China's Contrasts

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Today you will continue your tour in Shanghai with the visit to Shanghai Museum, a world-class institution that houses a collection of 120,000 invaluable art pieces. Then visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center to learn more about the history of Shanghai. A look at the miniature model of the city is especially recommended. It is regarded as the 'Window of the City' where people can know about Shanghai.

Afterwards, we will transfer to the airport for the next stop, Beijing - the capital of China. Be met in Beijing airport and transfer to hotel.

Shanghai Museum

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The first highlight of your trip is to visit the symbol of China - the Great Wall. The Mutianyu Great Wall, which section is more popular among foreign visitors, with many observation towers that can be reached by cable car, from where you can sit back and enjoy the great scenery.

Then drive to Summer Palace, which is China existing largest and best preserved imperial garden. It is a large natural landscape garden which used Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as based address, modeled on the Hangzhou West Lake scenery, drew some design techniques and the mood of the gardens on the Yangtze delta.

Mutianyu Great Wall

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Today, we'll pay a visit for Tiananmen Square, which is the largest public square in the world. Then visit today's highlight: the Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. In its 500 years of history, there were 24 emperors living here. Experiencing several times renovation and expansion during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Forbidden City is still remaining its original layout.

At last we will visit the Temple of Heaven, which was used to pray for harvest by the emperors. It's China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven. This Chinese monument is built entirely in wood, without using a single nail, which has become the symbol of Beijing. For the Chinese the ground is sacred, so the emperor used to celebrate the main rites here.

Forbidden City

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Take a high-speed train from Beijing to Luoyang. Tour guide will meet you in railway station then drive to the famous Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang.

The site of the Longmen Grottoes was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. About 2,300 grottoes and niches, 25,000 inscribed stone tablets, and over 100,000 Buddhist images and statues are carved into the cliffs. Longmen Grottoes represents the highest achievement in art relating to sculptures, which is a real treasure in China in terms of religion, fine arts, architecture, and calligraphy.

Longmen Grottoes

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In the morning, you'll visit the famous Shaolin Temple which is the origin of Chinese Kong-fu. In Ming dynasty, Shaolin Temple was at the height of power. There are many cultural relics in every palace in the temple.  It is the biggest Tallinn in China and the towers have different sizes. They reflect the style of architectures in every dynasty and they are treasure houses of studying masonry and sculpture in ancient times.

Then the high-speed train continues to Xi'an, one of the most famous cities of the Chinese Silk Road.

Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng

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Today you'll journey out in to the countryside surrounding Xi'an and visit what is undoubtedly one of the man-made wonders of the world – the Terracotta Warriors. These clay statues of soldiers, horses and chariots – each individually sculpted from clay, each having a different costume, height, and even facial expressions – stand in battle formation.

After lunch, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda - a landmark building of Xi'an. It is a well-preserved holy place for Buddhist with a history of over 1300 years.

The next stop of your journey is the Great Mosque. It is the largest and best-preserved mosque in Xi'an. It assumes the striking features of Chinese pavilions, with painted beams and engraved ridgepoles. You will be amazed by the not so typical construction of this mosque.

Terracotta Warriors

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Today, you will take a flight head south to Guilin, known for its unique karst cone mountain landscape.

In the afternoon, visit the Elephant Trunk Hill - the symbol of Guilin. The hill looks exactly like a huge elephant stretching its trunk drinking water of Li River. You could climb up to the top and take full view of Guilin's hills and rivers.

After that, have a trip to Reed Flute Cave which is famous scenic spot offering a magic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites in fantastic shapes and colors.

Elephant Trunk Hill

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Today, you will enjoy the picturesque city of Yangshuo. At first, explore the Li River on cruise. Enjoy the Li River tour with the buffet lunch on broad. Savour the fairy-tale scenery while cruise down the meandering river to Yangshuo. You can go on the sundeck or just sit and appreciate the picturesque scenery from the window.

Arrive in Yangshuo in the afternoon, then get on a traditional bamboo raft with a private punter to sail along the Yulong River. It is known as little Li River, you sail on a bamboo raft through the idyllic mountain landscape of Yangshuo. Sitting on the reclining chair on the raft you can enjoy a tranquil moment while the reflections of the mountains and bamboo groves pass by.

Drive back to Guilin and have a good rest.

Li River

Bamboo Rafting on Yulong River

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Today, the Guilin high-speed train takes you even further south to Hong Kong - the epitome of sparkling skyscrapers, a rapid economic boom, and green oases on the outskirts of the city.

Hong Kong

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Today, discover Hong Kong on your own. If you do not want to miss the “Las Vegas of China”, you can also opt for a trip with English speaking tour guides to Macau!

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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Say goodbye to China and transfer to Hong Kong airport. Connect with your departure flight.