Day 1 Arrival in Guangzhou
Arrival in Guangzhou, be met and transfer to hotel.

Day 2 Guangzhou /Guilin (B, L)
A full day tour to Yuexiu Park (Five Ram Statue), Chen Family Temple, Xiguan Old Houses and Qingping Market to see local people's life, transfer to airport and take an afternoon flight to Guilin. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 3 Guilin (B, L)
Drive to Longji to visit Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces and minority Zhuan, Yao villages. Then back to Guilin for a visit to Reed Flute Cave.
- Longji Rice Terraces: first built in Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), a feat of farm engineering.

Day 4 Yangshuo (B, L)
Take a leisurely cruise down Li River enjoying the stunning landscape, and arrive at Yangshuo for one hour free shopping at local market. Overnight at Yangshuo.
- Li River cruise: a wonderful 3.5 hour cruise going down a clear river sided by picturesque scenery. Lunch on board.

Day 5 Yangshuo/Guilin/Kunming (B, L)
Bike ride to the countryside escorted by your private guide, then bamboo rafting down Yu Long River (great fun and mild adventurous!). Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to the airport and fly to Kunming.

Day 6 Kunming /Lijiang (B, L)
Make an excursion to the Stone Forest, then fly to Lijiang. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 7 Lijiang (B, L)
Spend the whole morning exploring Lijiang Old Town and Black Dragon Pool Park. After lunch, enjoy half day cycling tour to Shuhe Village.

-Lijiang Old Town: Originally called Dayan, Lijiang is a very well preserved old town built by Naxi people with unique cultural background. It was listed as the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1997.

Day 8 Lijiang (B, L)
Drive to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to take a cable car to Yak Meadow. Then visit Baisha Mural and free time at leisure.
-    Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: the holy mountain of local Naxi People, the soul of Lijiang.
- Baisha Mural: It was painted in Baisha Town in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), an interesting co-existence of Buddhism, Taoism and Lamaism in the artworks.

Day 9 Lijiang/Chengdu (B, L)
Fly to Chengdu, transfer to visit Jinsha Cultural Relics Museum and Jinli Old Street.

Day 10 Chengdu / Lhasa (B, L)
Transfer to visit Panda Breeding Center, then transfer to take an early afternoon flight to Lhasa. Free time at leisure.

Day 11 Lhasa (B, L)
Visit Norbulingka, Tibet Museum, and Sera Monastery.

-Norbulingka: it used to be the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama. Among artificial gardens, Norbulingka is the biggest, the best scenic and the most historic one in Tibet. Nowadays, it is the public park for local people.

Day 12 Lhasa (B, L, D)
Explore the Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, and Jokhang Temple.

-The Potala Palace: a monumental building of Lhasa served as administrative center, seat of government, monastery, fortress and the home of all the Dalai Lamas from the Fifth to the Fourteenth in the past, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site of 1994.

-Barkhor Street: an area of narrow streets located around Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, it is the most popular devotional circumabulation for pilgrims and locals.

-The Jokhang Temple: 1300+ years old with a golden roof and the most sacred and important temple for most Tibetans..

Day 13 Lhasa / Xian (B)
Fly to Xian. Transfer to check into hotel.

Day 14 Xian (B, L)
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, stroll at old Muslim quarters and visit Grand Mosque.

Day 15 Xian / Chongqing (B, L, D)
Morning visit to the Old City Wall, then transfer to fly to Chongqing. Be picked up at the airport and transfer to visit Ciqikou Ancient Town. After dinner, board the Yangtze Cruise at night.

Day 16 Yangtze Cruise (B, L, D)
Shore excursion to Fengdu, the ghost city of China.

Day 17 Yangtze Cruise (B, L, D)
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges.

Day 18 Yichang / Shanghai (B, L)
Arrive in Yichang at noon time. After lunch, transfer to the airport and fly to Shanghai. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 19 Shanghai (B, L)
Visit Yu Garden, Pudong area and Shanghai World Finance Center (94th floor), the Bund and Najing Road for shopping.
- Yu Garden : It used to be a private garden with 400 years' history, it features traditional architectural style of Yangtze Delta.
- 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 20 Shanghai (B, L)
Tour to nearby ancient water town - Zhujiajiao, and transfer back to Shanghai, free afternoon.
- Zhujiajiao Town : an ancient water town featured with traditional lifestyle of Yangtze Delta.

Day 21 Shanghai /Beijing (B)
Fly to Beijing. Transfer to visit Coal Hill (Jinshan Park) to have a panoramic view of old Beijing.

Day 22 Beijing (B, L)
After breakfast, visit Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.

-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.

-Tiananmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

-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.

Day 23 Beijing (B, L)
Today's excursion takes you to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs (Changling).

-Mutianyu Great Wall:  A less visited and more original part of the Great Wall. It is situated where vegetation is luxurious and over 90 percent of the land is covered with grass, forests and fruit trees.

-Ming Tombs (Changling): Changling is the tomb for Emperor Yongle, the third Ming emperor, and his wife Empress Xu. He ruled for 22 years and made some achievements in political, military, economic, cultural and diplomatic fields.

Day 24 Beijing (B, L)
After breakfast, visit the Summer Palace (with a short cruise on Kunming Lake), rickshaw tour to Hutongs and free time at leisure.

-Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.

Day 25 Beijing departure (B)
Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.

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