Our guide will hold a warm welcome to you upon your arrival in Beijing. After check in the hotel, the rest of the day will be on your own to adapt the time difference and relax yourselves.
Accommodation : Sunworld Hotel, Beijing

CT guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, and you can have some free time there. Forbidden City, one of the largest and best preserved architecture in the world, is the next destination of today's excursion. After a dainty lunch, start with the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to Heaven to pray for good harvests. Today's welcome dinner is a palatable Peking Duck Banquet in a notable restaurant followed by a classical Peking Opera performance. (B+L+D)

Our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby according to the appointed time, and drive you to Badaling Great Wall, one of the best known Eight World Wonders. After having lunch at a well-investigated restaurant, transfer to visit Ming Tombs. You could reach Ming Tombs through Sacred Way, the main road leading to Ming Tombs. On the way back to the hotel, our guide will take you to see the famous Bird's Nest and Water Cube, which were built for the Olympic Game of 2008. You can walk around, and have a photo stop there. Drive back to the hotel, you could have a good rest after one day's exciting tour. (B+L)

Before fly to Xian, our guide will take you to pay a visit to Summer Palace, the imperial palace for the ancient emperors firstly in the morning. After enjoying a la carte lunch, take a flight to Xian. Our local guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. After a short refreshment,the guide will take you to visit the well-preserved Xian City Wall, and experience the atmosphere of the ancient city. (B+L)
Accommodation : Grand New World Hotel, Xian

Today you will start to explore Xian. A full day sightseeing takes you to the amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses.Then drive back to downtown to have lunch. After lunch, see the landmark of the city, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the profound Banpo Neolithic Village.Today's dinner of Dumpling Banquet will be followed by the scheduled Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
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Pay a visit to Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to airport. Then board a flight to Lhasa. Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is your next destination. Standing at a dizzying 3,600 meters above sea level, you will need the rest of day to adapt to the high altitude and should avoid excessive physical activity to prevent altitude sickness. (B+D)
Accommodation : Thangka Hotel Lhasa

After breakfast, start to appreciate the first and most important attraction- Potala Palace with a holy heart. Potala Palace is regarded as the iconic symbol of Tibet, and has long been enmeshed in the collective dreams of many travelers to this mystical region. After lunch, pay a visit to Jokhang Temple, the most sacred monastery and spiritual center of Tibet and Bhakhor Street, a quadrangle-shaped bustling bazaar surround Jokhang Temple. (B+L+D)

Today's excursion starts with Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, and Tibet Museum with a permanent collection that celebrates the History of Tibetan Culture in the morning. After lunch, go to visit the Sera Monastery, one of the three most famous monasteries in Lhasa. The monks at Sera Monastery debate Doctrines almost every day, you could see the debating of Buddhist Doctrines, and be deeply impressed by the intense atmosphere. (B+L+D)  

Transfer to have a Tibetan Family Visit to experience their daily life. After lunch, board a flight to Chongqing. Our local guide will meet you at Chongqing airport. After dinner, embark the luxury President Cruise Ship. Immediately after weighing anchor at 22:00, there is a necessary Safety, Orientation & River Briefing presentation for you.  (B+L+D)
Accommodation : President 4 Star Series (balcony room)

Land at Fengdu for an excursion to Ghost City in the morning. Alternatively, visit Shibaozhai instead. The elegant and exciting Captain's Welcome Party will held at 18:30. Just enjoy the Chinese folk dancing and music performance, and bear a part in it for fun.(B+L+D)

Today's sailing along Yangtze River offers you the charming sights of the spectacular Qutang Gorge and the pretty Wu Gorge. The knowledgeable river guide will let you get more idea of Three Gorges including the ancient plank road, mengliang stairway and hanging coffins. Land at Badong for a small wooden boat trip to enjoy the natural beauty of the crystal Shennong Stream. Return to the ship and continue sailing into the western section of Xiling Gorge. Tonight Farewell Party starts at 19:00. And the get-together at 20:30 invites you to join in the cruise staff's performance..(B+L+D)

Get up early and disembark to see the great project of Three Gorges Dam after breakfast. Return to the ship and prepare well for check-out. After lunch, the ship will arrive in Yichang at around 12:00. Our guide will meet you on board.Transfer you to the airport to board a flight to Shanghai. Be transferred to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation : Ramada Shanghai Wujiaochang

In the morning, the first day excursion is Shanghai Museum, which possesses a collection of 120,000 pieces, and is highly acclaimed internationally. Then Yuyuan Garden is followed by. As the quintessence of Southern Chinese landscape design in the Ming and Qing Dynasty, Yuyuan Garden takes the fancy of more and more foreigners. You are provided some free time to stroll around. After a la carte lunch, continue to Jade Buddha Temple, where the two Jade Buddhist Statues kept, you may be moved by the peaceful and solemn atmosphere. After enjoying dinner in a well located restaurant, attend the exciting Tradition Chinese Acrobatic Show, which is deeply loved by visitors from home and abroad. (B+L+D)

Transfer you to the airport to board your homeward flight. Your memorable China trip ends.
Accommodation : none