Day 01 Arrive in Shanghai
Activities: Arrive in Shanghai, your gateway city of this tour. Be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Accommodation:The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Meals: No Meals
Day 02 Shanghai
Activities: Depart from hotel in the morning to have a whole-day trip of Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, the Old Street, Oriental TV Tower and the Bund. Traditional Dim-sum Banquet and Acrobatics are recommended for your optional lunch and night entertainment which are exclusive in our quotation. Feel free to contact our travel advisor about the details and cost.
Accommodation:The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Meals: B/L
Day 03 Shanghai - 
- Chengdu
Activities: Visit Shanghai Museum in the morning. Then be transferred to the airport for the flight to Chengdu, whose locals have the reputation of having laid back attitudes and knowing how to enjoy life.
Accommodation:Minshan Hotel Chengdu
Meals: B/L
Day 04 Chengdu
Activities: Depart from hotel in the morning to have a whole-day trip of Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center where you can see the lovely pandas and Sanxingdui Museum in the suburb of Chengdu.
Accommodation:Minshan Hotel Chengdu
Meals: B/L
Day 05 Chengdu - - Gonggar - 
- Tsetang
Activities: Free leisure until be transferred to the airport for the flight to Tibet.
Accommodation:Tsetang hotel
Meals: B/L
Day 06 Tsetang
Activities: Have a one-day trip around Tsedang including Samye Monastery, Trandruk Monastery and Yombulagang Palace. Stay overnight at Tsedang.
Accommodation:Tsetang hotel
Meals: B/L
Day 07 Tsetang - - Lhasa
Activities: Drive to Lhasa in the morning and visit Drepung Monastery and Tibet Museum upon arrival.
Accommodation:Lhasa Hotel in Lhasa
Meals: B/L
Day 08 Lhasa
Activities: A trip to Lhasa would be incomplete without a visit to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street.
Accommodation:Lhasa Hotel in Lhasa
Meals: B/L
Day 09 Lhasa - - Shigatse
Activities: Drive to Shigatse in the morning and visit Yamdrok Lake, and Kumbum Pagoda on the way. Stay overnight at Shigatse.
Accommodation:Shigatse Hotel
Meals: B/L
Day 10 Shigatse - - Tingri
Activities: Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery and Sakya Monastery in the morning and continue to drive to Tingri. Stay overnight at Tingri.
Accommodation:Local Best
Meals: B/L
Day 11 Tingri - - Shigatse
Activities: Drive to the Base Camp of Mt. Qomolangma in the morning and drive back to Shigatse after visiting. Stay overnight at Shigatse.
Accommodation:Shigatse Hotel
Meals: B/L
Day 12 Shigatse - - Lhasa
Activities: After a night's good rest, be transferred back to Lhasa in the morning. The rest of the day is on your own. Just relax and take a leisured stroll around the city. You can excurse and reveal this charming city by person.
Accommodation:Lhasa Hotel in Lhasa
Meals: B/L
Day 13 Lhasa - 
- Xian
Activities: Be transferred to the railway station for a whole day train to Xian. You can enjoy the Tibet scenery along the railway. Upon arrival, be transferred to the hotel to check in and have a good rest after the long journey.
Accommodation:Tianyu Gloria Palza Hotel
Meals: B
Day 14 Xian
Activities: The whole day on the train jouney to Xian.
Accommodation:Tianyu Gloria Palza Hotel
Meals: No Meals
Day 15 Xian
Activities: You will have ample time the Qin Terror-cotta Army Museum, Great Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, and Ancient City Wall. Jiaozi Banquet or Tang Dynasty Show is recommended for your dinner or night show, which is exclusive in our quotation. Feel free to contact our travel advisor about the details and cost.
Accommodation:Tianyu Gloria Palza Hotel
Meals: B/L
Day 15 Xian - - Beijing
Activities: Be transferred to the airport for the flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, take a half-day Hutong Tour by rickshaw to visit the ancient lanes and alleyways of Beijing.
Accommodation:Holiday Inn Central Plaza Beijing
Meals: B/L
Day 17 Beijing
Activities: Today you will tour Tian'anmen Square, the largest urban square and Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Then visit Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. Roasted Peking Duck is recommended for your dinner, which is exclusive in our quotation. Feel free to contact our travel advisor about the details and cost.
