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Tour Code: COT-B-023-A
Start in: Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Special Experience: Beijing Hutong tour, Xian Dumpling dinner, Guilin Terraced rice fields, Naxi music in Dali, Chuan Opera and Giant Panda in Chengdu, Shanghai Huangpu River cruise
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Biking is the best way to tour Hutong (alleys), which is perfect combination of modern and everyday life.

Visit the Temple of Heaven, which is famous for its precise layout, unique structure, and elegant decoration in the world.

Visit Tian'anmen. On holidays and special occasions the Square is filled with flower arrangements and fountains.

Visit the Forbidden City, which was the seat of Imperial power for 500 years. It was burnt down, rebuilt, sacked and renovated countless times, so most of the architecture you can see today dates from the 1700's and onwards.

The best part of the Ming Tombs is the road there. The Sacred Road is the path leading to the mouth of the tomb.

The most well-kept tombs wtih the most emperors buried there: Ming Tombs

Walk on the Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure visible from space.

Visit the Summer Palace, which was used by emperor for 800 years.

Visit Xi'an Ancient City Wall, one of the most famous wall through the long history.

Meander among the mysterious and imposing Army of Terracotta Warriors, an unforgettable experience.

Vistit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which we see today is a 7- storeyed, 64 meters high Buddhist structure in a square tapering shape.

Visit The Longji.The terraced filed are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop,whit the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m..

Zhuang minority has its unique festivals including: the Devil Festival, the Ox Soul Festival, and the Singing Festival.

The Yao girl in festival dressing unique headwear and charming smile make them more attractive.

The Lijiang River area, which it typical of karst landscape and Guangxi sub-tropical karst topography, boasts diverse beautiful landscapes, peak forests, karst caves, deep pools, dangerous shoals, precipitous crags and rushing waterfalls.

The heart of Yang Shuo is its cobble stoned "West Street" ( Xijie ), but mostly "locals" just call it "Western" street. Do yourself a favour and try Yangshuo's most famous culinary delights of "Li Jiang Beer Fish", which cooked in beer and spices.

Climb Elephant Trunk Hill, one of Guilin's best known sights. It's actually resemble an elephant dipping its snout into Li River.

Enjoy Ludiyan (Reed Flute Cave). The amazing journey passes numerous stalactites and stalagmites in ever-changing shapes suggesting pagodas, mushrooms , lions, waterfalls and icicle chandeliers.

Visit Fubo Hill, where a 100-year-old Buddha image is etched into the wall.Somewhere, are many portraits and autographs by famous calligrapher of ancient China.

The Stone Forest culture, illustrated by the famous, long narrative poem, Ashima; along with the colorful embroidery of the Sani people; the ancient and mysterious "Torch Festival"; the cheerful songs and dances of the Yi people, and the Yi villages.

Visit Three Pagodas, which symbolize the resplendent ancient Dali culture.

Visit the Zhoucheng Village,which is not far from the Butterflies' Fountain and Erhai Lake.Here the yearly Torchlight Festival of the Yi and the Bai visitors with distinctive national feature, magnificent scope, and vivid atmosphere.

Visit The ancient town of Dali,which was once a vital communications hub where the population was dense.

Xiaguan is known for its wind and Shangguan, for its flowers. Flowers in Shangguan sway in the wind from Xiaguan. Cangshan Mountain is famous for its snow and Erhai Lake, for the moonlight.

Visit Xizhou.The most famous thing about Xizhou are well preserved ancient buildings of Bai Minority.

On market day, the Bai people put on glad rags and join the crowds of people on Yunhe's ancient street.

Visit the First Bend of the Yangtze River,there is a white marble sculpture of the drum-like rock artifacts,so the town called Shigu Village.

Visit Tiger Leaping Gorge in fall .It is the second best time to visit thereperiod because of its generally pleasant weather.

Visit The Songzanlin Lamasery.One main temple has 108 pillars in its main hall, which can hold 1,600 monks sitting and chanting scriptures.

Visit Zhongdian County,you can see many domesticated animals include yak , Dzo , sheep , goats , pigs and chickens.

Visit Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province and one of the largest cities in western China, which is described as the Oriental Paradise on the Earth for its long history, relaxed life-style, excellent living environment and hospitality of poeple.

Visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base which will let you know a lot of things related to giant pandas.

Visit the Leshan Giant Buddha.Acid rain, has turned the Buddha's nose black and speckled his face such that it looks like there are tears at the corner of the Buddha's eyes.

Visit The Beishan Grottoes.Figures in this part are something like 'an Assembly of Oriental Beauty', since it enjoys good preservation and elaborate craftsmanship.

Visit The Baoding Grottoes.Most of the carvings depict typical Buddhist legends or tales with strong religious meaning.

Fengdu Ghost City, the major town 170 km from Chongqing, which is said to be the place of devils. And There are numerous temples containing sculptures of demons and devils that were built since Tang Dynasty.

Enter the temple's main hall,you can see a mural depicts the goddess Nuwo repairing the sky. Fossils of fish and a tail section of a dinosaur found by the river's edge.

Amazingly, there is a Smaller Three Gorges in the Small Three Gorges of Wushan, in which the peaks are very strange and beautiful and the water from the spring in the cliff.

Closely connected with the Wu Gorge, the Daling River and the Shennong Brook are quieter, deeper, simpler and more primitive, in which the vally is narrower, the water is cleaner, the mountains are greener and the peaks are stranger.

Sailing downstream to Wu Gorge, you will have your heart only in the twelve peaks of Mt.Wu. They are the Soaring Dragon peak, the Holy Spring Peak, the Morning Clouds Peak, the Goddess Peak, the Pines Peak, the Fairy-gathering Peak, and so on.

The Bund, a symbol of Shanghai and an epitome of Shanghai's modern history.

Brightly lit Nanjing Road is a wonderful view at night in a sea of lights. It's worth a stroll to or from the Bund.

Pudong has the main attractions in three parts. One is Lujiazui and Huamu District, which has modern stylish buildings, ecological park, state-of-the-art conference and cultural facilities.

Visit the Yuyuan Market,which is a bazaar of stores.The stores sell a mish-mash of items including chopsticks, Chinese medicine, walking sticks, fans, silk umbrellas, bamboo and rattan furniture, goldfish, pottery, plus much more.

Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, the largest classical garden in Suzhou, the largest private garden in China and a model of freehand landscape garden for Chinese scholars.

The Yunyan Pagoda was built in the second year of the Jianlong region period of the Song Dynasty ( 961 ). As it leans towards the northwest, it is known as the "Leaning Tower of Pisa" in the East, being one of the symbols of Suzhou.

Visit the The No.1 Silk Factory, you can see how the silk is processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.

Enter the garden,you will find buildings, trees, and flowers blend harmoniously with their surroundings.

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