CTS 11 China Impressions 9 Days
West coast - Beijing - Shanghai - Wuxi - Tongli - Hangzhou - Shanghai - West
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CTS 11 China Impressions 9 Days
Day 01 West coast - Beijing
Fly to Beijing on a deluxe flight, and cross the international date line.
Day 02 Beijing
Arrive in Beijing in late afternoon, met by CTS tour guide. Then you will be
transferred to the hotel.
Day 03 Beijing
Beijing, the capital of China, served as the capital of 5 dynasties over a period
of 800 years with each emperor identified as a dragon sent from the heaven.
Begin your whole day city tour with a visit to the Forbidden City. This complex,
the largest and most intact conglomeration of ancient structures of the
imperial palace ever built in the world, features more than 800 buildings with
9999 rooms, resplendent golden-glazed roofs, red lacquered pillars and
vermilion walls. Next stop is the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors used
to pray for good harvest. You will also sightsee the Tiananmen Square, the
largest square in the world, and the Summer Palace, the famous resort of
Empress Dowager Ci Xi. Feast your eyes on the Long Corridor, Longevity Hill,
and Kunming Lake. Tonight's special dinner gives you a real taste of the Peking
Duck.
Day 04 Beijing
The highlight today is a trip to the astonishing Great Wall of China, one of the
two man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. Later
visit the Sacred Path of Ming Tombs and the Cloisonne Factory. You will attend
an acrobatic show in the evening.
Day 05 Beijing - Shanghai - Wuxi
Fly to Shanghai after breakfast. After arrival take a coach to Wuxi. Visit the
Three Kingdom Movie Site, which is called "the Hollywood in China", the
beautiful Lake Tai, Turtle Island, and Freshwater Pearls Farm, where you will
find interesting things about the pearls.
Day 06 Wuxi - Tongli - Hangzhou
Take coach to the beautiful water town Tongli, an old town with about 1,000
years history built in the Song Dynasty. It was praised as "the Basement of
Producing the Film and TV", "Orient Venice" and "Ming and Qing Dynasty
Architecture Museum" for its typical water-based landscape and unique culture
resources. After sightseeing, continue your tour to Hangzhou, a city that is
praised along with Suzhou as "Paradise on Earth".
Day 07 Hangzhou - Shanghai
Boat cruise on the West Lake, enjoy the gorgeous scenic spots around the
lake, visit the Lingyin Temple, Six Harmony Pagoda, and taste the well-known
Dragon Well Tea. Afterwards take a bus ride back to Shanghai in late
afternoon.
Day 08 Shanghai
Today start you whole day city tour with strolling the Bund (Wai Tan)
waterfront area, a sweeping area along the Huangpu River, which became the
center of Shanghai's foreign business establishment and the symbol of
Shanghai's identity as a modern city. Here is a good place to capture the
western influence of the old days. Experience more by visiting the Yuyuan
Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, and Pudong New Area.
Day 09 Shanghai - West coast
Tour guide will transfer you to the airport and home your sweet home.