Accommodation:Holiday Inn Central Plaza Beijing
Meals: B/L
Day 18 Beijing
Activities: In the morning drive 75km to visit the Great Wall(Badaling Section) first and Ming Tombs (Changling Tomb), the once lavish burial chambers of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. A Peking Opera show after dinner is recommended for your night show, which is exclusive in our quotation. Feel free to contact our travel advisor about the details and cost.
Accommodation:Holiday Inn Central Plaza Beijing
Meals: B/L
Day 19 Depart from Beijing
Activities: Bid China a fond farewell as board the return flight.
Accommodation:
Meals: B
Day 01 Arrive in Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level status. Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business by the 1930s. However, Shanghai's prosperity was interrupted after the 1949 Communist takeover and the subsequent cessation of foreign investment. Economic reforms in 1990 resulted in intense development and financing in Shanghai, and in 2005 Shanghai became the world's largest cargo port.
Day 02 Shanghai
Situated in the northwest near the intersection of Anyuan Lu and Jiangning Lu, the temple is an active one, attracting large numbers of visitors, both local and overseas Chinese tourists. It is one of Shanghai's few Buddhist temples. Jade Buddha Temple was built between 1911 and 1918, housing 70 resident monks. Its exterior is easily identifiable by its bright saffron walls. Inside, the centerpiece is a two-meter-high white jade sitting Buddha encrusted with jewels. It is said the statue weighs 1,000kg. The sitting Buddha was installed in the temple when it was brought by monks from Burma to Zhejiang Province in 1882. A smaller reclining Buddha lies on a redwood bed.
The Yu Garden: Yu Garden is one of the most famous gardens in China and is national heritage listed. It was built in 1559 and extended in 1577. Each section of the garden is separated by curved white walls crowned with the head and body of a dragon on them. It's named after the original owner.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Shanghai. The tower, surrounded by the Yangpu Bridge in the northeast and the Nanpu Bridge in the southwest, creates a picture of 'twin dragons playing with pearls'. The entire scene is a photographic jewel that excites the imagination and attracts thousands of visitors year-round. This 468 meters high (1,536 feet) tower is the world's third tallest TV and radio tower surpassed in height only by towers in Toronto, Canada and Moscow, Russia. However, even more alluring than its height is the tower's unique architectural design that makes the Oriental Pearl TV Tower one of the most attractive places anywhere. The base of the tower is supported by three seven-meter wide slanting stanchions. Surrounding the eleven steel spheres that are 'strung' vertically through the center of the tower are three nine-meter wide columns. There are three large spheres including the top sphere, known as the space module. Then there are five smaller spheres and three decorative spheres on the tower base. The entire structure rests on rich green grassland and gives the appearance of pearls shining on a jade plate.
Located along the Huangpu River, the Bund shows off Shanghai's outstanding foreign buildings, most of which were erected before 1937. To the Europeans, the Bund was Shanghai??s answer to Wall Street. In the 1930s, the string of buildings hosted the city's financial and commercial centers, and the world's greatest banks and trading empires established a base here. "The Bund" was derived from the Anglo-Indian term that literally means "a muddy embankment". At the beginning of the 19th century, the area was a mere shallow waterfront covered with reeds.
Day 03 Shanghai - - Chengdu
Chengdu, located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers, transportation and communication hubs in Southwestern China. According to the 2007 Public Appraisal for Best Chinese Cities for Investment, Chengdu was chosen as one of the top ten cities to invest in, out of a total of 280 urban centers in China.
Day 04 Chengdu
Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center or simply Chengdu Panda Base, is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. It is located in Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2007, it has had 110 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 62. Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."
The Sanxingdui Museum is near an archaeological site that dates to the Neolithic, Shang and Zhou periods. In 1988 this site was declared a National Key Cultural Relics Protected Unit, due to its scope, the wealth of its contents, and the rarity and precious nature of its excavated objects.
Day 05 Chengdu - - Gonggar - - Tsetang
After arriving at Gonggar airport, about 110 km from Tsedang City, to be met by the local guide, and then driven to Tsedang. The rest day is free for some well-deserved rest.
Day 06 Tsetang
Built in the 8th century, Samye Monastery was the first Buddhist monastery to be founded in Tibet. It is also notable as the site of the "Great Debate" (792-794) between the Indian Mahayanists and Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhists. Samye is famous for its sacred mandala design: the central temple symbolizes the legendary Mount Meru, center of the universe. It is a popular pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists, some of whom travel on foot for weeks to reach it.
