Day 1 Mon 05-May-08
Place & Transport: Hong Kong to Beijing, Air China CA102 (Hongkong Airport - Beijing Capital Airport) Dep 12:45 - Arr 16:00 (Economy class)
Accommodation: Sunworld Hotel Beijing **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Beijing)
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 2 Tue 06-May-08
Place & Transport: Beijing
Accommodation: Sunworld Hotel Beijing **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 60 per person)
Day 3 Wed 07-May-08
Place & Transport: Beijing
Accommodation: Sunworld Hotel Beijing **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xiaolumian(CNY 150 per person)
Day 4 Thu 08-May-08
Place & Transport: Beijing
Accommodation: Sunworld Hotel Beijing **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Short Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, 798 Photo Gallery, Lama Temple
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 60 per person) at Courtyard Houses(CNY 60 per person)
Day 5 Fri 09-May-08
Place & Transport: Beijing to Hangzhou, Hainan Airlines HU7277 (Beijing Capital Airport - Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport) Dep 10:20 - Arr 12:20 (Economy class)
Accommodation: Zhejiang Grand Hotel **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Hangzhou), Lingyin Temple, Six Harmonies Pagoda
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 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(Nov. 17-Dec. 7, 2008): 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, 2008): Fireworks inverted in the West Lake form a stunning scene.
West Lake Lotus Festival(Jul. 1-Aug. 1, 2008): "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(Sep. 13-Sep. 17, 2008): 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 Sat 10-May-08
Place & Transport: Hangzhou to Suzhou,
Accommodation: Garden View Hotel Suzhou **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: The West Lake(including the Island on the lake), Meijiawu Village , Hotel to bus station Transfer (Hangzhou), Express bus station to Hotel Transfer (Suzhou), The Garden of the Master of Nets
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
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:
Suzhou International Silk Festival(Sep. 20-Sep. 25, 2008): 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
Cold Mountain Temple New Year Bell(Feb. 6-Feb. 6, 2008): 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, 2008): 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(Apr. 1-Apr. 10, 2008): 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. 18-May. 18, 2008): 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.
Day 7 Sun 11-May-08
Place & Transport: Suzhou to Shanghai
Today's Activities: Humble Administrators Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Zhouzhuang Water Town, Cruise in Zhouzhuang, Our guide and driver will escort you from Suzhou to Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 50 per person)
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, 2008): 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. 20-Feb. 22, 2008): 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 8 Mon 12-May-08
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 9 Tue 13-May-08
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 10 Wed 14-May-08
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 11 Thu 15-May-08
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Day 12 Fri 16-May-08
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Guilin, China Eastern Airline MU5379 (Shanghai Hongqiao Airport - Guilin Liangjiang Airport) Dep 09:50 - Arr 12:10 (Economy class)
Accommodation: Guilin Bravo Hotel **** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Guilin), Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Guilin Art Gallery
Meals: Chinese Lunch at McFound Restaurant (A La Carte)(CNY 60 per person)
Guilin
Guilin, with its marvelous limestone scenery, is absolutely not to be missed. The Li River, winding its way among crags and hills, creates a timeless beauty that seems to belong to a landscape painting. Watch the Video
Day 13 Sat 17-May-08
Place & Transport: Guilin to Yangshuo
Accommodation: Aiyuan Hotel *** (Standard Room)
Today's Activities: Li River Cruise, Fuli Village
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 80 per person)
Yangshuo
Yangshuo is a very old town set among craggy limestone pinnacles. The place is characterized by crystal clear rivers, limestone crags, lush vegetation and traditional Chinese architecture and customs which have been immortalized in Chinese classical landscape paintings and poetry. Watch the Video
Day 14 Sun 18-May-08
Place & Transport: Depart Guilin
Today's Activities: Yangshuo Countryside Biking
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch(CNY 80 per person)
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