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Day 1: Entrance City to Beijing

Our tour guide will pick you up at the airport, and then transfer you to the hotel. For the rest of the day, you will enjoy a free leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 2: Beijing     Breakfast & Chinese Lunch

In the morning, our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel. Full day trip to Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven Tiananmen Square and Summer Palace,

- The Tiananmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.

- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

- The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.

Day 3: Beijing to Overnight train   Breakfast & Chinese Lunch

In the morning, we will pick you up at the hotel and full day trip to Great Wall and Ming Tomb.  Train No. Z19 Dep 9:24PM - Arr 8:25AM.

- Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.

- The Ming Tomb: They are the best preserved ancient imperial tombs largest in scale, and with most numerous emperors buried there in China.

 Day 4: Overnight train to Xian   Breakfast

We will pick you up at the railway station and send you to the hotel. Half Day Group Tour to History Museum, Ancient City Wall and the Grand Mosque.

- The History Museum: This houses an impressive collection of artifacts from the Silk Road as well as other relics from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.

- The City Wall: an extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure, boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese history.

- The mosque: With more than 1200 years' history, the mosque is one of the four grand Islamic mosques in China. It is really well worth a trip to see the Great Mosque, not only for its history but also for its particular design of mixed architecture – combining traditional Muslim and Chinese styles. It is among the four most important mosques in China.

Day 5: Xian to Overnight train    Breakfast & Chinese Lunch

Today you will have a day tour to The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, The Wild Goose Pagoda and Banpo Museum. After the day tour, our tour guide will transfer you to the railway station and you will take Train No. N361/N364 Dep 6:10PM - Arr 9:57AM to Yichang.

- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: This incredible 2000 year-old army of life-sized warriors, each one unique, is part of the underground tomb of the Emperor Qin. Well over 7000 figures were drawn up in full battle array in several large pits. Many of the figures, including soldiers, archers, horses and chariots, have been restored, and the repairs and excavations continue at the site where you can see both repaired and broken warriors in a truly impressive display. There is also an excellent museum, including bronze chariots unearthed nearby, and a film about the history and discovery of the tomb. It is about 35 km from Xian.

- The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Unsung (Monk Trip taka) stored his classics brought from India.

- Banpo: It is a village that existed some 6,000 years ago near Xian in the Shaanxi Province of China. Artifacts that have been unearthed from the Banpo site are all that remains of this prehistoric clan-based community. The

Day 6: Overnight train to Yichang to Yangtze  Breakfast

We will pick you up at the Yichang railway station and transfer you to the Cruise pier. Half day trip to The Research Institute of Chinese Sturgeon., Sanyou Cave, Departs Yichang at 12:00 Am.

-The Research Institute of Chinese Sturgeon: Chinese sturgeon is only live in China and becomes very rare and precious.

-Sanyou Cave: It is 7km far away to the northwest of the Yichang and the largest cave on the north peak of the Xilingshan. The cave backs to the Xilingxiao along Yangtze River where you can see spectaculars.

Day 7: Yangtze   Chinese Lunch & Chinese Dinner

Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site (8:30-10:30am).

-Three Gorges Dam: the largest water conservancy project ever undertaken by man and it has been a dream for several generations of Chinese people. The construction of the dam formally began in 1994. The body of the dam was completed in 2003, and the whole construction will be competed in 2009. It will be 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide on the top and 130 meters wide at the bottom. The tourists can get access to the top of the dam and enjoy different kinds of photo opportunities.

Day 8: Yangtze  Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

Shore excursion to Shennong Stream (8:00am-12:30pm).

-Shennong Stream: It is another tributary of the Yangtze River, and its fast-flowing, crystal clear water runs southwards through deep gorges. The stream races past large and small karst caves, flocks of swallows, sheer cliffs, deep gorges, waterfalls, three-colored springs, rapids, the ancient plank path, a suspended coffin in the cliff, groups of ancient tombs and marvelous karst formations.

Day 9: Yangtze  Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

Shore excurison to Fengdu Ghost City (08:30-10:30).

-Fengdu is where the devil lives: according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead. The whole place has an eerie feel to it with deserted streets, tower blocks, empty shops and banks. The only people here are those who make a living from visiting cruise boats.

Day10: Yangtze to Chongqing  Breakfast

Cruise pier Transfer (Chongqing), Arrives in Chongqing at 9:00 Am.

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Price Includes:
A. Entrance fees：To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.
B. Meals: All means as specified in the itinerary. 
C. Transfers: Between airports and hotels by the private air conditioned car/van; between the scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the shared air conditioned vehicle.
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D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport  and transfer you to the hotel or vice versa. While sightseeing in the cities, you will share a guide and driver with a group.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast . All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Transportation: Domestic flights or trains as listed in the itinerary.
G. Airport tax and the fuel fee.
H. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
I. Service Charge & Government Taxes.

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