Trandruk was built during the reign of Songtsan Gampo, and later extensionswere designed by Juequjian of it. It's said Princess Wencheng stayed and practised Buddhism here at one time and left some relics. Trandruk later converted to Gelugpa and experienced large-scale reconstruction and later it belonged to Gelupa (one of the Sects of Tibetan Buddhism).
Day 07 Tsetang - - Lhasa
Drepung Monastery is located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden and Sera. Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries, and indeed at its peak was the largest monastery of any religion in the world. It was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Chojey, a direct disciple of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelukpa School. It is located on the Gambo Utse Mountain, 5 kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa.
The Tibet Museum is located in the southeast corner of Norbu Lingka, Lhasa city. It covers an area of 23,508 square meters (5.8 acres) including the exhibition area of 10,451 square meters (2.6 acres). The museum is equipped with modern facilities to ensure quality service for visitors and safety and efficient administration of the museum itself. Here exhibits are introduced in Japanese, English, Tibetan, and Chinese, in order to accommodate visitors from all over the world.
Day 08 Lhasa
Lhasa means "sacred land" in Tibetan, and Potala Palace, the architectural wonder in the center of Lhasa, is the symbol of that sacred land. When the thirty-third King of Tibet, Soongtsan Gampo, was married in 641 to Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty, he had 999 houses built on Hongshan Hill for his bride, as well as the red building at the top of the hill. The Buddhists later named it Potala Palace, meaning the sacred land of Buddhism.
Jokhang Temple is the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. Some of them even progress prostrate by body length to the threshold of the temple. Pilgrims fuel myriad of flickering butter lamps with yak butter, or honor their deities with white scarves (Kha-btags or Hada) while murmuring sacred mantras to show their pieties to the Buddha.
For tourists, Barkhor Street is a magical place showing the original outlook of Lhasa. The street was paved by hand-polished stone boards. Though it is not broad, it accommodates thousands of tourists every day. Varied shops stand on both sides of the street and thousands of floating stands are on every corner. Most of them offer the prayer wheels, long-sleeve 'chuba' (the Tibetan people's traditional clothes), Tibetan knives and some religious articles for sale. Furthermore, some shops sell 'Thangka' (the Tibetan scroll painting), which is a unique art of Tibet with the themes of religion, history, literature, science and customs. Surprisingly, there are some articles from India and Nepal in this street as well.
Day 09 Lhasa - - Shigatse
Yamdrok Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet.It is over 72 km (45 miles) long. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. The lake does have an outlet stream at its far western end.
Southwest of Shigatse, in the town of Gyantse, is the Pelkor Chode Monastery, a huge temple with a unique history and a wealth of Buddhist art. The Monastery was founded in 1418. Originally the compund housed approximately 15 different monastaries, made up of three different sects in a rare instance of tolerance amongst the Tibetan orders of Buddhism. Today, however, the monastery compound is much emptier and is maintained by monks of the Gelugpa sect alone. The halls and chapels of the monastery are not lit and you may wish to prepare a flashlight for your explorations.
Kumbum Monastery located in a naryirow valley about seventeen miles southwest of Xining is a Buddhist monastery part of the historical Tibetan province of Amdo, now in Qinghai province of China. It was there in the former that Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism was born in 1357 and was later founded in 1583. Its superior monastery is Drepung, immediately to the west of Lhasa.
Day 10 Shigatse - - Tingri
Tashilhunpo Monastery, founded in 1447 by Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama, is a historic and culturally important monastery next to Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. It was sacked when the Gurkhas invaded Tibet and captured Shigatse in 1791 before a combined Tibetan and Chinese army drove them back as far as the outskirts of Kathmandu, when they were forced to agree to keep the peace in future, pay tribute every five years, and return what they had looted from Tashilhunpo.
Sakya Monastery provides access to the Buddha's teachings and guidance in a community of practitioners. Sakya Monastery provides a place to learn from highly qualified and spiritual Tibetan Lamas in a beautiful traditional setting.
Day 11 Tingri - - Shigatse
The highest mountain in the World is known as Mt. Everest in the West.
Its actual name in Tibetan is Mt. Qomolangma (pronounced Chomolangma). The mountain peak Qomolangma is in Qomolangma Plateau Qomolangma is a transliteration from Tibetan, meaning "goddess of mountain." The 8,848-meter Qomolangma is the main peak of the Himalayas. Situated on the border between China and Nepal, it is the highest mountain in the world. This majestic peak has long attracted mountaineers, scientists, and ordinary tourists.
