Beijing Xian Hangzhou Suzhou Shanghai 12 Days Tour

Starting the day with a visit to Tiananmen Square , the world largest square of this kind. Then move on to the imperial palace, also known as the " Forbidden City " that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. After Chinese lunch, continue to visit Temple of Heaven , the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Back to your hotel.

After breakfast, have an excursion to the Badaling Great Wall , symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch, go on with the visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs , where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. Peking Duck dinner and Peking Opera Show in the evening.

After breakfast, take morning flight for Xian. Met by our English speaking tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Xian. After lunch, your city tour begins with a visit to The Shaanxi Museum - a large modern museum of the national level. Then move on to Big Goose Pagoda . Originally Big Goose Pagoda consisted of a brick structure of five storeys and was about 60 meters high. Originally built in 589A.D. Continue to visit the Great Mosque , the biggest and most preserved complete Chinese existent mosque. It was first built at the Tianbao first year (742 years) during Tang Dynasty. After having the local flavor - dumpling dinner, enjoy Tang Dynasty Show in the evening. Transferred back to your hotel.

After breakfast at hotel, have an excursion to the Terra-cotta Army - a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China' First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. After lunch, drive back to the city center and visit the Xian City Wall , a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian. Back to your hotel.

Take a morning flight to Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province. After lunch, first head to Lingyin Temple . Lingyin Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect nestled in the Flying Peak north-west of Hangzhou. Then continue to visit the Qinghefang Pedestrian Street . It is the best-preserved histotical street in Hangzhou. A great number of time-honored shops with over a hundred year are located here. Return to your midtown hotel ( booked by us ) in Hangzhou.

Pick up from your midtown hotel in Hangzhou and head to a wharf at West Lake . There are many lakes named "West Lake" worldwide, but the "West Lake" here in Hangzhou is usually considered the most beautiful among all. Finish your cruise at the Huagang Park Wharf. Move on to Huagang Park ( Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond Park ). It is a peninsula projecting into the lake. Viewing red fish at the Red Carp Pond is the highlight of the park tour. Continue to visit Leifeng Pagoda . Ascending to the top of the pagoda and looking down, one has a panoramic view of West Lake and the whole city of Hangzhou. Leifeng Pagoda is the most vibible landmark on West Lake. It is a five story tall tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake. After local Chinese lunch, you are taken to Longjing Tea Plantation to experience the traditional method of making Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea as well drinking, picking, smelling or buying. Return to your hotel in Hangzhou.

After breakfast, transferred to Suzhou. Arrival at Suzhou, private transfer to your hotel in Suzhou ( booked by us ). Suzhou is a well-known historical and cultural city, as well as a key scenic tourist one. The city is often referred to as "The Venice of the Earth." Its famous private gardens are listed as World Culture Heritage. First visit Net Master Garden ,the best and most celebrated as a model Ming Dynasty Garden in all of Suzhou. Then move on to the Ancient City Gate and Grand Canal . Then have a short tour of a silk spinning factory to see how Chinese silk has been produced since the 14th century. Stay overnight at your hotel in Suzhou.

After breakfast, visit the water town of Zhouzhuang . You will board a Chinese style gondala to cruise the waterways of the city. After the tour in Suzhou and Zhouzhuang, transferred back to your midtown hotel in Shanghai. Stay overnight in Shanghai.

First visit Shanghai Museum , the selection of over 112,000 Chinese cultural relics from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Then proceed to visit The Bund , one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. After that, move on to the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Road , a walking bustling street that is always packed with people waching other people. After lunch, go to Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and visit Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower . Finally take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River .

After breakfast, visit Yuyuan Garden , a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. Just next to Yuyuan Garden is the Old City God's Temple Bazaar from the Song Dyansty. Then move on to Jade Buddha Temple - the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was built during the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1875-1909 ) and boasts of priceless collection of jade statutes from Burma. After lunch, first visit Shanghai Urban Planning Center . The Exhibition Hall is a six story building, with two basement levels, which displays Shanghai's urban planning and development. Move on to the former French Concession , characterized by beautiful, tree-lined streets and weathered European architecture. Finally head to Xi Tian Di - something like Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong and Clarke Quay in Singapore. The brick buildings on these tow-square blocks have been preserved and tranformed into trendy clubs, restaurants and boutiques. Back to your hotel in Shanghai.