Overview

China travel map - China Educational Travel of Cultural Immersion & Panda Fun

The 11-day educational student tour of China includes the popular destinations like Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai & Chengdu. Besides the historical sites, museums, natural beauty and cultural relics for you to know China's past, students will also witness the country's modernity and futuristic aspect. Learn and have fun with hands-on programs on paper-cutting, traditonal Chinese architecture mortise and tenon joint, making mini terracotta warrior, Han etiquette, Chinese printing… 

You will visit all iconic landmarks of China like the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Terra Cotta Warriors, the bund... and have an intimate contact with giant panda!

Best for: Teenage students, university students

Duration: 11 days & 10 nights

Destinations:;Beijing - Xi'an - Chengdu - Shanghai

Travel Type: Private tour - FlexibleFree to customize

Highlights:
• Must-see historical sites incl. Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Terra-cotta Warriors
• Different activites for students to experience
• Visit local factory or local school

Customize Your Tour:
☑  Travel Dates  ☑ Your Interests  ☑ Your Travel Style

Day

Landing at Beijing Capital International Airport safely and smoothly, the group of students will be warmly welcomed by your local guide of Easy Tour China and transferred on a private vehicle to the hotel at downtown. Relax and enjoy free time. Your wonderful China holiday get started!

Meal: D

Wake up in China's dynasty capital and have hearty breakfast with all the students at hotel. Navigate to the huge Tiananmen Square, the heart and soul of China, where you can see some monuments and important buildings, including Tiananmen Rostrum where Chairman Mao's portrait is still hung up. Wall through the big red gate to enter the Forbidden City to unveil the mystery of Chinese Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasty. How about having a treasure-hunt game for the students to discover many invaluable ancient artifacts preserved at the museum. After a tasty lunch at a local restaurant, proceed to Yonghe Lamasery, previously the household of Emperor Yongzheng, is now an important Tibetan Buddhist temple in China.

At night, the students would love the real Shaolin Kung Fu show and be marveled at the incredible moves and kicks. 

Meal: B, L, D

Forbidden City

Today the class will go outing to Mutianyu Great Wall. The symbol of China, the Great Wall is a larger-than-life historic site, as long as  21,196 km (13,171 mi), with a history of over 2000 years. Mutianyu is one of the most important and best-kept sections of the Great Wall. After ascend the top, you can view the North China landscape. Students can learn the history and fun facts of the Great Wall. They may even imagine how this ancient battlefield work two millenniums ago. And now it is picnic time. Enjoy the foods, nature and company of classmates.

Drive back to Beijing city center and visit Hutong. The narrow lanes is an essential part of the old town of Beijing, where you will see the local Beijingers' way of life. Furthermore, students will take an interesting class here - to learn traditional Chinese art or architecture. It depends on the youth's interest to take paper-cutting lesson or ancient Chinese architecture mortise and tenon joint lesson.

Meal: B, L, D

Visit Great Wall and make paper cutting in Beijing

It is a day for some morning exercise and kung fu learning. Visit Temple of Heaven, a scared site where the ancient emperor worshipped the God for good harvests and stable reign. Right here, a Tai Chi teacher has been waiting for your class. Students will learn from him/her to practice Tai Chi, a classic form of Chinese martial art. Practice the soft moves, you will feel energetic and refreshed. To know more about Beijing and interact with local people, we arrange the class to visit Panjiayuan Market, full of antiques and interesting gadgets.

Catch your fast and comfortable bullet train to Xian, a famous historical capital of China. It was a center of the world during Tang Dynasty. There are more special things to see, learn and experience. 

Meal: B, L, D

Today, you will see one of world's most important archeological findings - the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. It is known as the eighth wonder of the world. The Terracotta Army from Qin Dynasy was the burial objects of Emperor Qinshihuang, and shows the military might during the cold weapon era. Here's a rare chance that all the students can make their own mini terracotta soldier with clay. Proceed to visit a Tang Dynasty pagoda and the landmark of Xian city - Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Students should be interested in the legendary stories of Master Xuanzang who traveled on the Silk Road to bring Buddhist classics from India to Xian.

Later, come to Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City to learn traditional Han Etiquette. All students will put on the Han Clothing, and learn from the reacher about the Dress etiquette and how to salute, bow, greet, etc. according to the traditional Chinese etiquette 

  You May Want to Know  

  • We can rent the Han costume for one or two days for your student tour in China based on your needs, so that you can wear it and take photos at different sites. 

Meal: B, L, D

Visit Terracotta Warriors and dress in Han Clothing

This morning, your class will get in China's best preserved ancient city wall, 13.7m long and around 15m wide, which saw the heyday of the Silk Road a thousand year ago. Enjoy a brisk bike on the wall - an exciting activity for the energetic students. Here comes a very special lesson at Stele Forest, getting to know the art of tablet and study the authentic printing of ancient China. Thereafter, ramble the the old Muslim Street, which is also a popular food street in Xian, lined with various kinds of food stalls. Come to the Great Mosque to admire its architcture, a mix of Islamic and traditional Chinese style.

