12 days Family tour by Travel Around Yunnan create a great opportunity to discover China with your family members. In Beijng, you will go to visit the famous Forbidden City and the Great Wall with your family. As well as taste the decent Beijing Roast Duck. Then transfer to Xi’an for the magnificent Terra Cotta Army Warriors and Horses. In Chengdu, you will see the lovely panda. And in Yangshuo, the amazing nature landscape will attract you a lot. The tour end in Shanghai. You can also customized your China tour to add some other places you want to visit like beautiful Yunnan.
Arrive at Beijing airport , after meeting with the guide at exit of arrival Hall , then transfer to the hotel.
Free at leisure the rest time of the day after long flying.
Meals on your own account
Overnight at Beijing
In the morning, star your tour from Temple of Heaven with its outstanding round shape, covered by an exquisite triple roof of blue tiles. This is where the Emperor used to pray for good harvests.|
After that, you will have a nice walk to stroll in Tianmen Square. Located at the center of Beijing City, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes. It is one of the largest square in the word and a must place for any visit in Beijing City.
Continue to visit the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties carried out their administration and lived. Now it is open to the public as a palace museum where people can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the treasures kept in the palace.
In the evening, enjoy the famous Roast Duck dinner.
Overnight at Beijing
Today will drive to visit The Great Wall (Mutianyu section) with cable car up and down (Located in Huairou County in the suburbs of Beijing, the section of wall at Mutianyu Great Wall is 70 km from the center of Beijing. Connected with Juyong Pass in the west and Gubeikou in the east, it is one of the best preserved parts of the Great Wall and was originally set up to attract some of the crowds away from Badaling.),
Afterward, drive back to Beijing. On the way , have a photo stop to take picture and exterior view of National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Overnight at Beijing
In the morning, transfer to have a tour of Summer Palace. The Summer Palace is a favorite among tourists sightseeing in Beijing. Indeed, it is one of the best parks in the city. Originally it was a retreat for emperors to escape the scorching summer heat of Beijing. The Summer Palace was used by emperors for 800 years, but fell into disuse in the 18th century. Then in the 19th century, the Empress Dowager Cixi made renovations and restored many buildings.
In the afternoon head to to Shichahai area behind Beihai Park for Hutong tour. First take rickshaw going around the deep Hutong in Shichahai area, visiting an ordinary family in a courtyard.
Here you will have the opportunity to learn Chinese traditional culture -have a Chinese Calligraphy Class in the residents’ family (Over the thousands of years, the style of Chinese calligraphy has evolved continually. About 213 B.C., under the famous Chin Shih Huang Ti, who perpetrated the 'burning of the books'.)
In China calligraphy occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional art. It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person's inner world in an aesthetic sense. To practise calligraphy requires the basic tools of 'four treasures of study' (writing brush, ink stick, paper, and ink slab) as well as much concentration on guiding the soft writing brush charged with fluid ink, and writing on the paper where the ink will diffuse quickly.
Finally walk in Wangfujing Snack Street Beijing is known for its great variety of snack, and Wangfujing Snack Street, downtown in Beijing, is the bustling for its snack. Everyday it attracts many customers, especially in the evening. The street is crowded with all kind of local cuisine throughout China, including the Bintanghulu from Beijing, coconut from Hainan, skewers with many types of meat (beef, chicken, scorpions, squid, grasshoppers, sparrow) from Xinjiang, snacks of Chinese prickly ash, chili from Sichuan, rice-flour vermicelli from Guilin, corn on the cob, fried pancakes with peking duck, noodles, seafood and desserts (see the picture below). Chinese snack is a must for visitor to Beijing, and the Wangfujing Snack Street is the best place to go.
In the evening, transfer to railway station for the overnight train to Xi’an Z19 ( 20:41-8:15+1)
Accommodation on the train ( Soft berth --4 pax share once compartment )
Morning, pick up form railway station. Transfer to local restaurant for breakfast (on your own account. ) After that , you will head to visit History Museum (Closed every Monday ) (The Provincial History Museum - a striking Tang-Dynasty style pavilion, houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi. It is an absolute must for every visitor to the city.).
Continue to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Big Goose Pagoda is situated in the Da Ci'en Temple, known as the best-preserved Buddhist temple complex, four kilometers away from the center of the city. It is one of the city's most distinctive and outstanding landmarks, possibly the most beautiful building left in Xian today.)
Then visit to the Great Mosque. This mosque was built in 742 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). This was a result of Islam being introduced into Northwest China by Arab merchants and travelers from Persia and Afghanistan during the mid-7th century when some of them settled down in China and married women of Han Nationality. Their descendants became Muslim of today.
Later walk around the Muslim Street and visit to the Gaoyuesong’s Ancient Folk House. This famous house won the “Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area of UNESCO in 2002”. Enjoy the local Shadow Play Op
After the tour, transfer to the hotel.
In the morning take an excursion to the Terra Cotta Army Warriors and Horses. It is one of the three most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China. There are many life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations. The Terracotta Army was buried with Qin Shi Huangdi, in 210 BC, in order to guard the remnants of the emperor and all the treasures that were buried with him in the necropolis. The necropolis itself reproduces an imperial compound or palace with offices, halls and other structures surrounded by a wall.
