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Tour 12-day Package
12days 11 nights Beijing/Xi'an/Kunming/Lijiang/Shangri-La
(PT12D-3)
USD:$4,380 Double Occupancy
USD:$5,280 Single Occupancy |
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As the capital of China, Beijing is one
of the world's truly imposing cities, with a 3,000-year history and
11 million people. Covering 16,808 square kilometers in area, it is
the political, cultural and economic center of the People's Republic
of China . Situated in northeast China, Beijing adjoins the Inner
Mongolian Highland to the northwest and the Great Northern Plain to
the south. Five rivers run through the city, connecting it to the
eastern Bohai Sea. Administratively, the Beijing municipality equals
the status of a province, reporting directly to the central
government. Rich in history, Beijing has been China's primary
capital for more than seven centuries. China's imperial past and
political present meet at Tiananmen square, where the Forbidden City
palace of the emperors gives way to the Great Hall of the People
congress building and the mausoleum of Chairman Mao Zedong. The old
city walls have been replaced by ring roads, and many of the old
residential districts of alleys and courtyard houses have been
turned into high-rise hotels, office buildings, and department
stores. Beijing, a dynamic city where the old and new intermingle,
remains a magnet for visitors from inside and outside China.
Xi'an is a city with incredible history, as well as a prosperous
modern city. As the capital city of Shannxi province, it holds a key
position in the fertile plain between the highland plateau of the
north and the Qinling Mountains to the south. Xi'an has been the
capital of eleven dynasties for more than 2000 years. Along with
Rome and Constantinople, this city played a vital role in bridging
the gap between east and west. There are important sites and relics
in this city. The Terracotta Army of Qin Emperor is regarded as the
eighth wonder of the world.
Nicknamed the 'City of Eternal Spring', Kunming enjoys a pleasant year-round climate. It is also known as a city which plays host to the many minority cultures which inhabit Yunnan . Around twenty-six ethnic groups can be found living in or around the city. The unique landscape of Kunming featuring attractions such as the Stone Forest and Dianchi Lake attract millions of visitors each year.
The Old Town of Lijiang was first built in Southern Song Dynasty and in 1253, which is surrounded by Lion Mountain in the west and by Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north. The streets are paved with the local stone slabs, which do not get muddy in the rainy season and are free of dust in the dry season. Many stone bridges and arches in the city were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ancient traditional culture of the Naxi ethnic group is the Dongba culture, which is based on the Dongba religion. Most believers are skilled in medicine and the culture is passed on through literature and art. The most delicious traditional food is called Lijiang round cake. The Old Town of Lijiang was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1997.
For many years the debate went on to determine where is the Shangri-La as described in James Hiltons Book Lost Horizon. It was not until few years ago that the international debate ended and confirmed that Diqing of Yunan Province was indeed what James Hilton was writing about. As a result, Diqing is now officially named Shangri-La and has been designed a UNESCO destination.
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Schedule: |
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Arrive
at Beijing. Transfer to Days & Suites Beijing Hotel for 2 nights stay. (D) |
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Day 2 |
Badaling Great Wall & Summer Palace
(B,L,D) |
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Day 3 |
Full day City Tour (Forbidden Ciyt & Temple of Heaven) & Evening flight to Xi'an. Transfer to Xi'an Sheraton Hotel for 2 nights stay. (B,L,D) |
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Full Day Terra cotta Tour (Terracotta Museum & Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Banpo Museum )
(B,L,D)
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Full Day City Tour (City Wall & Shaanxi History Museum & Forest of Stone Steles Museum ) Evening fly to Kunming, Transfer to Kunming Bank Hotel for 2 nights stay. (B,L,D) |
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Full Day Stone Forests(B,L,D) |
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Fly to Lijiang, Transfer to Lijiang Treasure Harbour International Hotel for 2 nights stay, Afternoon visit Lijiang Old City (B,L,D) |
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Full Day Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (B,L,D) |
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Drive to Shangrila pass by Tiger Leaping Gorges then Transfer to Shangrila Paradise Hotel (B,L,D) |
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Pudacuo National Park & Songzanlin Moantesy & Old Town & Women's Handicraft Center (B,L,D) |
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Day 11 |
Fly to Kunming then connecting flight to Beijing.
