Northeast China 6 Day Highlight Tour

Picked up early in the morning from your hotel in Beijing, you will be guided to board on a 5-hour high speed train to Shenyang. Arriving at Shenyang North Railway Station, you are met by our English speaking tour guide in Shenyang at the station exit. First you will be arranged to have Chinese. After Chinese lunch, you will start your afternoon tour in Shenyang before checking in at our pre-arrangged hotel in Shenyang.

Your afternoon tour in Shenyang includes:

1. Manchu Imperial Palace

The palace complex represents the highest level art of early Manchu palace architectures and Manchu’s unique history and culture in the early stage. It is a magnificent palace that resembles a smaller Forbidden City in Beijing.

2. Former Residence of Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang

Zhang Zuolin (1875–1928) was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928. He was killed by a bomb planted by a Japanese Kwantung Army officer on 4 June 1928. Zhang Xueliang ( 1901 – 2001 ) was the actual ruler of Manchuria and much of northern China after the assassination of his father.

After breakfast at your hotel in Shenyang, you continue to visit Shenyang in the morning. Your morning Shenyang tour includes:

1. North Tomb (Zhaoling Tomb)

Zhao Ling ( Luminous Tomb ) is the burial site of the founder of Qing Dynasty – Huang Taiji (1592 – 1643). The tomb’s animal statues lead up to a mound where the emperor and his empress were buried. The traditional architectures and ornamentation around tomb site are magnificent.

2. Zhongjie Pedestrian Street in Shenyang

It is a vehicle-free commercial street, 1500 meters long, the earliest shopping street in Shenyang and the first walking street in China. Now Zhongjie Pedestrian Street is packed with shopping malls, department stores, restaurants. Scattered in the alleys along the street you can find numerous free markets offering a great variety of goods.

After Chinese lunch, take a 2-hour high speed train from Shenyang North Railway Station to Changchun Railway Station. Arriving at Changchun Railway Station, met and transferred to your hotel in Changchun. You are at your leisure to take a good rest or explore the city for the remainer of the day.

After breakfast at your hotel in Changchun, you start Changchun tour. Your Changchun morning tour includes:

1. Puppet Emperors' Palace

The former Manchukou's Imperial Palace covered an area of 12 hectares, and located in Guangfu Road in the northeast road of Changchun. It was the palace of last emperor, Puyi, who had lived as a puppet emperor between 1932 and 1945. The major building of the puppet palace is a two-storey house with yellow tiles covered on the top, which encompasses Qinmin Building, Jixi Building and Tongde Palace. Those 3 buildings were built with a combination of Chinese and Western patterns, which demonstrate distinctive building style.

2. Eight Ministries of Manchukuo

The Old Eight Departmens(旧八大部) were established in 1936, located near Xinmin Street in the center of Changchun. They consist of 8 institutions of Manchukuo, namely, Department of Security, Department of Legislation, Department of Economy, Department of Transportation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Culture and Education, Department of diplomacy and Department of Health.

3 ) Changchun Culture Square

Changchun Culture Square is located at the crossroad of Jiefang Dajie and Xinmin Dajie. It was inaugurated in August, 1996, the largest leisure square in Changchun with an area of 20.5 hectares. This marvelous square offers a good opportunity to look into the common and real life of the local people in Changchun. In summer, thousands of people will be engaged in all kinds of activities. It is a fine representation of community & culture

After Chinese lunch, you will take the one hour highspeed train from Changchun Railway Station to Harbin West Railway Station. You are met and transferred to your hotel in Harbin.

You are at your leisure to take a good rest or explore the city for the remainer of the day.

After breakfast, start your tour in Harbin. Your Harbin morning tour includes:

1. Sun Island

It lies at the north bank of Songhua River, opposite to the Stalin Park. For its attractive landscape all over the year, the Sun Island is a famous scenic spot and a good reputation place in Chinese north regions. Once a village for Russians, it is now a water-locked sunny natural bathing place with shady trees and belt beaches.

2. Siberian tigers in the Northeast Tiger Park

You are arranged to have a close look at the tigers on a moving bus as well as having a chance to see the tigers through a special walking corridor. It is a thrill and exciting experience to view these cute big cats.

After Chinese lunch, continue to visit Harbin and your afternoon Harbin tour includes:

1）Sophia Church

It is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in China as well in the Far East. It has the height of 53.3 meters and has an area of 721 square meters.

2）Zhongyang Dajie ( Central Street ).

Harbin is often dubbed as the Eastern Moscow due to its Russian architecture dooted in the city. The Zhongyang Dajie is the most famous street refecting the foreign styles. It includes many European architectural styled buildings from Renaissance and the baroque to eclecticism.

3. Unit 731 Museum

Unit 731 Germ Warefare Base was once a place where chinese people were tourtured by Japanese experimentators. These victims were exposed to various deseases, poisonous gases, and other dreadful tourtures.

After breakfast, you are free to explore the city of Harbin on your own till transferred to Harbin Railway Station and you will take the 10-hour overnight train for Beijing. Overnight on train ( 4-bed cabin ）.

Arriving at Beijing Railway Station early in the morning. You are met and transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.