Day 1 Beijing Arrival
Day 2 Beijing - Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Qianmen Street
Day 3 Beijing - Datong (Mutianyu Great Wall - Summer Palace - High-speed train) (265 km)
Day 4 Datong - Daixian (Yungang Grottoes - Hanging Temple - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda) (147 km)
Day 5 Daixian - Pingyao (Yanmen Pass - Qiao Family Compound - Pingyao Ancient City) (279 km)
Day 6 Pingyao - Xi'an (Little West Heaven - Hukou Waterfall - High-speed train) (356 km)
Day 7 Xi'an (Terracotta Warriors - Huaqing Pool - Chang Hen Ge Performance)
Day 8 Xi'an (Shaanxi History Museum - City Wall - Muslim Street - Tang Paradise)
Day 9 Xi'an Departure
Day 1:
Beijing Arrival
Arrive at Beijing airport, transfer to hotel, free time for rest.
Day 2:
Beijing - Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Qianmen Street
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
After breakfast, visit Tiananmen Square (30 min), Forbidden City (3 hours deep tour), Temple of Heaven (1 hour), and Qianmen Street (1 hour).
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Beijing, CN
With more than 20 million people, China's capital is one of the most populated cities in the world. Beijing is an incredibly ancient city, and its stylized architecture, opulent gardens, and more have made it a popular tourism locale.
Tiananmen Square
The 4th largest city square in the world, Tiananmen Square is a large, open area, surrounded on all sides by important national buildings: the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, the National Museum of China, and the Great Hall of the People.
Forbidden City
For 500 years, the Forbidden City was the palace of the Chinese emperors. It is divided into two sections, the Inner and Outer Courts. The Palace Museum houses many collections of traditional paintings, jade, and ceramics.
Temple of Heaven
This large complex of Daoist buildings was built in the early 15th-century under the rule of the Yongle Emperor. The main structures are the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, and the Circular Mound Altar.
Qianmen Street
Qianmen Commercial Street is a historic and famous commercial district at the southern end of Beijing's central axis. It gathers many time-honored Chinese brands like Quanjude, blending traditional architecture with modern shops, full of old Beijing charm.
Day 3:
Beijing - Datong (Mutianyu Great Wall - Summer Palace - High-speed train) (265 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Morning drive to Mutianyu Great Wall (2 hours), visit Summer Palace (3 hours), then high-speed train from Beijing Qinghe Station to Datong (approx 2 hours). Overnight in Datong.
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Beijing, CN
With more than 20 million people, China's capital is one of the most populated cities in the world. Beijing is an incredibly ancient city, and its stylized architecture, opulent gardens, and more have made it a popular tourism locale.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Built in the 6th century CE under the Northern Qi Dynasty, this is one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall of China near Beijing. It is located in a hilly, mountainous area covered in dense forests.
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is a complex on the outskirts of Beijing, comprised of multiple palaces, gardens, and lakes. The first palace was built in the 12th century CE under the Jin Dynasty, and many subsequent emperors chose to build additions.
Day 4:
Datong - Daixian (Yungang Grottoes - Hanging Temple - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda) (147 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Visit Yungang Grottoes (2.5 hours), Hanging Temple (2 hours), and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (1.5 hours). Overnight in Daixian.
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Datong, CN
A prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in China.The Yungang Grottoes are a collection of shallow caves located 16 km west of Datong.
Yungang Grottoes
Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in Shanxi province. The site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51,000 Buddha statues and statuettes. In 2001, it were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hanging Temple
A temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi province. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it is the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is the oldest and tallest existing wooden pagoda in China, standing for over a thousand years as a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
Day 5:
Daixian - Pingyao (Yanmen Pass - Qiao Family Compound - Pingyao Ancient City) (279 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Visit Yanmen Pass (2 hours), Qiao Family Compound (2 hours), and Pingyao Ancient City (2 hours). Overnight in Pingyao.
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Daixian, CN
Daixian is a county in Xinzhou, Shanxi, known for its rich history and ancient sites like the Bianjing Tower and Ashoka Pagoda.
Yanmen Pass
On behalf of the state military defense system in ancient times, roughly forming in the Warring States period, the Qin and Han Dynasty, developed in Wei, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, complete in Ming and Qing, across three states eighteen counties, and the hundreds, formed a very rare in the world, around the grand.