Transfer to Days & Suites Beijing Hotel. (B,L,D) |
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Day 12 |
Departure from Beijing. (B) |
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The Forbidden City
Forbidden City was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing
dynasties which is the largest palace complex in the world. It
surrounded by 10-meter high walls and a 52-meter wide moat. It
covers 74 hectares and has 9,999 rooms. In the forbidden city, you
can get more knowledge about the eastern architecture, splendid
painted and beautiful craftwork. |
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Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven was built in
1,420 in the Ming Dynasty, which is the most holy of all Beijing's
imperial temples. This is where the Emperor came every winter
solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest.
True to the Chinese saying, "Round Heaven, Square Earth." The park is
in a square shape and the temple in a round shape which symbolizes
that the emperor had to leave the Earth (represented by the square)
for Heaven (represented by the round-roofed building). |
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The
Great Wall
The Great Wall is perhaps China's most famous and most mythologized site. Several sections are conveniently visited from Beijing, including at Badaling, the most popular site, about 70 km (43 mi.) northwest of Beijing and at Mutianyu, 90 km (56 mi.) northeast of Beijing. These impressive brick and earth structures date from the Ming dynasty, when the wall was fortified against Mongol forces to the north. The Ming wall is about 26 feet tall and 23 feet wide at the base, and could accommodate up to six horsemen riding abreast. Watch towers, built on high points every 200-300 meters or so with small garrison forces, used fire signals or fireworks as a means of communication. These stretches of the wall are part of a system that extends from the Shanhaiguan fortress on the Bohai Gulf in the east to the Jiayuguan fortress in the west, altogether some 6000 km (3700 mi). |
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The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace
landscape, dominated mainly by Longevity Hill and
Kunming
Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of
which is under water. Its 70,000 square meters of building space
features a variety of palaces, gardens and other ancient-style
architectural structures. The Summer Palace is a monument to
classical Chinese architecture, in terms of both garden design and
construction. Borrowing scenes from surrounding landscapes, it
radiates not only the grandeur of an imperial garden but also the
beauty of nature in a seamless combination that best illustrates the
guiding principle of traditional Chinese garden design:"The works
of men should match the works of Heaven".
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Museum of
Terracotta Warriors and
Horses of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant
archeological excavations of the 20th century. Upon ascending
the throne at the age of 13 (in 246 BC), Qin Shi Huang, had work
begun on his mausoleum. It took 11 years to finish. It is
speculated that many buried treasures and sacrificial objects
had accompanied the emperor in his after life. It is a sight not
to be missed by any visitor to China. |
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Big Wild
Goose Pagoda
Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a
well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.
This attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big Wild
Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North Square of Big
Wild Goose Pagoda. it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in
the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of
construction, and its new square in front of the temple. |
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Banpo
Museum
The Banpo
Museumis located in the eastern outskirt of Xi'an City. As the
first museum at the prehistoric site. It was built at the base of
the excavations of the Banpo site. The Banpo site is a typical
Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao Culture dating
back about 6,000 years. Here a lot of relic exhibited to show how
ancient people. |
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| Xi'an City Wall
Xi'an City Wall initially built during the old Tang dynasty (618-907) and ZhuYuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming dynasty, rebuilt the wall, creating the modern Xi'an City Wall. The wall now stands 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide at the top and 15-18 meters thick at the bottom. It covers13.7 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. It's the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well as being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. |
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Shaanxi History Museum
Shaanxi History Museum Shaanxi Province is the birthplace of the ancient Chinese civilization. Xi'an City was the capital city in thirteen dynasties which in total lasted over 1100 years. The Shaanxi History Museum considers it an obligation to be a showcase of ancient civilizations. It was opened to the public in 1991. Over 700,000 people visit this national treasure each year. |
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Forest of Stone Steles Museum
Once the site of the Temple of Confucius during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), the Forest of Stone Steles Museum is being included in UNESCO's list of world heritage site. With 900 years of history, this treasure house holds the world's largest collection of stone steles of different periods, from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Carved on each of these 3,000 steles are original calligraphies of China's most famous scholars. |
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Stone Forest (Shi Lin)