Afterward , you will continue drive to Xi’an airport for the later afternoon flight to Chengdu (1hr50m flying time )．After landing, be welcome by your local tour guide, then head to hotel for check in.
Lunch at Chinese restaurant, dinner on your own account.
Overnight at Chengdu
Transfer to Giant Panda Breeding & Research Center. The Centre has two types of 'accommodations' for giant pandas - the Captive Cages and the Semi-nature Enclosures. Most of the giant pandas in the Centre stay individually in the captive cages, which are in fact large enclosures, each consists of an in-door room and an out-door courtyard. The semi-nature enclosures are very large wild areas but protected by border fences. Those giant pandas that will soon be released back to the wild will be put in the semi-nature enclosures for a long enough period of time for them to adapt to the natural environment. Although food has to be provided, the giant pandas will sleep there, eat there and recover their natural survival skills there until they can be released back to the wild.
After that have a tour of Wuhou Memorial Temple,which is dedicated to Zhuge Liang, the Martial Marquis of Shu in the Three Kingdoms. Memorial temples erected in many places after his death include a famous one in Chengdu
And go to stroll in Broad and Narrow Alley is composed of broad alley, narrow alley and across alleys, among which, there are a lot of traditional courtyards, or Siheyuan. Some very old alleys in Chengdu where some important people had lived. After its reconstruction, the Broad and Narrow Alley has been reopened to pubic and is now, one of the hottest tourist destination in Chengdu.
After tour , transfer back to hotel for check in. Dinner on your own account.
Overnight at Chengdu
This morning,take the morning flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, you will transfer to Yangti ( 1hrs ). You will take a bamboo rate tour from Yangti to Xinping (it is the most famous section of Li River tour which covers some of the most impressive part of the Li River with giant limestone peaks, sub tropical forest shading the banks and long white pebble beaches (depending on the water level).
After disembark from Xingping, you will drive another 1 hour to arrive at Yangshuo.
Stroll in West Street enjoy your leisure time.
Overnight at Yangshuo
Morning,have a cooking class to learn to cook Chinese food in either our traditional Chinese farmhouse in the beautiful countryside just outside Yangshuo or right on Li River in Yangshuo
Lunch at cooking school to taste what you cooked
In the afternoon, make a half day biking from Yangshuo to Baisha Town on the main road (Bike can be shipped to Baisha if you don't feel like to bike on the main road for 9km), Turn to county road and bike to Jiuxian, the old County of Yangshuo in the Tan Dynasty (about 1200 years ago), an old town lined with traditional architectures of early Qing Dynasty. Stop by Dashi bridge, where the contributory Yulong River meets the Li River, presenting you a surreal picture often seen in Chinese paintings. Visit the Xiangui Bridge-the oldest stone bridge in Guangxi area. Then keep biking back to Yangshuo via Yima village. (Total biking distance: 30km, total biking time: 2.5hours, total tour time includes biking: 4 hours)
Overnight at Yangshuo
Morning transfer to Guilin airport (2hrs) for the flight to Shanghai FM9380 (11:00-13:15)
Stroll in Shanghai Old Town (Yuyuan Bazaar) When it comes to the old town of Shanghai, it is always associated with something ancient and traditional, such as the Yuyuan Garden in the Ming Dynasty and the Town God's temple in the Qing Dynasty. Shanghai has a history of over 700 years since it was established, but it has witnessed the greatest humane development period since it opened 150 years ago. Things like co-inhabitancy of Chinese locals and foreigners, Shikumen (stone-framed gate ) houses and time-honored brands all came into being during this period.
Take a walk on the Bund (The famous avenue that parallels the Huang Pu River with its buildings of the 30's. The road is lined with some of the most prestigious buildings and landmarks of the city, mostly erected during the time of the foreign concessions. The river acts as a mirror between the old and the new Shanghai.),
Then transfer to enjoy the Acrobatic Show at Shanghai Center Theater or Huxi Theater (regular class B Tickets)
Show time: 19:30-21:00
After tour , move back to your hotel.
Overnight at Shanghai
Firstly, you will move to visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower ( the 2nd ball floor ) Located in Pudong, stands a staggering 468 meters (1535ft) making it the tallest tower in Asia. Tourists can go to several observatory decks and in clear weather can get a superb view of The Bund and Shanghai, as well as Sheshan, Chongming Island and the Yangtze River in the distance. The tower also has a hotel, revolving restaurant, karaoke parlors and bars.).
Transfer to visit the water town --Zhujiajiao (The ancient town of Zhujiajiao is built on top of the crisscrossing waterways that run from Dianshan Lake. The town is filled with every type of bridge imaginable, from wood to stone to marble, in differing sizes and unique styles. The town still has simple and elegant Ming and Qing dynasty (1368-1911) architecture that is quintessentially southern Chinese. Periodically, small wooden boats sail down the waterway, passing right under the eaves of the houses on its banks.).
Drive back to Shanghai continue to visit the French Concession the arts and crafts enclave in the French neighborhood. After that you can saunter around Xintiandi – ‘The City’s Living Room’, a multifunctional entertainment district with unique 1920’s style stone gate buildings known as “shikumen”.
After tour , move back to your hotel.
Overnight at Shanghai
Free time today before a transfer Shanghai Pudong airport for your departure flight to next destination
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