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Pingyao, CN
Qiao Family Compound
The Qiao Family Compound is a representative example of Shanxi merchant architecture, featuring a strict layout and exquisite carvings that showcase the luxury and refinement of Qing-dynasty northern residences.
Pingyao Ancient City
An exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century. In 1997, Pingyao Ancient City was included as a World Heritage site by UNESCO on the basis of Cultural Criteria and The New York Times listed it on The 41 Places to Go in 2011 for its beautiful traditional architectures.
Day 6:
Pingyao - Xi'an (Little West Heaven - Hukou Waterfall - High-speed train) (356 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Visit Little West Heaven (1.5 hours) and Hukou Waterfall (1.5 hours), then high-speed train from Linfen to Xi'an (approx 2 hours). Overnight in Xi'an.
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Linfen, CN
Linfen, located in southwestern Shanxi Province, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Known as the 'First Capital of Huaxia,' it boasts a rich history with cultural sites like the Yao Temple and the Hongdong Great Pagoda Tree.
Little West Heaven (Xiaoxitian)
Xiaoxitian is a Ming-dynasty Buddhist temple perched on a cliff in Xi County, Shanxi, renowned for its hanging sculptures, considered a masterpiece in Chinese sculpture history.
Hukou Waterfall
Hukou Waterfall is the largest yellow waterfall on the Yellow River, known for its thunderous roar and powerful flow, offering a dramatic encounter with nature's force.
Day 7:
Xi'an (Terracotta Warriors - Huaqing Pool - Chang Hen Ge Performance)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum (2.5 hours), Huaqing Pool (4 hours including the 'Chang Hen Ge' show), watch the 'Everlasting Regret' performance. Overnight in Xi'an.
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Xi'an, CN
With a recorded history dating back to before the tenth century BC, Xian is one of the oldest cities in both and the world. It is home to historic buildings, museums, tombs, monuments, national parks, and much more.
Terracotta Warrior
A collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
Huaqing Hot Spring
Located at the northern foot of Mount Li, the Huaqing Hot Springs was historically reserved for emperors and their royal family. Today, visitors can experience the serenity of these natural hot pools and enjoy scenic views for themselves.
Chang Hen Ge (Everlasting Regret) Performance
The Everlasting Regret is a large-scale outdoor historical dance drama performed at Huaqing Palace in Xi'an, telling the love story of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan with spectacular visuals.
Day 8:
Xi'an (Shaanxi History Museum - City Wall - Muslim Street - Tang Paradise)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Visit Shaanxi History Museum (1 hour), Xi'an City Wall (1.5 hours), Muslim Street (1.5 hours for food and shopping), and Tang Paradise at night. Overnight in Xi'an.
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Xi'an, CN
With a recorded history dating back to before the tenth century BC, Xian is one of the oldest cities in both and the world. It is home to historic buildings, museums, tombs, monuments, national parks, and much more.
Shaanxi History Museum
The Shaanxi History Museum houses over 370,000 items including sculptures, murals, armor, pottery, coins, and other objects made of precious metals and stones like bronze, gold, and jade. Learn about China's history and dynasties by viewing artifacts from long ago.
Xi'an Ancient City Wall
The Xi'an Ancient City Wall is the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, originally built during the Ming Dynasty, encircling the city center and serving as a historic landmark of Xi'an.
Muslim Street
Muslim Street is a historically unique place to wander, shop and eat. All shops and restaurants in the street are operated by Muslims. Culturally fragrant and fantasticstalls inside the narrow alleys sell almost everything you can imagine. Enjoy a taste of
Muslim street food, a very tasty and inexpensive gourmet discovery which includes the locals' favorite: Roasted beef, roasted fish, and pancakes.
Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City
Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City is located between the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise, full of Tang stylistic elements. Ever-bright City's Central Axis View Avenue is a 1,500-meter central and sculptured pedestrian street that runs from the north and south. It is surrounded by nine groups of themed groups such as the emperor, historical figures, heroic stories, and classic works of art, offering three-dimensional representations of the Tang Dynasty's supremacy in the fields of religion, art, science and technology and to highlight the great country.
Day 9:
Xi'an Departure
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Transfer to Xi'an airport for departure. End of tour.
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