The world-famous Stone Forest lies within Lunan County. Owing to the weathering process through the millennia there finally came into being a typical karst physiognomy-a most enchanting sight of fantastic stone pillars, and reputed as the"Number One Grand Spectacle on earth". Many beautiful legends originate in this magical place, passed along by the native people known as Sani, a branch of the Yi ethnic group. One particular story about the faithful love of Ashima, a beautiful, clever and warm-hearted Sani girl, is the most popular and has been told for thousands of years. The Sani people celebrate their national festival - the Torch Festival - every lunar year on June 24. They take part in traditional performances such as wrestling, bull fighting, pole-climbing, dragon-playing, lion-dancing and the A-xi Moon Dance. During this time, the Stone Forest is alive with a particularly joyful, festive atmosphere, making the area even more attractive than usual. However, the Stone Forest - with its sculptures engraved by nature, herself - is always a true miracle for visitors to behold. |
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| The Old Town of Lijiang
The Old Town of Lijiang, a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, is a central town of the Lijiang Autonomous County of the Naxi Ethnic Minority in Yunnan Province . Located on the plateau which is 2,400 meters (7,874 feet) above the sea level and embraced by the tree-covered Lion Mountain in the west, Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north, vast fertile fields in the southeast and crystal clear water running through, the old town looks like a big jade ink slab, therefore got the alias the Town of Big Ink Slab (Dayanzhen) |
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ( Yulong Mountain )
Y Locating between 100  04'-100  16'east longitude and 27  03'-27  40' north latitude, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest one with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles) . Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon laying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. |
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Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tiger Leaping Gorge is no doubt an independent hiker's first choice in China . This magnificent gorge holds several peaks at both sides up to 6000 meters. 4000 meters vertically down from the summits flows the roaring Yangzi River (the longest river in China ). |
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Pudacuo National Park
Pudacuo National Park in Shangri-la is 22 kilometers away from the hotel. Included in the natural reserve is an important part of Three Rivers. The park is divided into seven parts, including natural ecology and manmade landscape. |
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Songzanlin Monastery
Songzanlin Monasteryis the biggest monastery in Shangri-La. There are 700 monks and many religious worshippers. The monastery can accommodate 1600 persons. |
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The Old town
The Old town of Shangri-La is made up of traditional wooden Tibetan homes, religious buildings alleys and squares. It is distinct from the newly developed town that has grown alongside it. You will be able to see the old versus the new architecture and appreciate the difference in time and history. |
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Women's Handicraft Center
Shangri-La Women's Handicraft Center is located in the heart of the old town which is supported by Yunnan Mountain Heritage Foundation, a non-profit community based organization. Summer is the busiest time for women in rural areas around Shangri-la with the harvest of mushrooms in full swing, yaks out to pasture, fields to be tended. They brought crafts, carpets, looms to demonstrate weaving to the center. |
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Days & Suites Beijing Hotel (Chang An Grand Hotel)
27 Hua Wei Li Chaoyang District Beijing China
Offering
comfortable accommodation and various facilities, the Chang An Grand
Hotel is an ideal travel destination for both business and leisure
travelers visiting Beijing.
The hotel has 373
rooms. |
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Hotel Amenities:
Airline reservation desk
Beauty shop
Car Rental
Babysitting
Bar & Lounge
Concierge desk
Foreign exchange
Restaurants
Housekeeping service daily
Laundry on-site
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Hotel Description
Guest Rooms:
Guests are
provided with the comfort of tastefully decorated rooms that are
spacious and facilitated with numerous in-room amenities. The hotel
also offers 24-hour room service for your convenience.
Location:
The Chang An
Grand Hotel is located in the southeast corner of Beijing City,
adjacent to Beijing Curio City, China's largest curio and folk
artwork market. It is also close to the Central Business District
and downtown.
Restaurant:
Guests
can enjoy delicious western cuisine in the relaxed atmosphere of the
onsite restaurant and later chill out with a refreshing drink at the
cocktail bar. |
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Xi'an Sheraton
Hotel
No. 262 Fenghao Road,
Xi'an, China
It is close to the Xi'an West Wall and
only a few minutes from the center of the city. |
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Hotel Amenities:
Baby sitting service
Banquet facilities
Beauty salon
Business centre
Cocktail bar
Concierge
Conference facilities
Currency exchange
Disabled facilities
Photocopying facilities Reception facilities
Restaurants
Room service
Safe deposit box
Sauna
Shopping arcade
Spa
Swimming pool
Table tennis
Tour desk
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Hotel Description
Guest Rooms:
The guestrooms
are very large and in good condition. They are all tastefully
decorated and equipped with a wide range of deluxe amenities to make
your stay as comfortable and convenient as possible.
