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Tour Introduction

Tour Name :19 Day China hiking from north to south, from west to east

Tour Code : CUT03

Day 1 ( ) Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: International flight to Beijing-On your own arrangement Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel with your private car and English speaking tour guide.

Day 2 (B, L, D)Beijing \Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
-The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.

Day 3 (B, L, D )Beijing \Drive to Gubeikou in the morning and hike to Jinshanling.
-The Great Wall at Gubeikou is situated in the northeast of Minyun County of Beijing. It has been a communication center of strategic importance since ancient times. Beikou city was built in 1378 and was named Yingcheng. The surrounding wall runs over 2 kilometres with one gate on each of its three sides-east, north and south. Lying across the Caohe River with three water gates underground, the Great Wall at the Gubeikou Pass presents a rare magnificent view.
- The Great Wall at the Jinshan Ridge is located at the boundary between Miyun County, Beijing and Luanping County, Hebei province. It has been a strategic place contested by militarists since ancient times. The 25-kilometer-long Jinshan Ridge section has as many as 150 watchtowers and battlements, terraces and turrets. Architecturally, there are towers of various shapes--square, circular, oblate and cornered, and roofs of different strctures --flat, vaulted, domed and quadrangular, or with an octagonal caisson ceiling. The section, characterized by its diversified structures, is an outstanding part of China's Great Wall.
Day 4 (B, L, D )beijing
Hike from Jinshanlin to Simatai today (12km up and down), drive back to Beijing upon arriving Simatai Located at the boundary between Gubeikou Town, 130 km away from Beijing, and Luanping County, Hebei Province, the 19-kilometre-long wall of Simatai began its construction in 1368. Architectually, the wall is delicately structured and unique in design. The 35 watchtowers there are original structured and varied in form. The Tower for Viewing the Capital at an elevation of 986 metres above sea level, is constructed on sheer precipices. This part of the great wall is charictorized as astonish, Unusual and Vicious.

Day 5 (B, L, D)Beijing / Xi'an
Transfer via: PM flight
Flight to Xi'an, ancient capital for 11 centuries, and the ancient gateway to the Silk Road full of Chinese legendary. In the afternoon, you are arranged to visit the Provincial Museumm. Hike on the City Wall. In the evening, go to enjoy the Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner.
- Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
- The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.

Day 6 (B, L, D)Xi'an
Xi'an's rich history comes alive on a visit to the greatest archaeological finding of the century: the army of terra cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb. Other monuments on your tour include Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Bell Tower.
- Terra Cotta Warriors:The greatest archaeological findings of the century,the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda:The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city. br>
Day 7 (B, L, D)Xi'an / Lijiang
Flight to Lijiang via Kunming, afternoon leisure (walk around or seat down by the aniciet canel for tea) in the anciety Lijiang town for you to see the Criss-crossed by canals and a maze of narrow streets which left from Yuan dynasty. Lijiang, the ancient capital of the Naxi kingdom, cited as "Shangri-La" in James Hilton's portrayal, is a beautiful shining jewel on the Northwest Yunnan Plateau neighbouring the southeast side of the Tibentan Plateau which is considered to be the "Roof of the World", the ancient town is now the World Cultural Heritage.

Day 8 (B, L, D)Lijiang \Today you will visit the Wall Painting 800 years old, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Rufeng temple as well as the Black Dragon Pool, everning enjoy Music show of Dongba People at the ancient town.
-The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The mountain has 13 peaks of which the highest is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals.
-The Yufeng Temple: built in the Qing Dynasty and famous for camillias in the temple.
-The Black Dragon Pool: The park holds the Black Dragon Pool and got name because of it. The pool is listed in the Collections of Famous Pools of China because of its beauty.

Day 9 (B, L, D)Lijiang
Drive to Daju village (2 hours beautiful drive), cross the Yangtze River by ferry and start hiking along the Tiger's Leaping Gorge, which is the upper part of the Yangtze River, between the Jade Dragon Snow Mountrain and the Haba Snow mountain to Walnut Garden.(25km hiking).
-Daju Town: the side of jinsha river, the exit of the lower tiger leaping gorge. Daju Town£º
-The Tiger Leaping Gorge: one of the world's four great gorges - is located in Hutiaoxia Town in Zhongdian County, is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges on the globe.

