the least cost. Social demarcation within the social strata is blurred in the teahouse. Sipping…… | | Wenshu Monastery | Wenshu Monastery was originally built at this site in the north of the city during the Tang Dynasty. The building today however is a Qing Dynasty construction consisting of an impressive collection of buildings containing some intricate and beautiful art and architecture. | | Du Fu's Thatched Cottage | Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (Dufu caotang) is the quaint former residence of one of China's most famous poets. The exhibits here include a brief account of Dufu's life and some of his original calligraphy and poems. |
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| [ Optional ] Wide and Narrow Alleys: Wide and Narrow Alleys is a region of three major historical and cultural protected areas, it is known as a "Millennium small Old Chengdu". it is aslo a leisure center for people to relax having some quality time with friends in the mixed old and modern atmosphere. So inside those nicely restored old houses, there are restaurants, pubs, tea houses, coffee shops and stores etc. |
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| Day 9 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| In the moring, visit Panda Base in Chengdu. Drive 2 hours to Leshan,.we will transfer to have boat ride on MinJiang River to visit Giant Leshan Buddha. Enjoy the landscape of Chengdu Plain on the way. Afterwards we have the other half an hour drive to Mt. E'mei, visit the Nation Dedicating Temple (Baoguosi). Stay overnight in the hotel located at the foot of Mountain E'mei. |
| The Baoguo Temple | The Baoguo Temple (Nation-dedicating Temple) is the first temple one meets along the mountain way and stresses love and patriotism. The temple has the typical structure of Chinese ancient garden covers an area of more than 10 acres. Every yard of the temple is quite different from another by its un…… | | Leshan Giant Buddha | Leshan Giant Buddha is one of the most magnificent tourist attractions in Sichuan Province . It's located on the Westside of Xiluan Peak ( Phoenix Perched Peak ) of Mount Lingyun , just east of Leshan City . | | Chengdu Panda Base | In 1987, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Research Base) was established on Futou Shan, an almost barren hill, where the soil was poor and not suitable for farming. This first phase of the project only covered an area of 5.5 hectares. Giant pandas and scientists from the Chengdu Zo…… |
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| [ Optional ] Sichuan Hotpot: Sichuan Hotpot has its history of at least 1700 years, first eaten by poor boatmen of the Yangtze River. People use some chicken to basic stock, then add many types of mushrooms, vegetables and hot peppers, with many flavorings and seasonings. |
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| Day 10 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| Take the cable car up to the Mountain E'mei to visit the Wannian Temple, which is a very well known ancient temple of Mt. Emei. After pay the visit to Wannian temple, you might either go down the mountain for 3 hours by foot, or take cable car. Later in the afternoon we will drive back to Chengdu. |
| Wannian Temple | The Wannian Temple of 10000 Years is the oldest surviving Emei Temple (reconstructed in the 9 th century). Its dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the Bodhisattva Puxian, who is the protector of the mountain. | | Mount E'mei | MT. Emei is about 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It extends for over a hundred kilometers and resembles the fine eyebrow of an ancient Chinese beauty from afar. |
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| [ Optional ] Visit a teahouse at night: The life in tea house is one of the most important entertainment for locals. Shufengyayun once was a teahouse, where permance of Sichuan opera, acrobatic show can be seen there. In recent years, Shufengyayun gathers the distinguished actors in Sichuan Province once again and holds Sichuan Opera Unique Skills Performance at night. |
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