Features: History, Martial Arts, Landscape and Culture. 

Recommended time: 
             Beijing: Whole Year
             Henan: Whole Year
             Guilin: April-December
             Guangzhou: Whole Year
             HK: Whole Year

Day 01  Beijing arrival
Arrival in Beijing. Pick up and transfer to hotel. 

Day 02  Beijing tour
Tour Beijing: major sights. 

Day 03  Beijing tour
Tour Beijing: major sights.

Day 04  Beijing-Zhengzhou
Tour Beijing: in the morning. Late afternoon train ride to Zhengzhou overnight. 

Day 05  Zhengzhou
Arrival in Zhengzhou. Transfer to hotel. Drive (60km) to 600yrs old Taiji village for learning Taiji. Back to Zhengzhou. 

Day 06  Zhengzhou
Drive to Shaolin temple and after visit; go to local Kungfu school for courses. Visit other famous sights here. Back to Zhengzhou. 

Day 07  Zhengzhou-Guilin
Morning visit the provincial museum housing the relics recording thousands years of Chinese orthodox civilization development. Afternoon train ride overnight to Guilin. 

Day 08   Guilin arrival
Pick up and transfer to city center hotel. At leisure for the rest of the day. 

Day 09  Guilin-Yangshuo
Leisurely cruise down the Li River for around 4hrs. Arrival in Yangshuo, an idyllic small town set amongst some of the world's most beautiful landscape. 

Day 10  Yangshuo-Guangzhou
In Yangshuo on your own or join our tour to nearby caves, villages…
In the afternoon transfer back to Guilin for overnight train ride to Guangzhou. 

Day 11 Guangzhou
Guangzhou is quite a place for gourmet. Here we can taste the great dishes prepared by world famous Cantonese cooks. We can have a leisurely stroll at the Zhongshan Park and the Dr. Sun Yetsen Memorial Hall. Or if you still want to learn more history, a visit of the famous South Yue King tombs will reveal a lot more since 2000yrs ago. In the evening you may want to take a short cruise of the Pearl River Delta, one of the most dynamic economic areas in China 

Day 12  Guangzhou-HK
Take a fast train (2.5hrs) to HK. Transfer to hotel. Free to explore the dynamic city. Try to observe any change after the handover. 

Day 13  HK
Half day tour of HK can be organized too, either on the Island, or on Kowloon or a Dolphin watch tour… 

Day 14  HK exit
Transfer to airport for your journey back home. 

Remarks:
           1. Trip can be adjusted as follows:
              a. Add the stay in Yangshuo (Guilin) for another 2 extra nights (leisure). 
              b. Guangzhou taken out during the year fairs when crowds of people make 
                  it difficult to move around, obtain hotel rooms, and to get train tickets;
           2. Train Choice (all with A/C):
              a. Hard sleeper: 6 persons in one booth, perfect to talk around, difficult 
                  to hide your privacy, toilet & wash room at the end of each car;
              b. Soft sleeper: private compartment, 4 person share, toilet at the end
                  of each car;
              c. Deluxe booth (only available between Guilin-Shenzhen and subject to 
                  cancellation without prior notice): private room with private bathroom 
                  and toilet plus a color TV, twin-share.
            3. Hotel choices:
              a. 4 star standard hotels;
              b. Basic hotels: clean, safe, and comfortable with basic facilities;
              c. Character hotels: either of the above with local character;
            4. Tailor making tour:
              a. Whole package tour;
              b. 50-50, we take care of hotel and transportation, you travel DIY