16 Days Keen Contact of Chinese History and Culture

After you arrive in Beijing, our local guide will pick you up and then drive to hotel for a good rest.

In the morning, you will be picked up in your hotel. Explore Tiananmen Square, the symbolic landmark of Beijing and China and other main buildings such as National Museum of China, Great Hall of the People, parliament building of China, etc. (30 minutes)

Then visit the Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace complex in the world. (2 hours)

Visit the Summer Palace, the largest, most beautiful and exquisite imperial garden in the world. (90 minutes)

At night, you will enjoy the famous Beijing Roasted Duck Dinner and Beijing Opera Performance.

After breakfast, you will visit the Badaling Great Wall, which is the best preserved section of the Great Wall. Enjoy the grand scenery. (2 hours)

After lunch, visit the Sacred Road and the Ming Tombs.

Driven back to the hotel, on the way, visit the Bird’s Nest from the exterior.

In the morning, visit the Temple of Heaven, the largest building complex for worshiping the God of Heaven in the world. And watch morning exercise of Taiji. (100 minutes)

Take a rickshaw to visit Beijing Hutongs. (90 minutes)

Take a train to Datong.

In the morning, visit the Yungang Grottoes. With their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, the grottoes represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th century.

Then visit Nine-Dragon Screen and the Huayan Monastery.

In the morning, drive to Wutai Mountain.

Visit the Hanging Temple and the Wooden Pagoda on the way. The pagoda is the only preserved large wooden pagoda in China and also the tallest among ancient wooden buildings in the world.

After breakfast, visit the beautiful natural scenery and the famous Buddhism temples on Wutai Mountain- the most holy land of Chinese Buddhism.

Free day in Wutai Mountain area. Drive to Taiyuan Railway Station for an overnight train to Zhengzhou.

Your guide will pick you up from the train station in the morning. Have a rest in your hotel.

Then visit the ancient city with a history of over 3,000 years. Attractions to visit include the Yellow River Scenery Area and Shang City Relics.

Today you will have a full day tour to Shaolin Temple and the the Pagoda Forest on Songshan Mountain. Appreciate an excellent Martial Arts performance. You may take a China Kung Fu lesson there.

Afterwards, you will be driven to Luoyang—one of the seven captical cities in ancient China.

In the morning, you will visit the Longmen Grottoes—one of China’s three most precious treasure houses of stone sculptures and inscriptions.

Then visit the White Horse Temple.

After the sightseeing, take a train to Xian.

Today you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda—the Landmark of Xian.

Then visit the Ancient City Wall, it is the best preserved wall in china, is one of the most beautiful landmarks in Xi'an.

Then visit to the Bell Tower, built during Hongwu years of the Ming Dynasty, which is the oldest extant example in Xi'an.  

At night, enjoy the traditional Xian Dumpling Banquet, and the Tang Dynasty Singing and Dance Show.

Today you will visit the amazing "8th Wonder of the World"—the Terra-cotta Warriors & Horses with a history of 2000 years.

Then visit the Huaqing Hot Spring.

Afterwards, take an overnight train to Shanghai.

Your guide will pick you up at the railway station.

Walk along the Bund to appreciate the waterfront and modern flavor of Shanghai.

Visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the famous pedestrian street-Nanjing Road.

In the morning, you will visit the Yuyuan Garden. It is one of the best Suzhou-style gardens in southern China.

Then visit the Jade Buddha Temple.

Next you will visit the Shanghai Museum, to appreciate its collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics.

You will be driven to Pudong International Airport for your departure flight. Your China package tours of Keen Contact & Exploration Tour of Chinese History and Culture comes to the end.