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Xian Day Tour of Qianling
Mausoleum and Famen Temple

Detail Itinerary
Xian Day Tour of Qianling Mausoleum and Famen Monaster
Pick you up by private vehicle and English speaking tour guide from your accommodation place around 8:30 am and 9:00 am. Take a one day tour to visit Xianyang Museum (also called Xianyang Terracotta Museum) focuses its exhibition on the historical relics of the Qin and the Han dynasties. Xianyang City is 28 kilometers away from Xi'an. It was the capital of the famous Qin Dynasty in Chinese history. Then we will visit Maoling Mausoleum - the tomb of Emperor Wudi in the Western Han Dynasty. It is the biggest mausoleum of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD). Then we will visit Qianling Mausoleum -the joint tomb of Emperor Tang Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian, the only Empress in Chinese history. Move on to visit Famen Temple /Monastery and Famen Museum. First built in East Han Dynasty (25 - 220), Famen Temple was the famous temple as dagoba for the bones of Sakyamuni. Be transferred back to your accommodation place. (Lunch included)

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. Photograph is not permitted in some area. Our tour guide will give you notice.
5. A pair of soft and comfortable shoes is helpful.
6. Beijingservice.com list 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.
7. The best season to visit China is Autumn and Spring.



Attraction
Famen Monastery: Situated some 118 kilometers (73 miles) west of Xian, the Famen Temple gained the name Famen (which means the initial approach to become a Buddhist believer) in the Tang dynasty when a wooden four-storey structure was built replacing the original Ashoka Stupa built in the Eastern Han dynasty. The temple boasts that it is the largest of this kind ever discovered with the remains of the finger bones of Sakyamuni.

Qianling : Qianling the tomb of the third Tang emperor, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu Zetian, is located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of QianxianCounty seat and 80 kilometers from Xi'an. Qianling is the most typical and best preserved of all the eighteen Tang mausoleums.

Xianyang Museum: Reconstructed and opened to the public in 1962, Xianyang museum, based on a Confucian temple of the Ming dynasty, is one of the famous museums in China. It, covering an exhibition area of 1216 sqm, consists of 9 showrooms and a stele corridor, with over 15,000 cultural relics, out of which 4,000 are on display.

Quotation (Validity: 2007-01-01/2008-03-15)

Number of Persons	Cost (USD per person)
1 person	188
2 persons	111
3 persons	92
4 persons	77
5 persons	69
6 persons	64
7 persons	60
8 persons	57
9 persons	54
10 persons and above	51

You may also can send us an email to inquire this tour: travel@beijingservice.com

Service package includes:
-Air-conditioned private car or van,
-Admission fee,
-Well trained English-speaking tour guide,
-Typical Chinese lunch,
-Pick-up from and transfer back to your hotel,
-Fuel,
-Expressway cost and parking cost.
Above price excludes: Hotel expense, Personal expense, Gratuities to guides and drivers.
Payment: please pay our tour guide in cash in Xian (USD and Chinese currency are both acceptable).

Note:
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. Confirmation will be sent to you when all tour details arranged.