Day 1 Mon 20-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Arrive in Shanghai, Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
Accommodation: Pacific Luck 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 Tue 21-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Hangzhou to Haining, Train No. D5653 (Shanghai Railway Station - Hangzhou Railway Station) Dep 08:00 - Arr 09:47 (Soft Seat)
Accommodation: Royal Palace Hotel **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Hotel to Train station Transfer (Shanghai), Train station to Hotel Transfer (Hangzhou), The West Lake(including the Island on the lake), Lingyin Temple, Meijiawu Village
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Hangzhou Lily Hotel(CNY 30 per person)
Day 3 Wed 22-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Haining to Hangzhou to Overnight train, Train No. Z10 (Hangzhou Railway Station - Beijing Railway Station) Dep 18:27 - Arr 07:18 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Stay on train
Today's Activities: Qiantang Tide Watching, Our guide and driver will escort you from Haining to Hangzhou, Solar eclipse viewing in Haining Ancient Town, Train station Transfer (Hangzhou)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 40 per person)
Day 4 Thu 23-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Overnight train to Beijing
Accommodation: Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing *** (Deluxe Room)
Today's Activities: Train station to Hotel Transfer (Beijing), The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Short Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, Lizexiang Pearl Store
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Beijing Ba guo bu yi Restaurant(CNY 40 per person)
Beijing
China's capital city, Beijing, is a must-see for visitors. As one of the great ancient capitals it is home to some of the finest remnants of China's imperial past.Beijing is so rich in history and culture yet has the vibrancy of a city which has been reborn. Watch the Video
Day 5 Fri 24-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Beijing
Accommodation: Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing *** (Deluxe Room)
Today's Activities: Sacred Way, The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car), Changling tomb, Cloisonne Factory
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xin Shuang Quan Restaurant(CNY 40 per person)
Day 6 Sat 25-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Beijing to Overnight train, Train No. 1163 (Beijing West Railway Station - Pingyao Railway Station) Dep 19:03 - Arr 07:31 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Stay on train
Today's Activities: Summer Palace with boat Cruise & The Garden of Virtue and Harmony, Beijing Capital Museum, Beijing Olympic Green(outside tour of Bird's Nest and National Aquatics Center), Lama Temple, Li Heng Tang pearl store, Hotel to Train station Transfer (Beijing)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 45 per person)
Day 7 Sun 26-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Overnight train to Pingyao
Accommodation: Dejuyuan Inn *** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Train station to Hotel Transfer (Pingyao), Pingyao Ancient Town
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 40 per person)
Pingyao
Pingyao is a well preserved ancient town filled with remarkable Chinese ancient architecture. Due to its sound preservation of the urban landscape in China's Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, Pingyao was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List on December 31st, 1997. Watch the Video
Festivals list:
Pingyao International Photography Festival(Sep. 20-Sep. 30, 2009): The Pingyao International Photography Festival, held in the ancient section of the city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province, is not only an event for photographers of all skill levels, from the neophyte to the seasoned photographer, it is also a rare event for those simply interested in photography, including both curiosity-driven local residents and tourists from far and wide, both within and without China.
Day 8 Mon 27-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Pingyao to Overnight train, Train No. 2535 (Pingyao Railway Station - Xian Railway Station) Dep 20:06 - Arr 07:45 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Stay on train
Today's Activities: Shuanglin Temple, Wang Family Courtyard, Hotel to Train station Transfer (Pingyao)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 40 per person), Chinese Dinner(CNY 40 per person)
Day 9 Tue 28-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Overnight train to Xian
Accommodation: Xian Skytel Hotel *** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Train station to Hotel Transfer (Xian), Big Wild Goose Pagoda, The Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Chongde Handmade Pottery Factory
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at A Wa Shan Zhai Restaurant(Qinling Branch)(CNY 50 per person)
Xian
As one of China's seven ancient national capitals, Xi'an served as a capital for 12 dynasties over 1,000 years, thus Xi'an is blessed with a great number of precious relics and historical sites. Hotspots here include the Army of Terra Cotta Warriors (the eighth Wonder of the World). Watch the Video
Day 10 Wed 29-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Xian to Overnight train, Train No. T140/T137 (Xian Railway Station - Shanghai Railway Station) Dep 19:53 - Arr 11:40 (Soft sleeper)
Accommodation: Stay on train
Today's Activities: Muslim Street, Xian City Wall with Bicycle, Forest of Stele Museum, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Hotel to Train station Transfer (Xian)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Qianzhou Restaurant(Xiao Yanta Branch)(CNY 50 per person)
Day 11 Thu 30-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Overnight train to Shanghai
Day 12 Fri 31-Jul-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 13 Sat 01-Aug-09
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 14 Sun 02-Aug-09
Place & Transport: Depart Shanghai, Flight No. TBA (Your arrangements)
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