Beijing, Shanghai & Shandong Discovery

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival, Shanghai

  Welcome to Shanghai! You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to take a short exploration on your own.

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• Day 2: Shanghai Sightseeing

  Start the city tour from the Bund to Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Jade Buddha Temple and a silk workshop. Later, have a walking tour from Fuxing Park to Bugaoli. You will have a chance to see the locals enjoy their leisure time in the park, watch the unique residential buildings in Bugaoli. Before the tour ends, you can try some local dim sum at a food market.

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• Day 3: Shanghai - Qufu - Tai'an, Confucian Culture

  After breakfast, you will be transferred to the railway station for high-speed train to Qufu City. Upon arrival, be picked up and escorted to the Kong Family Mansion by your local guide and driver. Later, continue to visit the Temple of Confucius and the Cemetery of Confucius. After that, drive about 1.5 hours to the city of Tai'an for overnight.

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• Day 4: Tai'an, Mount Tai

  In the morning, set off to Mount Tai which is the most famous sacred mountain of China. Regarded as the foremost of the Five Great Mountains of China, it has been the most important place of worship for thousands of years in Chinese history.

  Today, you will go deep into the mountain by visiting the Puzhao Temple and the Bixia Temple. After that, take a cable car up to the top of the mountain and enjoy a spectacular view of the surrounding area. Pay a visit to the Dai Temple after getting down the mountain, and then return to the hotel for some relaxing time.

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• Day 5: Tai'an - Beijing, Old Beijing Hutongs

  After breakfast, head to the railway station for the high-speed train to Beijing. After arrival, a local guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel. Have a short rest before setting out to the Summer Palace (including 15-minute boat ride) and a pearl store. Later, walk into the authentic Old Beijing hutongs, where you can get closer to the local life as well see crickets and listen to the story about cricket fighting.

  Note: Boat ride is not available from Nov. 1 to Apr.1 because the lake is frozen.

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• Day 6: Beijing, Forbidden City

  Start for the Tiananmen Square with your guide and driver. Take a leisure stroll on this previous largest city square in the world and then you will reach the Forbidden City which was used as emperors' residence and office in ancient China.

  After getting out, move to the top of the Jingshan Park for a panoramic view of the majestic Forbidden City.

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• Day 7: Beijing, Great Wall

  This morning, go deep into local people's leisure and entertainment by visiting the Temple of Heaven, and you can join them to do morning exercise.

  After that, leave for the majestic Great Wall at Mutianyu section by private car for about 1.5 hours. Taking a cable car up and down is available to choose from. The Great Wall is a series of ancient fortifications built between the 7th century BC and the 17th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. Get back to the downtown for overnight.

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• Day 8: Beijing, Departure

  Enjoy some free time until your guide escorts you to the airport for the departure flight.

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