Location:
The hotel is
adjacent to the West Second Ring Road, only minutes away from the
new Xi'an Developing Zone of High Technology Industries. It is also
near the Xi'an West Wall. The major scenic spots can all be
accessed easily from this hotel.
Restaurant:
The hotel
restaurants serve authentic Cantonese seasonal specialties and an
array of regional gourmet dishes. The American cuisine is served in
the western restaurant. |
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Bank Hotel, Kunming
No. 399Youth Road, Kunming , China
It is one of the best hotels in KunMing with best location in downtown. Guests may also enjoy the interest of playing with the Red-beak seagulls from Siberia by the beautiful PanLong River , just a step outside of Bank Hotel |
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Hotel Amenities
Western Restaurant ·Music Lounge
Bank Banquet Hall
Clinic 24-Hours Security Service
Tennis Court
Bowling Stadium
Swimming Pool
Sauna & Massage Karaoke
Drug Store FitnessCenter
Business Center
Baby Room
Beauty Saloon
Foreign Currency Exchange
Hotel Limousine Service Laundry andValet Service
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Hotel Description
Guest Rooms:
Hotel guest rooms are large sized, fully appointed to present the luxurious atmosphere. All guest rooms are in exceptional condition. Broadband internet connection is available in each room
Location: Bank hotel is located in downtown Kunming, about 15 minutes drive from Kunming International Airport .
Restaurants: Besides luxurious grand ballroom style banquet hall, hotel also has superior international and local flavor restaurants ready to meet your demand. Hotel provides the best choice for its harmonious blend of tradition and modern style |
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Treasure Harbour International Hotel, Lijiang
Shangri-La Road, Lijiang, Yunnan, P. R. China
The Treasure Harbour International Hotel, Lijiang which is designed and constructed in line with the standards of the platinum 5-star hotel, is located in the main trunk highway of Lijiang -Shangri-La Road, where there is a auspicious Elephant Mountain and the Qing Xi reservoir in the east, the Shangri-la Road in the west and to the south overlooking"the world cultural heritage"-Dayan Old-Aged City. The hotel has 435 rooms. |
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Hotel Amenities
Baby sitting Beauty parlour Boutique
Business centre Car rental facilities Disabled facilities
Early check-in Gymnasium Laundry facilities
Lifts Lobby Outdoor pool
Porterage Room Service Sauna
Shop Travel agency facilities
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Hotel Description
Guest Rooms:
The hotel is the masterpiece of the distinguished designer, MO & Associates which is enjoying the great prestige all over the world. The hotel has 435 spacious and comfortable rooms and suites with elegant interior design and floor area of over 45 square meters. You can enjoy the poetic charm of the nature through the spectacular views of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain .
Location:
Located in the Shangri-la road, which is the main street of the city. The Airport is 30 minutes driving distance away and 10 minutes driving distance to Dayan ancient town which was called The World Cultural Heritage .
Restaurant:
Chinese Restaurant serves several kinds of cuisine including Cantonese, Huangyang , Hunan cuisine and local snacks. International food and daily buffets also are served as well. |
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Paradise Hotel ( T ian Jie Shen Chuan Hotel),Shangri-la
Changzheng Middle Road, Shangri-La County, Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
The Five-Star Paradise Hotel, completed in 2004, is, at the time of writing the biggest hotel in town. An amalgamation of about six or seven different interior design styles, it features rooms overlooking a courtyard with a (cold) pool, a sauna, and other greenery. The beauty of nature is, literally, right in front of you. The rooms are spacious and bright and are decorated with a soothing palette of colors and warm lighting. There's also an oxygen at the hotel's nurse station. |
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Hotel Amenities:
Business Center
Laundry
Beauty Salon
Restaurants in hotel
Parking
Health Club
Chess Room
Karaoke
Billiards
ClubMassage
Tennis Sauna |
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Hotel Description
Guest Rooms:
This 200 superbly appointed guest rooms and suites offer fine quality furnishings and a contemporary feel. Generously proportioned glass windows allow natural light. Hotel is located in down area , with beautiful environment and comfortable rooms .
Location:
15 minutes from the Zhongdian Airport . 7km 's far from Zhongdain airport.
Restaurant:
The hotel has Chinese Restaurants, Western Restaurants, Tea Restaurants, Tibet-Style Wine Bar , Tibet -Style Flavor Restaurant and 12 private rooms with different minority features.
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