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Hour by Hour Schedule |
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Day 1 |
Arrival in Xian by high speed train G655 (09:43-15:31), upon arrival met by the local guide and transfer to the city center, visit the Grand Mosque, overnight at Grand Mercure hotel (http://www.accorhotels.com 4* or similar), lunch and dinner is on own arrangement.
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| Day 2 |
Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum and the Provincial Museum, lunch at local restaurant and dinner is on own arrangement.
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| Day 3 |
Visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the morning, lunch at local restaurant, afternoon flight to Suzhou by MU2161(16:00-18:15), upon arrival met by local guide and to Suzhou Garden Hotel (http://www.ywl-hotel.com/en/index.html 4* or similar)
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| Day 4 |
Visit Humble Administrator’s Garden, Boat Ride on the Canal and Tiger Hill, lunch at local restaurant and dinner is on own arrangement.
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| Day 5 |
Morning high speed train to Shanghai G7179(11:19-11:59), upon arrival met by local guide and transfer to the Bund Riverside Hotel (http://www.thebundriversidehotel.com 4* or similar) followed by guided walking tour at the Bund and Nanjing Rd. lunch and dinner is on own arrangement.
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| Day 6 |
Visit the Yu Garden and Jade Buddha Temple, lunch at local restaurant and dinner is on own arrangement.
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| Day 7 |
transfer to the airport for the flight home
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| Cost: US$1782 per person, US$360 for single supplement | |
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Remarks:
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| Xi'an | |
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The Terra Cotta Warriors, the mighty army of terracotta warriors and horses, was discovered accidentally by a number of peasants in three vaults 39 km east of Xi'an and 1.5 km from the Qin emperor's mausoleum. An in-site museum has been built over these pits, covering a floor space of 20,000 square meters and displaying 8,000 life-size terracotta warriors, 100 or so chariots, and 30,000 weapons-an assemblage billed as the Eighth World Wonder and a world cultural heritage site. |
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The Great Mosque in Xian is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China and its location is northwest of the Drum Tower (Gu Lou) on Huajue Lane,Xian. According to historical records engraved on a stone tablet inside, it was built in 742 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). This was a result of Islam being introduced into Northwest China by Arab merchants and travelers from Persia and Afghanistan during the mid-7th century when some of them settled down in China and married women of Han Nationality. Their descendants became Muslim of today. The Muslim played an important role in the unifications of China during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Hence, other mosques were also built to honor them. In Xian, it is really well worth a trip to see the Great Mosque, not only for its centuries-old history but also for its particular design of mixed architecture - traditional Muslim and Chinese styles. |
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Muslim Street has a long history. It is said that in old days, foreign diplomatic envoys and merchants lived here then they married and had children, so gradually the population increased. Today, most of the inhabitants of the Muslim Quarter are the descendants of those immigrants. All the Muslims here are the pious and devout followers of Islam so they form a tight knit community, which maintains its own culture and traditions to this day even in such a modern society. People here are very familiar with each other because they were companions when they were children and then they grew to adults together and still then one after another they got married and had their own children. As time goes on, definitely they will become older and older or even pass by together. |
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The Shaanxi History Museum is situated on Yan Ta Road in Xi'an 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. |
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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. |
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The Humble Administrator's Garden was originally built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It was initially a private garden of a former government servant named Wang Xianchen. It was said he intended to build a garden after retired and just do some gardening work like planting trees and vegetables there, which was said to be the life of a humble man by him. Hence is the name of the garden. The garden was created upon the old relics of a resident and a temple. Water feature is the main background and its natural landscape includes small forests, hills and rock formations. It also has man-made pavilions, halls and parlors. Unlike the Grand View Garden and other famous gardens in Beijing, it is representative of the Ming Dynasty building style. |
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Float down the Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest man-made waterway, to see the local people's life in classical South China style. There are many bridges constructed in different styles through the ages. While passing under the road-side jasmine trees one may see the canal-side houses with their quaint foundations and over-hanging balconies. |
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Suzhou bonsai is noted for its plainness and elegance. Old twigs aged 40, 60 or even 100 years are planted in a small plate and presented in different shapes -- drooping, prostrate, looking up or bending down. |
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With a history of more than 2,500 years, Tiger Hill is one of the most renowned tourist destinations in Suzhou, which is in fact a hillock about 30 meters in height. However, this tourist attraction site comprises nearly a dozen of historic and cultural relics to see, including Tomb of King He Lu, Yunyan Pagoda, Sword-testing Stone, the Thousand Men Rock, and the Sword Pond. The millennium-old Tiger Hill Yunyan pagoda stands on the top of the hill and is considered as the symbol of Suzhou. |
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Shanghai, is a renowned international metropolis drawing more and more attention from all over the world. Situated on the estuary of Yangtze River, it serves as the most influential economic, financial, international trade, cultural, science and technology center in East China. Also it is a popular destination for visitors to sense the pulsating development of the country.
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Here, one finds the perfect blend of cultures, the modern and the traditional , and the western and the oriental. Western customs and Chinese traditions intertwined and formed Shanghai's culture, making a visitor's stay truly memorable. |
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It was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for Pan's parents as a place for them to enjoy a quite and happy time in their old age. |
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It is easy to lose yourself in the narrow, winding alleys of Shanghai’s Old town. Stroll through the local bazaars and shops for traditional handicrafts, crossover the pond for lunch and tea in Huxinting Teahouse and then rest in the Garden of the Purple Clouds of Autumn and enjoy its classical Chinese landscaping.
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Bund simply means water front. For many, the Bund is the face of Shanghai Huang Pu river splits Shanghai into two halves, the west and east. There's no better place to take in the spectacular Lujiazui skyline on the east bank of the Huangpu River than from the Bund's river promenade. As the city transforms itself, growing upwards and outwards at a tremendous rate, the Bund's Art Deco and Neoclassical facades appear much as they did during Shanghai's previous heyday as China's most international city, way back in the 1920s and '30s.
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 Jade Buddha Temple
In 1882, an old temple was built to keep two jade Buddha statues which had been brought from Burma by a monk named Huigen. The temple was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Fortunately the statues were saved and a new temple was built on the present site in 1928.
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