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Tour Introduction
Tour Name :12 Days Chinese Tea Culture Tour
Tour Code : Tea-2
Day 1 Arrive Beijing, meet by our professional tour local tour guide, then be transferred to the hotel with private vehicle, stay in hotel (4-star).

Day 2 Full day sightseeing in the city. Start the 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. Then the Temple of Heaven where the Chinese emperors used to pray for good harvest from the heaven. Next stop is the Summer Palace, the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer resort for Emperors. After dinner, enjoy tea at the Laoshe Teahouseand watch local cultural performances. (B.L.D)

Day 3 The highlight today is a trip to the astonishing Great Wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is a symbol of Chinese traditional culture and the pride of the Chinese nation. On the way back, visit the Ming Tombs, the resting place for thirteen Chinese Emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Tonight, enjoy a fabulous Peking Duck Dinner. (B.L.D)

Day 4 Hutong tour in the morning. Fly to Chengdu Province, a magnificent and modern provincial capital of Sichuan. Chengdu enjoys temperate climate and plentiful products. Transfer to the hotel(4-star).(B.L.D)

Day 5 Sightseeing to Mt. Qingcheng, which is surrounded by countless peaks and densely covered by ancient trees whose branches reaching the sky, insulated for centuries from outside influences, the natural environment is lush and dense. It is also home to the ancient Daoist Monastery where the monks pick and make their own "wild" tea. After receiving a private tai chi lesson from the martial arts master monk, you will settle in for the night in the mountain hermitage.. (B.L.D)

Day 6 In the morning, join the monks on the mountainside picking tea leaves and return to the temple workshop to see their tea making technique. Then we head back to Chengdu with a chance to get a glimpse of China's rare national symbol at the Panda Research Center on the way. The center has expanded and includes a simulated natural habitat, breading areas and educational center. Tonight we enjoy some evening entertainment at a tea house where you can even get a massage while you watch the show and sip your tea. 4-star hotel (B.L.D)

Day 7 Fly to Guiyang, known for it's many art crafts like lacquerware, bamboo weaving and folk embroidery, capital of southern Guizhou province. Guizhou is also the home of the unique Kuding tea. Guiyang's landscape is elegant, its folkways are rich and variegated, we will meet with the local tea company to learn more about its history and production. Guizhou has many isolated native ethnic groups that have their own unique customs. We will visit a local Miao family and enjoy and evening's entertainment of some local performers. Tonight we will be hosted at a welcome reception by a local family. (B.L.D)

Day 8 Wake up early to make our way to one of China's natural wonders, the Huang Guo Shu waterfall; 137 kilometres from Guiyang,. The waterfall,74 metres high and 81 metres wide, is the biggest of their kind in China and also one of the world's most magnificent. Evening flight to Guilin. Stay in 4-star hotel (B.L.D)

Day 9 Li River Cruise, the most outstanding of China's scenic wonders. Here you will see the magnificent karst landscape, lime stone pinnacles, water buffalos, farms and villages. Tour to Reed Flute Cave, where you can see beautiful limestone formation and learn how the Karst formation formed.

Day 10 Attending a lecture on Traditional Chinese Medicine at a famous TCM Hospital. Find out how tea has been used as a medicine throughout history as well as today. Guilin--Shanghai Evening flight. Stay in 4-star hotel (B.L.D)

Day 11 Sightseeing the famous promenade along the Huangpu River, the Bund, Nanjing Road, the busiest pedestrian shopping mall in Shanghai, shopping by yourself to have fun and Yu Garden,Shanghai Museum, one of the best museums in China, famous for its ancient Chinese art as well as its fine collections of bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy.

Day 12 Be transferred to airport for international flight to home.
Type 1 person ($) 2-5 persons($) 6-9 persons($) 10 up($) Single room Supplement($)
Tourist Class 2352 1655 1395 1355 315
Deluxe Class 3422 1851 1847 1842 856
Superior Class 0 0 0 0 0
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Starting City : Beijing
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Length of Trip : 12
Destinations :Beijing,Chengdu,Guiyang,Guilin,Shanghai

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