Day 1 Sat 26-Sep-09
Place & Transport: Arrive in Shanghai, Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
Accommodation: Anting Villa Hotel Shanghai **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Shanghai)
Shanghai
Shanghai, the largest city in China, is an amazing mix of the ancient and hi-tech western civilization. It is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features. Shanghai's gorgeous night scenery is one of the main highlights that will linger in visitors' minds after their Shanghai travel experience. Watch the Video 
Festivals list:
Formula One(Apr. 17-Apr. 19, 2009): F1 is the abbreviation for Formula 1. In China, it is called the Class One Formula Race. The cars, which are made according to the same formula, are called Formula race. Among those classes, the top one is Formula 1. At present, the popularity of the F1 can be compared with the Olympics and the World Cup. Now there are ten racing teams. Every race, there are 20 drivers attending at most and each year there are 16 to 19 races. The race usually starts on the middle of the March and ends on the end of October. Each race can attract more than one billion audiences seeing it through TV and other mass medium.
The City Temple Fair(Feb. 8-Feb. 10, 2009): The City Temple in Shanghai enjoys a great reputation at home and abroad. It holds a series of temple fairs all year round due to the large number of temples and deities. Around the fifteenth day of the first month in China’s lunar calendar, (the Lantern Festival) each year, all shops and residences near the City Temple will hang ingenious lanterns in diverse shapes, like ingot, cornucopia, boats, lotus, bats, butterflies and toads, made of glass, and other lanterns like revolving scenic lanterns, rabbits, crabs, carps, shells, windmills made of silk or paper. Besides, some riddles will be hung on lanterns. What is more, both performances of “literary lanterns” and “military lanterns” will be held in streets. “Literary lanterns” performance team starts with south Yangzi string and pipe music (traditional stringed and woodwind instruments), followed by colorful paper lanterns with the shape of an umbrella. “Military lanterns” performance team is led by a strong rhythm of drums and gongs
Day 2 Sun 27-Sep-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Anting Villa Hotel Shanghai **** (Standard Room)
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Mon 28-Sep-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Anting Villa Hotel Shanghai **** (Standard Room)
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 Tue 29-Sep-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Suzhou, Train No. D5412 (Shanghai Railway Station - Suzhou Railway Station) Dep 09:09 - Arr 09:48 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Garden Hotel *** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Hotel to Train station Transfer (Shanghai), Train station to Hotel Transfer (Suzhou), Panmen Gate, Humble Administrators Garden, The Grand Canal
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Suzhou
Renowned as "Venice of the East" and "Heaven on Earth", Suzhou is famous for its unique, elegant gardens, its network of rivers and canals, and its silk production. The water towns near the city are the must-see and highlights.
Festivals list:
Cold Mountain Temple New Year Bell(Jan. 25-Jan. 25, 2009): The Cold Mountain Temple near Fengqiao ancient town will hold the ceremony of striking bells when a new year is coming. When the 108th bell rings and extends afar, it welcomes the new year with echoes from all directions.
Huqiu Temple Fair(Sep. 1-Oct. 1, 2009): The Huqiu Temple Fair has been celebrated for 13 years till 2006. During the temple fair, two temple showcases would be held every day on the Qianren Rock (Qianren Rock is a huge stone with a plain surface on which thousands of people can stand.) In the showcases performances like folk arts, puppetry, traditional music, acrobatics and wrestling are given in celebration of the harvest season. Besides, a huge market offers every customer tens of thousands of varieties of goods.
Suzhou Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival(Mar. 21-Mar. 31, 2009): Suzhou Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival Suzhou has been a well-known place for plum blossoms in China since ancient times, and has developed a rich plum culture. The place “Linwo Mei Hai “ has become the largest base for plum visiting and plum culture. The Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival with “plum” as the theme organizes a variety of large-scale folk cultural activities, in order to share with travelers the symbolic meaning of the mountain and the lake and the flower and the snow.
Immortal Day(May. 8-May. 8, 2009): Immortal Day is one of Suzhou traditional festivals. April 14 of the lunar year is the birthday of Lu Dongbin—a famous Taoist priest in Tang Dynasty (one of the “Eight Immortals” in Chinese mythology) also known as the “immortal’s birthday”. It is believed that the day sees Lu Dongbin , the immortal, hide in the bustling crowd. Whoever has a strange refractory disease would be destined to meet him and be cured by him. Everyone wants to take this chance, and to be blessed by the immortal. So the day is known as the Immortal Day. Nowadays the day has become a kind of folk custom and a tourism brand in Suzhou with temple fairs, fashion and cultural shows and folk art performances. Besides, many a vendor dealing in colorful snacks, crafts, flowers, birds and fish will gather along streets.
