Meet the guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel.

Today's highlights: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Market

- Yuyuan Garden: Yu Garden is one of the most famous gardens in China and is national heritage listed. It was built in 1559 and extended in 1577. Each section of the garden is separated by curved white walls crowned with the head and body of a dragon. It's named after the original owner.
- Shanghai Museum: As the biggest museum in China, Shanghai Museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural heritages. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with a height of 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia (up to the last floor to see Shanghai scenery).It is a new landmark of Shanghai in 21st century.
- Yu Market: Specializing in traditional arts and crafts, Yu Market looks like a temple, viewing outside . The architactures there are in traditionsl Chinese style.

Transfer from Shanghai to Suzhou by car/van/coach. Upon arrival, tour the Grand Canal, The No.1 Silk Factory, Humble Administrator's Garden, and take a Rickshaw ride

- The Grand Canal: It is the longest man-made waterway in world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life.
- The No.1 Silk Factory: Silk products form Suzhou enjoy a great fame in China. In old times, silk used in clothes of royal family were made in Suzhou. In the factory you can see how the silk is produced from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.
- Lion Grove Garden (Shizilin) is located at 23 Yuanlin Road, in the northeast of Suzhou. It is one of the four most famous and representative classic gardens in Suzhou (the other three being the Surging Wave Pavilion, Lingering Garden and Humble Administrator's Garden).
- Rickshaw ride: Through the old streets & Hutongs in Suzhou, you will see local people's life.

Transfer from Suzhou to Shanghai to take the flight to Yichang. Embark on cruise ship and depart Yichang at 00:00 at deep night.

Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site(8:30-10:30am).

- The Three Gorges: Occupying an area along the Yangtze River from Yichang to the ancient city of Baidi City, the Three Gorges boasts of its unique natural beauty. Now Chinese government is building the imposingThree Gorges Dam, following upon the dream of Dr. Sun Yat Sun to cultivate this impoverished area of China.

Shore excursion to Shennong Stream(8:00am-12:30pm).

--Shennong Stream: The 60-kilometer flows north to south through deep gorges and finally merges with the Yangtze at the mouth of the Wu Gorge. The Shennong Stream is indeed a very attractive scenic spot? with its crystal unpolluted water and the beautiful sights along it.

Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (8:30-10:30am).

--Fengdu Ghost City: According to Chinese legend , Fengdu is the place where the devils live. People say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu . Walking in Fengdu, you may see deserted streets with empty shops and banks, which will make you feel eerie.

Disembark at Chongqing at 9:00am and then pay a visit to Goose Neck Park and the Chongqing Zoo. Transfer to take the flight to Xian.

- Goose Neck Park: At Goose Neck Park, you may have a good view of the city and the Yangtze River. There is a grand mural of the Yangtze River showing the water level before the Three Gorges Dam was built.
- Chongqing Zoo: Visit the Panda Room in this zoo. You may have a close sightseeing of the lovely pandas. Also you this zoo you may have the chance to see the lesser pandas South China Tigers, Gloden Hair Monkeys and some other national protected animals.

Today's highlights: Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses(include golf carts), The Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an Stele Forest Museum, Evening Show at Tang Yuegong

-Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses(include golf carts): The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
- The Wild Goose Pagoda: where Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his collection of classic Buddhist artifacts brought from India. Nowadays it is the landmark of the ancient capital city - Xi'an.
- Xi'an Stele Forest Museum : This treasure house has a collection of 3000 stone steles, traced back from Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Those steles shows the elegance of Chinese calligraphy and pantings. It reflects the development of Chinese culture and historical facts of the cultual exchange between China and foreign countries.
- Evening Show at Tang Yuegong: Xian was ever the capital city of Tang Dynasty. In the evening you will be presented to a show of palace dancing and singing.

Visit the Xian City Wall and the Grand Mosque. Then transfer to take the flight to Beijing.

- Xi'an City Wall: Built in the Ming dynasty about 700 years ago, the wall measures around 13.9 km in circumference, 12 meters in height, 18 meters wide at its base while 15 meters wide on the top.
- The Grand Mosque: one of the four most famous mosques in china. It is famous not only for its long history, some 1200 years, but also its particular design of mixed architecturecombibation of traditional Muslim and Chinese styles

City tour around Beijing.
Today's highlights: The Tian'anmen Square, The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven

- The Tian'anmen Square: It is the largest city square in the world , representing symbol of China's national pride, surrounded by many grand buildings including the Heavenly Gate (entry to the Forbidden City), Museums, government buildings and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum.
- The Forbidden City: Built from 1406-1420 during the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, was the permanent residence of the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911). It covers over 720,000 square meters of floor space, with more than 8,700 rooms, surrounded by city wall as high as ten meters and a city moat as wide as 52 meters.
- Temple of Heaven: At the Temple of Heaven Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. A masterpiece of the Ming and Qing architectural art and a precious example of China's ancient architecture, the Temple of Heaven is the largest architectural group for worshipping Heaven in the world. In 1961, it was listed by the State Council as a key monument under state protection." In 1998, it was recognized by UNESCO as a human heritage of the world."

Today's Highlights: Sacred Way (Ming Tombs), Mutianyu Cable Car(round trip), Great Wall, Mutianyu, Roasted Duck at Hepingmen Quanjude

- Sacred Way (Ming Tombs): Beijing is ever the capital of Ming Dyansty. Ming Tombs are where 13 Kings of Ming are buried. Sacred Way is an attractive tree-lined way leading to the Ming Tombs. It is bordered by 12 sets of animal and human statues, and includes the attractive Great Red Gate,
- Mutianyu Cable Car(round trip): This section of Great Wall is less crowded. You may take cable car to a good section where you may walk along the wall. Then you may have a sight of the surroundings.Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
- Roasted Duck at Hepingmen Quanjude: I Enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck as dinner. It is the most famous food in Beijing.

Today's highlights: Summer Palace, Cruise in the Summer Palace, Hutong Tours in Rickshaw

-Summer Palace : The Summer Palace landscape, dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water surface. Its 70,000 square meters of building space features a variety of palaces, garden and other ancient-style architectural structures. Well known for its large and priceless collection of cultural artifacts, it was among the first group of historical and cultural heritage sites in China to be placed under special state protection.
- Hutong Tours in Rickshaw: Hutong, a kind of alleyways featured in Beijing. Take a rickshaw tour around the Hutong. Your can a visit with a local family and have a close view of Bejing peoples daily life.

Transfer to airport.
Take your return flight. Home Sweet Home.