Best Of China 8 Nights / 9 Days

Day 1:  Arrival Beijing
Upon arrival Beijing airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel;

Day 2:  Beijing (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit Tian An Men Square which is the biggest square in the world; Forbidden City (Also called the Imperial Palace ), home to 24 Emperors between 1420 and 1911 when they ruled the country; Temple of Heaven where emperors performed rituals to guarantee a good harvest. 

Day 3:  Beijing  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Great Wall, the longest man-made wall on earth; Ming Tombs for the Imperial family, we will also make a photo stop for the 2008 Beijing Olympic sites from the outside.

Day 4:  Beijing--Xian  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit Summer Palace, the summer retreat of the Imperial
families, where there are the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors;  Hutong tour by rickshaw to experience the old Beijingner's way of life;  Transfer to Beijing airport for your flight Beijing-Xian;
Upon arrival Xian airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel; 

Day 5:  Xian (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Terra Cotta Warriors-the 8th wonder of the world, with over 7000 soldiers, archers, horses and chariots in full battle array has guarded Emperor Qin's tomb since 210BC; the Ancient City Wall which is one of the very few well-preserved walls in China.  

Day 6:  Xian-Shanghai  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a Buddhist temple built in the 7th century; the Grand Mosque which is a combination of Chinese architecture with Islamic practice,and the local Muslim street;
Transfer to Xian airport for your flight Xian-Shanghai.
Upon arrival Shanghai airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel;
 
Day 7:  Shanghai  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Bund-water front of the city, Yu Garden, a private garden in old days, as well as the old Shanghai outside the Yu garden; TV Tower to have the bird-eye view of the city, and the visit of the Shanghai city museum under the TV tower tells you the history of Shanghai city development. 

Day 8:  Shanghai  – Departure (breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel;
Today the morning is at leisure, until check out and transfer to the airport for your onwards flight.