Later, transfer to take a high spee train to Chengdu, where the cute giant pandas are waiting for your class.

Meal: B, L, D

Enjoy a happy morning, visiting the home of panda, the national treasure of China and one of the most adorable creatures in the world. Students will learn the history, knowledge, and living environment of giant panda with video class, images and observing them closely. Study more of Chinese panda culture at Panda Themed Post Office, which offers postal service featuring the giant panda. Why don't you send a lovely postcard to your parents or friends at home?

This afternoon, drive out of downtown Chengdu to a large green organic farm planted with different kinds of crops, vegetables and fruits. You'll be accompanied a stuff to walk around, studying the cultivation technique. Experience yourself picking vegetables or fruits at the farm, and even participate in some farm work, like transplanting rice seedlings, weeding out, apply fertilizer, etc.

The entertainment this evening is the fantastic Sichuan Opera with "face changing stunt".

Meal: B, L, D

Student Study Tour in Chengdu

After breakfast, pay a visit to Jinsha Site Museum to study the pre-history of China during circa 600 BD to 256BC and see the The golden badge of Sun God Birds that is a cultural heritage in China and known as the carrier of Sichuan civilization, along with many other important excavations. Next, have a relaxing time at Wide and Narrow Alley, consisted of several renovated Qing Dynasty lanes, and full of souvenir shops, food stalls, featured local restaurants and tea houses. Say goodbye to the cultural-rich Chengdu, and fly to Shanghai, representing the modernity and future of China.

Meal: B, L, D

Full day of sightseeing, experiencing and learning. Visit Yu Garden, with 400 years' history, this private garden features traditional architectural style of Yangtze Delta. Walk out of the garden to the Yuyuan Market and old quarters of Shanghai to witness local people's life there. Then come to the Xindiandi to explore two fabulous museums. The underground Propaganda Poster Art Centre was founded by Yang Pei Ming, where with 6,000 posters, you can glimpse into China in the 20th century as early as 1949. Nearby is the Shikumen Open House Museum, converted from a 1920s old house. Students can know the traditional Shanghai architecture culture and the lifestyle o20th century century. Continue your study trip in Shanghai, visiting Shanghai Museum, a real treasure house of Chinese art works, including Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronze wares, Tang Dynasty painting, Song Dynasty calligraphy, Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture, etc. Afterwards, wander around the area of the Bund, which is the waterfront to see newly-erected modern skyscrapers and aged buildings of the colonial period.

At last, the young students will be eager to watch a truly eye-opening acrobatics.

Meal: B, L, D

Shanghai the Bund

This morning, your class can choose either to visit a factory or a local school in Shanghai.

Plan A: Visit a local factory like Volkswagen. Follow the stuff to visit the different departments of the factory and have a general idea how it works and develops. 

Plan B:  Visit a Kung Fu training school, Shanghai Petrochemical Academy, Beauty School or a univercity. Walk around the teaching buildings and communicate and even hold  friendship activity. 

After lunch, drive to visit Zhujiajiao Water Town, the most charming old town in Shanghai, featuring beautiful waterways, elegant traditional dwellings and stone arch bridges. A boat cruise can be arranged for you to relax.

Meal: B, L, D

Zhuajiajiao

So it is the end of your educational student tour in China. Pick up from hotel and transfer to the airport. Board your flight back home, with life-time memories and all those wonderful photos.

Meal: B

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What's included

  • 1-on-1 Travel Consultant

    Your China based expert listens to your wishes carefully, provides professional advice, ensures unlimited itinerary revisions before done and 24/7 helpline service while traveling.

  • Private Local Guide and Driver

    Your guides are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, and your drivers are professional, polite and patient. They are very flexible to accommodate your personal needs and happy to show you the local attractions, history, culture, foods and real life. 
    Private transfers from hotel to attractions, airport or train station are also included.

  • Accommodation to Suite Your Preference

    In each place, we hand pick hotels ranging from luxury 5 star, superior 4 star to comfortable 3 star. Luxury or cozy boutique hotels and budget guesthouses are also among your choices. You could decide where to stay to meet your taste and budget.

  • Gourmet Meals

    Most of the hotels we select offer both Western and Chinese buffet breakfast. Lunch and dinner included are arranged in selected restaurants to taste authentic Chinese cuisine and local specialties. Thus you may also have a unique food tour.
    Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner.

  • Attractions and Activities Listed on the Itinerary

    Our China tour packages have included the (first/main) entry to all attractions and the expenses of activities on the itinerary (except the optional activities).

  • Internal Transportation

    Based on your needs, we could make bookings of internal transportation, including domestic flights, inter-city trains, long-distance bus, etc.

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