Day 12 Shigatse - - Lhasa
Different from your coming from Lhasa to Shigatse, this time driving along Yurlong Tsangpu River back to Lhasa will take about 6 hours, so you will have the chance to enjoy the different view out of the window. Lunch will be served on the way.
Day 13 Lhasa - - Xian
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people, and to some other ethnic groups such as Monpas and Lhobas. Tibet is the highest region on earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as the roof of the world.
Xian is the capital of the Shaanxi province in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xian is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital (under various names) of some of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui, and Tang dynasties. Xian is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and known as the site of the Terracotta Army, made during the Qin Dynasty. The city has more than 3,100 years of history, and was known as Changan before the Ming Dynasty.
Day 14 Xian
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people, and to some other ethnic groups such as Monpas and Lhobas. Tibet is the highest region on earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as the roof of the world.
Xian is the capital of the Shaanxi province in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xian is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital (under various names) of some of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, the Sui, and Tang dynasties. Xian is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and known as the site of the Terracotta Army, made during the Qin Dynasty. The city has more than 3,100 years of history, and was known as Changan before the Ming Dynasty.
Day 15 Xian
Qin Terror-cotta Army Museum: The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong Country, Shaanxi province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda: As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Culture Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.
The Shaanxi History Museum: The Shaanxi History Museum is situated on Yan Ta Road in Xian City, Shaanxi Province. It covers 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 60,000 square meters. The newly built modern building recreates Tang-dynasty architecture and successfully symbolizes the great extent of Shaanxi history and its remarkable culture.
Day 15 Xian - - Beijing
The Hutong Tour starts from along Shishahai near the vegetable and fruit market. In the deepest of the hutong, they were taken to visit Prince Gong's Mansion, famous in the Qing Dynasty. In the past, princes', generals' and ministers' housed with courtyards were scattered around the outside of the Forbidden City. Linking up those courtyard houses were lanes and alleys called hutongs. The word "hutong" probably came into use during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), as it is a Mongolian word, meaning "well". These residential areas were so called because where there is a well, there are people living nearby. The hutong has become a part of Beijing life and now is an informal symbol of the city. Inside Prince Gong's Mansion there is an ancient well and exhibits allowing visitors to understand more about hutongs.
Day 17 Beijing
Tiananmen Square: Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was the main entrance to the Forbidden City during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Built in 1417, it was first named the Cheng Tian men, meaning that emperors obeyed the order of Heaven in ruling the country. Destroyed by fire twice, it was rebuilt in 1651 during the Qing Dynasty and renamed Tiananmen. It is also honored as the "Gate of the Nation." As one of the largest city squares in the world, Tiananmen Square occupies an area of 440, 000 square meters--spacious enough to accommodate half a million people. Many annual and special celebrations and assemblies are held here. On October 1st, 1949, Chairman Mao Ze Dong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China on the Tiananmen Rostrum, thus opening a new chapter in the history of China. In the new period of reforms and opening, Tiananmen, with its long history and rich culture, attracts people from all over the world.
Forbidden City: The Forbidden City also named the Palace Museum, shares the honor of being one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, and the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia. The palace, the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the construction of this group of buildings took fourteen years from 1406 to 1420. In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was the imperial palace where twenty-four emperors ascended the throne and exercised their strong power to the nation.
Temple of Heaven: At the Temple of Heaven Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. The northern part of the outer surrounding wall is semi-circular; the southern part is square; this forms a pattern symbolic of the ancient belief that Heaven was round and the earth square. The double surrounding wall separates the temple into the inner and outer temples with the main structures in the inner one, covering 273 hectares.
Day 18 Beijing
The Badaling Great Wall: The Great Wall at Badaling is the best representative section of the Great Wall. It is more than 7 meters high and 5 meters wide. It was the strategic point of Juyongguan Pass in ancient times. Many other fortresses and beacon towers were constructed at the strategic points. This section of the Great Wall has drawn great attention from the Chinese government since the foundation of P.R. China. It was designated a major historical site under state protection in 1961. The Great Wall was listed "a World Cultural Heritage" by the UNESCO in 1987. The Great Wall at Badaling is preserved as a historical monument and has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.
The Ming Tombs: Located at the foot of the Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, the Ming Mausoleums, occupying an area of 120 square kilometers, is well preserved and have the biggest number of emperors buried in the world.
Day 19 Depart from Beijing
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