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10-day China Explorer

Tour code: ETC-Q14   

This 10-day China explorer trip starts from the amazing Chengdu for the cute giant panda and Leshan Giant Buddha, then head to popular golden triangle –Xi’an, Beijing & Shanghai for the life-sized terracotta army, grand great wall and prosperous the bund.

Tour DateCityTour Brief
1Chengdu
Arrival in Chengdu
2Chengdu
Leshan Giant Buddha, Jinsha Site Museum and Jinli Old Street.
3 Chengdu / Xi'an
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, fly to Xi'an
4Xi'an
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Muslim quaters, Grand Mosque
5Xi'an / Beijing
Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Big wilde goose pagoda,fly to Beijing
6Beijing
Temple of Heaven, the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City
7Beijing
Great Wall, Ming Tomb and Sacred road, Pecking roast duck
8Shanghai/Beijing
Fly to Shanghai, Jade Buddha Temple and the Bund and Nanjing Road
9Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden. Oriental Pearl Tower, Xintiandi district
10Shanghai
Leave Shanghai

Day 01 Arrival in Chengdu
Arrive in Chengdu, be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.

Day 02 Chengdu (B, L, D)
Drive to visit Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone-caved Buddha in the world. Jinsha Site Museum and Jinli Old Street.

Day 03 Chengdu / Xian (B, L)
Visit Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, then transfer to the airport and fly to Xian.
- Giant Panda Breeding Research Base: Situated on the Axe Hill 10 kilometers north of Chengdu, 40 plus pandas as well as other endangered species like lesser pandas and black-necked crane currently reside at the base in quarters. It was awarded "Global 500" twice by the UN in the year of 1989 and 1994.

Day 04 Xian (B, L)
Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Muslim quarters and Grand Mosque.
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum: one of the most important archaeological finds in the 20th century; an army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb since 2200 year ago.

Day 05 Xian/Beijing (B, L)
Visit the Provincial Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Take a late afternoon flight to Beijing. Be met and transferred to hotel.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Big Wild Goose Pagoda: the city emblem, which was first built in Tang Dynasty for the storage of Buddhist scriptures taken from India by Monk Xuanzang.

Day 06 Beijing (B, L)
Full day trip to the Temple of Heaven, the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China for 24 emperors' reign during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

Day 07 Beijing (B, L)
Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
- The Great Wall: One of the great wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- The Ding Tomb: an underground palace for a Ming-dynasty emperors' afterlife.
- The Sacred Road: "the way leading to Heaven" which is guarded on both sides with 12 stone statues

Day 08 Beijing /Shanghai (B, L)
Transfer to airport for your flight to Shanghai. Be met and transferred to your hotel. Visit the Jade Buddha Temple and the Bund and Nanjing Road.
- Jade Buddha Temple: Most popular Buddhist temple in Shanghai boasting 2 precious jade Buddha sculptures from Burma.
- The Bund: Shanghai's famous waterfront to see new-erect modern skyscrapers and aged buildings of the colonial period.
- Nanjing Road: the busiest shopping street in Shanghai.

Day 09 Shanghai (B, L)

Visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden. Oriental Pearl Tower, Xintiandi district.
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Best viewing spot of Shanghai located by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high.
- Yu Garden: It used to be a private garden with 400 years' history; it features traditional architectural style of Yangtze Delta.

Day 10 Shanghai departure (B)
Transfer to airport and fly to your next destination.

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Tour DateCityTour Brief
1Chengdu
Arrival in Chengdu
2Chengdu
Baoxing, Fengtongzhai Panda Nature Reserve
3 Danba
Jiaju Tibetan Villag, Sopo village, Bamei Huiyuan Monastery
4Xinduqiao / Litang / Daocheng Yading
Changqingchunker Monastery
5Daocheng
Yading national park
6Daocheng / Xinduqiao
Drive back to Xinduqiao
7Xinduqiao / Chengdu
Luding Iron Chain Bridge
8Chengdu
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