Beijing Shanghai Suzhou Zhouzhang Hangzhou 9 Days Tour

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Detail Itinerary

Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Beijing Opera
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Tiananmen Square -the biggest downtown Square of the world. Walk around on Tiananmen Square.
Then we will enter the Forbidden City from the north end of Tiananmen Square. Forbidden City also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Take sightseeing in Forbidden City along the central axis for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Then we will drive to Summer palace - 20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc. Take sightseeing for 1 to 1.5 hours. Have dinner in a restaurant with Beijing local favor. Enjoy Beijing Opera in theatre. Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts. It presents an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes and graceful gestures.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 3. Ming Tombs(Changling and Sacred Way), Badaling Great Wall
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive one and half hours to the Ming Tombs. Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. Changling is the most famous one. Construction of the Changling was started in 1409 and completed in 1427. Visit the tomb for one hour. Move on to visit the Sacred Way for half an hour.
Move on to the famous Badaling Great Wall -the most famous section of Great Wall, well maintained. It is easy to walk along this section of defensive project of ancient China. Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours. Cable car is arranged to get the top to have a bird view of the wall. Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 4. Beijing Hutong Tour, Beijing - Shanghai
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Be transferred to Beijing Hutong -ancient city alley in Beijing. Many of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Take rickshaw to visit the ancient Beijing Hutong including Drum tower, Local family, Shicha Lake, Kindergarten and Bar Street. Be transferred to airport to connect flight to Shanghai. Shanghai tour guide will meet you in Shanghai airport and transfer to your hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 5. Suzhou
Pick you up from hotel at 08:30.
Drive to Suzhou to visit the Garden of the Master of the Nets -the smallest of the Suzhou residential gardens, yet it is the most impressive one.
Then visit the Humble Administrator's Garden -the largest private garden in Suzhou and one of the four most famous classical gardens in China.
Proceed to Grand Canal - part of 1700-kilometer-long China Grand Grand Canal starts from Beijing and ends in Hangzhou.
Stop at Silk Factory (where you may interested in building a quilt) before we drive back to your hotel after the while day tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 6. Zhouzhuang
Pick you up from hotel in Shanghai at around 08:30. Drive 1.5 hours to Zhouzhuang Village, which is the No. 1 water village. Visit Shen Family Residence, Mi Tower. The time of today is abundant, so we have enough time to walk slowly and take a short cruise on the small river through the village. You may hear some local song by the boatman if lucky. Be transferred back to Shanghai after the tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 7. Hangzhou
Pick you up from hotel at 08:00 am. Drive to Hangzhou.
Visit Hangzhou including Ling Yin Temple -premier showpiece in the West Lake environs and is one of the ten most famous Buddhist temples of China.
Then we will take a Cruise on West Lake. West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou city.
Move on to visit Six Harmonies Pagoda -a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture. If time permit, we will visit traditional Chinese Medicine Museum -the only State-level professional one in China. Drive back to Shanghai. (Breakfast, Lunch)
(Breakfast, Lunch)





Day 8. Shanghai City
Pick you up from hotel at 09:00 am.
Visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower -the world's third tallest TV and radio tower, which combines ancient concepts with 21st Century technology.
Then we will visit Shanghai Museum - known as the Museum of Ancient Chinese Art, where you will find more than 120,000 precious and rare works of art.
Proceed to visit Nanjing Road and the Bund -famous waterfront with art-like buildings in China, the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. Enjoy Acrobatic Show in the evening. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 9. Departure
Be transferred to airport for departure. (Breakfast)


Friendly Note from Beijingservice.com
1. The above tour is tailored for you exclusively. You will enjoy Private car, driver and English speaking tour guide.
2. Lunch is not refundable if you do not need it.
3. The sunshine is very strong in summer time. Sunglass is useful.
4. We will arrange a boat cruise on Kunming lake in Summer Palace from May to October.
5. Photograph is not permitted in some area. Our tour guide will give you notice.
6. We will visit Ming Tombs on the morning and Great Wall in the afternoon. This will insure that you can have lunch on time and have enough time on Great Wall. The Great Wall is very beautiful when the sun is on the west
7. A pair of soft and comfortable shoes is helpful when you walk in these attractions.
8. It need half an hour's climbing to reach the wall from the foot of the mountain. So we arranged cable car for you to save your time and strength. .
9. Beijingservice.com lists the exact cost of each person from 1 to 10 persons. This will help you to cut down cost if you have more persons. Please contact us for a special cost if you have more than 10 persons.


Quotation (Validity: 2010-09-01/2012-12-31)

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1. We will buy Travel Accident Insurance in advance, so please provide full name on passport of all travelers.
2. Once we have your above information, we will start to arrange tour details according to your request.