Suzhou International Silk Festival(Sep. 20-Sep. 25, 2009): A series of celebration activities with local cultural charm are being held, including large economy and trade talks, the Tiger Hill Temple Fair and the Tianping Red Maple Art Festival, to attract foreign investments and to promote sales. It has been provided various opportunities through tourism for the trade and economy of this city
Day 5 Wed 30-Sep-09
Place & Transport: Suzhou to Hangzhou, Train No. D5475 (Suzhou Railway Station - Hangzhou Railway Station) Dep 19:20 - Arr 21:55 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Overseas Chinese Hotel Hangzhou *** (Standard Room(Lake view))
Today's Activities: Cruise in Zhouzhuang, Hotel to Train station Transfer (Suzhou), Train station to Hotel Transfer (Hangzhou)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 55 per person)
Hangzhou
Renowned as a popular tourist destination in China, Hangzhou is a bustling resort with many historical heritage sites as well as impressive natural beauty. The West Lake, with its extraordinary scenery and temples of historical, justifies the city's legendary status as "paradise on the earth".
Festivals list:
West Lake Expo(Dec. 6-Dec. 25, 2009): The First West Lake Expo was held in 1929 and has currently become the most famous festival displaying Hangzhou history, culture and scenery. There will held dozens of exhibitions, forums and performances, covering culture, art, fashion, technology, business, tourism food and other aspects.
West Lake International Fireworks Festival(Oct. 10-Oct. 31, 2009): Fireworks inverted in the West Lake form a stunning scene.
West Lake Lotus Festival(Jul. 1-Aug. 1, 2009): "Enjoying the beauty of lotus flowers, picking up seedpods of the lotus, peeling seedpods, cooking lotus meal, listening to folk drama, lighting lotus lanterns, Miss West Lake Lotus Photo Model Competition, and the Chinese lotus species exhibitions
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Xihu (West Lake) Mid-Autumn Festival Evening Party(Oct. 2-Oct. 6, 2009): During the night of Mid-autumn Festival visitors can enjoy the performances like local dancing, acrobatics and folk music, while having a special dinner.
Day 6 Thu 01-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Hangzhou
Accommodation: Overseas Chinese Hotel Hangzhou *** (Standard Room(Lake view))
Today's Activities: Lingyin Temple, Six Harmonies Pagoda, The West Lake(including the Island on the lake), Meijiawu Tea Plantation
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
Day 7 Fri 02-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Hangzhou
Accommodation: Overseas Chinese Hotel Hangzhou *** (Standard Room(Lake view))
Today's Activities: Ancient Village Wuzhen, Wu Zhen boat cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
Day 8 Sat 03-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Hangzhou to Huangshan, Express Bus
Accommodation: Beihai hotel **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Hotel to bus station Transfer (Hangzhou), Express bus station to Hotel Transfer (Huangshan), Yungu Cable Car, The Yellow Mountains
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 70 per person)
Huangshan
With its superlative natural beauty Yellow Mountain has been a place where people come to paint, and meditate. People come to Yellow Mountain to seek retreat. Sheer cliffs, twisted pine trees, hot springs and clouds make up the highlights of the mountain.
Festivals list:
Yi County Tourism and Photography Festival(Nov. 8-Nov. 9, 2009): Every November 8 to 9 when the famous “Tachuan Autumn”, one of top three beautiful autumn scenes in China comes, the Tachuan Photography Festival is held. During the festival, several activities such as a grand opening ceremony, folk performances, “the ancient Yi Charm” theme Photography exhibition, “villages in painting” Photography Competition will take place.
Shexian Boating Festival(Oct. 18-Nov. 17, 2009): When Shexian Boating Festival comes, local fishermen will tie two wooden boat together horizontally, shed off their roofs, and construct pavilions, towers, halls, Courts, archways with bamboo and wood. Candles are lit and local bands are seated in the boats. When darkness approaches, six pairs of boats take the bands floating on the local river, Lianjiang River throughout a whole night. The lighting boats are called Shuiyou (Water Parade), while that people on the bank carrying lanterns is called Hanyou (Land Parade). Both parades integrate with each other and always attract residents nearby to watch.
Day 9 Sun 04-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Huangshan to Shanghai, Train No. K8420 (Huangshan Railway Station - Shanghai Railway Station) Dep 19:15 - Arr 10:34 (Soft sleeper)
Today's Activities: Yungu Cable Car, Hongcun Village, Xidi Village, Hotel to Train station Transfer (Huangshan)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 70 per person)
Day 10 Mon 05-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai *** (Deluxe Room)
Day 11 Tue 06-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai *** (Deluxe Room)
Today's Activities: Shangcheng Acrobatic Show, The Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Home's Restaurant(CNY 90 per person)
Day 12 Wed 07-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai *** (Deluxe Room)
Today's Activities: Children Palace, Pujiang Cruise(from South bund to Yangpu Bridge), Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
Day 13 Thu 08-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai *** (Deluxe Room)
Today's Activities: Be a Shanghainese
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
Day 14 Fri 09-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Accommodation: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai *** (Deluxe Room)
Meals: Breakfast
Day 15 Sat 10-Oct-09
Place & Transport: Depart Shanghai, Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Breakfast
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