Day 10 (B, L, D)Lijiang \Hike from Walnut Garden to upper Tiger Leaping Gorge where our driver will meet us and drive back to Lijiang.

Day 11 (B, L, D)Lijiang/Guilin
Transfer via: Flight from Lijiang to Kunming our arrangement.
Transfer via: Flight from Kunming to Guilin our arrangement.
Fly to Kunming then take connecting flight to Guilin, a romantic scenic beauty that inspired poets and artists for centuries.and leisure in the afternoon.

Day 12 (B, L, D)Guilin\One day city tour with walk in the city;
Tour the Elephant Trunk Hill, which is the landmarks of the area, and a visit to Fubo Hill, where it gives you a bird's eye view over the beautiful landscape. Visit Reed Flute Cave to learn how the limestone was formed. If time permits, walk in the center city park, the Fir Lake and the Banyan lake area where the local spend their leisure time, you may also take a walk on the City aquare and perdestraian street where the shops locat.
-Elephant Trunk Hill: Located at the conjunction of the Li River & the Peach Blosom River, the whole hill looks very muh like a giant elephant with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.
-Fubo Hill: You can see lots of rock stone carvings & Buddha statues since Tang Dynasty.Have a wonderful bird's-eye view of Guilin city if you climb to the summit.
-Reed Flute Cave: Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites,learn how they are formed.

Day 13 (B, L, D)Guilin area
Drive to Zhemu Village in the morning, about 15 km's Hiking to Daxu, it takes about 3.5 hours. After lunch in Daxu, visit this one of the famous ancient towns in Guangxi. During your hiking, numerous hills are everywhere; strange pinnacles thrust up right next to you; hospitable rustic farmers will invite you take a rest in their home. In the afternoon, drive to Caoping village, stay one night in the Misty Resort.

Day 14 (B, L, D)Guilin area
Drive to Yangshuo in the morning, bike through the old road via Aishan or hike down the Yulong river. We will pass by picturesque villages, tucked among subtropical plants and stretched in between rice paddies. The ride one way covers 13 kilometers on well paved road, and should take up about one hour. For those with more energy, you may climb up 819 steps to the top of the Moon Hill and get a bird¡¯s-eye-view of the surrounding hills, have a close look of the ¡°Moon¡±which used to be the underground river cannel. We will have lunch at a local farmer¡¯s house in the Moon Village. Leisure in the afternoon. You may walk around the West Street in the evening, enjoy meeting with all kinds of people from all over the world in the small earth village.
-Moon hill:The cave is about 50 meters in height and width, shaped like a semicircular archway.
- Yangshuo West Street:Built in 590 during the Sui Dynasty with the Li River passing by on the east, the street, which has experienced much wind and rain, is still well preserved, revealing the resplendence of past days.

Day 15 (B, L, D)Guilin area
Drive to Longsheng county (3 hours drive) from Yangshuo, and hike for about 4 hours up to Dazhai and Xiaozhai villages and visit the Dragon's Back Mountain where the Zhuang and Yao Minorities Nationalities have inhabited there for hundreds of years. Visit there wonder, the Rice Terraces which they build along the hill side, they were eulogized as the mountain sculptor because of the beautiful rice terraces they made.

Day 16 (B, L, D)Guilin area \Morning Leisure on top of the Dragon's back mountain or optional hike to some other view points and hike down along the river before driving to Hot Spring Hotel tonight.

Day 17 (B, L)Guilin / Shanghai\Transfer via: PM flight
Drive back to Guilin airport before flying to Shanghai. Arrive at Shanghai, be met and be transferred from the airport to your hotel by your private car and English speaking guide. Walk to the Bund, Nanjing Road in the afternoon and evening.
-The Bund: the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.
Nanjing Road: the busiest shoping street in Shanghai.

Day 18 (B, L )Shanghai\Tours to Shanghai Museum, Old Shanghai area & Xin Tiandi.
-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
-Xin Tiandi: where many bar and caffe located, you may meet all kinds of people from all over the world.

Day 19( )Shanghai / Departure\Transfer via:International flight on your own arrangement.

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Deluxe Class	0	3467	0	0	481
Superior Class	0	3826	0	0	773
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