China Spirit 2012 by China Eastern Airline
Beijing,Xian,Suzhou & Shanghai 9 days from $1990 including airfare & Airport Taxes
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Day 01 Australia/Beijing
Fly from Sydney via Shanghai (MU562 1100/1920) or fly from Melbourne via Shanghai (MU 738 1100/1920) to Beijing (MU5186 2115/2340), the dynamic capital of the People's Republic of China. Once the imperial city of Mongol, Ming and Manchu emperors, Beijing today is still extraordinarily rich in historical sites and cultural relics. After clearing airport formalities, meet your CTS guide and transfer to your hotel (4*).
Hotel: Fourpoints Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 02 Beijing (B/L/D)
Tour starts from the Tian’anmen Square, the biggest public square in the world. You will also be able to have a photo stop at The National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described as The Egg. Then, we visit Forbidden City, the vast complex of palaces, which was home to successive Emperors for more than 500 years. Included is admission to the living quarters, museum and jewelry sections.
After a Chinese lunch, tour to the Temple of Heaven, the 500-year old Temple houses altars on which sacrifices and offerings were laid to the gods in a glorious setting of gardens, tress and sculptures. Today this park is a favorite gathering spot for local residents where they come to sing, dance, exercise and relax. Joining in on activities is a fun way to interact with everyday Beijingers.
After dinner, you will witness the amazing Beijing Acrobatic Show.
Hotel: Fourpoints Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 03 Beijing (B/L)
Morning tour to the Great Wall at Juyongguan section, stretching almost 4,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the sands of Central Asia and befittingly crowned one of the ten wonders of the world. Along the way, you will stopover at a jade carving factory where you can watch artisans at work. After lunch, continue to the Summer Palace, the largest and the best preserved of all imperial palace gardens, which boasts such delights as the famous Marble Boat and the ornately painted 'Long Corridor', and take a boat ride on its Lake Kunming if the weather permits.
Hotel: Fourpoints Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 04 Beijing/Xi’an (B/D)
Morning, transfer to the airport for a flight to Xi’an. Upon arrival, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Then, transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: Grand New World Xi'an Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 05 Xi’an (B/L)
After breakfast, tour to the greatest archaeological discovery of the century, more than 2,000 year-old Terracotta Warriors interred with the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Included are the Circle Vision Movie and Bronze Chariot. On the way to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, we visit Xi’an Art Ceramic and Lacquer Ware Factory, which focus on the reproductions of terra-cotta warriors and horses and lacquer ware products. The craftsman in the factory, with professional knowledge, have made the replica of terra-cotta warriors and horses that popularly accepted as souvenirs and gifts by both Chinese and foreign visitors. Late in the afternoon, if time permit, we may walk through the lively Muslim Quarter and market, visit to the Great Mosque, a best-preserved Islamic mosque in China and focus for the 30,000 Chinese Muslims of Xi’an.
Optional: To sample the Xi’an dumpling dinner or the Tang Dynasty Dance Show.
Hotel: Grand New World Xi'an Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 06 Xi’an/Shanghai (B/D)
Fly to Shanghai, the biggest commercial city in China. If time permit, we will visit Shanghai Museum, which is one of the largest museums of ancient Chinese art in China. The museum’s style and presentation surround visitors with artifacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolizes the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land. Transfer to your hotel (4*)
Hotel: The Bund Riverside Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 07 Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai (B/L)
After breakfast, we take a side trip to Suzhou, a small town famous for its classic gardens in the south of China and often so-called ‘Oriental Venice’. You will visit the Master of the Nets Garden, Panmen Scenery Area. As the center of the scenery area, Panmen City Gate was first built during the Wu Kingdom of Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC) and it is the only well preserved water-and-land city gate in the world now. Also will visit a Silk Spinning Mill, afterwards, you will take a boat cruise on the Canal constructed over 1,300 year ago in Sui Dynasty. If time permits, we take a short visit to newly renovated Shan Tang Street. Late in the afternoon, we will travel back by coach to metropolitan Shanghai.
Hotel: The Bund Riverside Hotel or Similar 4*
Day 08 Shanghai/Australia (B/L)
After breakfast, we will visit the Bund, a popular promenade along the Huangpu River, where the old meets the modern in Shanghai. You may see the local people performing Tai Chi during your stroll along the Bund. Afterwards, we will visit the Old Town with its winding alleyways, lined with shops, teahouses and restaurants, and then to the elegant and tranquil Yu Garden. Then, in the late afternoon we will visit Shanghai Xintiandi, which is a unique tourist attraction in downtown Shanghai, featuring the city’s unique “Shikumen” houses and a maze of narrow alleys, which have been converted into cafes, restaurants, bars, art retail shops.
You’re transferred to the airport, and take flight (MU561 2029/0900+1) back to Sydney or take flight (MU737 2015/0900+1) back to Melbourne.
Day 09 Australia
Arrive in Australia.
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6/4* | 27/4 | 11/5 | 8/6 | 3/8 | 14/9 | 28/9* | 12/10 | 26/10 | 9/11 | 28/12* |
Prices:
Low Season: $1990/adult; $1790/child(2-11 years old)
Land Only: $1500; Single Room Supplement: $390
Air Ticket Extension: from $100 and subject to seat availability
Price includes:
International return airfares economy class;
Airport taxes and fuel surchagres: A$470(Adult); A$355(Child)
Chinese visa fee for Australian passport holders: $110;
Full accommodations at 4 star hotel on twin sharing basis;
Most of the meals as indicated;
Transfers and sightseeing as per itinerary with entry fee;
English-speaking guide.
Price excludes:
Travel insurance;
Tipping and personal expenses;
Optional tour price guide RMB￥330;
This tour is based on minimum 10 passengers for departure.
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