Welcome to Shanghai, an enthralling fusion of East and West! When you arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, your tour guide will greet you with a board bearing your name. After that, take a private transfer to your downtown hotel to check in and relax.

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• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Shanghai

Begin your exploration at the Bund, a world-famous waterfront area on the west bank of the Huangpu River lined with more than 20 colonial trading buildings that contrast with the futuristic skyscrapers across the river. Then, stroll through the traditional Chinese Yu Garden before shopping at the adjacent bustling Yuyuan Market. Inside Jade Buddha Temple, there are many statues of gods and goddesses to admire and pray to. After a short break at a silk workshop, take a relaxing walk from Fuxing Garden to Bugaoli, observing locals going about their daily lives.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Shanghai

Take a private transfer to the airport for your flight to Guilin after a leisurely morning. On arrival, you will be guided to visit Reed Flute Cave, which is crammed with all manners of stalactites and stalagmites illuminated by colorful lights, forming a fascinating underground world. Take a break at a nearby pearl store and then head to your hotel for check-in.

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Meals: Breakfast

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• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Guilin

A day trip to the Longji Rice Terraces, about 2.5 hours' drive from Guilin, is worthwhile. It is an incredible farm engineering marvel built by the Zhuang and Yao ethnic minorities over 650 years ago. From late April to mid-June, you can see the mirror-like watery fields with locals farming inside them; while from mid-June to mid-October, you may marvel at the magnificent view of green or yellow rice plants filling the terraces.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Guilin

A 4-hour Li River cruise departing from Zhujiang Pier today will take you into an idyllic Chinese landscape painting of snaking emerald water, verdant towering hills, swaying bamboo groves, and floating boats. After lunch onboard, disembark in Yangshuo and pass through the West Street lined night pubs, stylish stores, and restaurants to your hotel on foot or by car. In the afternoon, take a countryside tour and enjoy the scenery from non-touristy perspectives, either by sightseeing car or bicycle.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Yangshuo

After breakfast, drive back to Guilin for about 1.5 hours to catch your flight to Chengdu. Upon touchdown, meet your tour guide and proceed to your hotel for check-in. Later, follow the guide to experiencing Chengdu's slow-paced lifestyle. You will walk around the best-preserved Wenshu Temple, relax in a teahouse with a cup of tea and pastries, and stroll along Kuanzhai Alley or Jinli Old Street with chances to try local food.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Chengdu

In Chengdu, home of China's magnificent giant pandas, one must do is visiting the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda. We recommend starting early because these adorable creatures are more active between 8:00 and 10:00 am. In the afternoon, visit the Jinsha Site Museum to learn about the ancient civilization that flourished in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River from the 12th to the 7th centuries BC. The tour includes a Jinsha 4D film, which tells the story of the land over 3,000 years ago. At the end of the tour, spend some time walking around Sichuan University.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Chengdu

Your tour guide will accompany you to the airport this morning to catch your flight to Lhasa. Upon arrival at Lhasa Gonggar Airport, take a private transfer to your Lhasa hotel, about an hour away. Check in and have the rest of the day relax in the hotel to get adapted to the high altitude.

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Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Lhasa

Begin your exploration at the Potala Palace, the landmark in Lhasa impossible to miss. This dzong fortress, originally built in the 7th century on Red Hill at an elevation of 3,750 meters above sea level, will show you the unique Tibetan culture through its architecture, murals, and exquisite Tangkas. Later, experience Tibetan religious beliefs at the Jokhang Temple, which is always crowded with pilgrims. The Barkhor Street that surrounds the temple has been a holy ritual walk path for pilgrims for almost 1,400 years and is now a popular tourist destination.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Lhasa

Today's excursion will take you to Norbulingka Park, a precious garden with the most beautiful scenery and the largest number of historic relics. After leaving the park, you will continue to the Drepung Monastery to admire its unique architecture and magnificent structures. It is one of the largest monasteries in the world with a population of over 10,000 monks during its heyday. Before returning to the hotel, head to the Sera Monastery to observe the local monks debating Buddhist knowledge with exaggerated gestures.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Lhasa

Free in the day until your tour guide escorts you to the airport for the flight to Xi'an. Upon arrival at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, take a private transfer to your hotel for check-in and rest.

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Meals: Breakfast

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• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Xi'an

Meet the Terracotta Warriors today to marvel at the mighty army of Qing Shi Huang, the first emperor who unified ancient China in 221BC. These life-sized clay soldiers were all handcrafted without the use of advanced tools and guarded the tomb of Qing Shi Huang until it was discovered in 1974. You will then go to the Xi'an Are Ceramic Factory to learn how to make terracotta soldiers, horses, and chariots. Afterward, return to the city for about an hour and spend some time wandering around the Muslim Quarter, with chances to try local street food. The Great Mosque in this area is worth a visit for its fusion of Chinese culture and Islamic cultures.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Xi'an

After breakfast, you will walk along the ancient City Wall to get a glimpse into local life: morning markets selling endemic fruits, vegetables, snacks, and clothes and elderly exercisers doing morning exercises in the gardens. Later, enjoy a short calligraphy class at Small Wild Goose Pagoda before heading to the railway station for your train to Beijing. On arrival, take a private transfer to your hotel for check-in and rest.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Beijing

Get acquainted with the capital city from Tiananmen Square, the political center and symbolic of China. Nearby, the Forbidden City is an architectural wonder full of traditional Chinese halls, courtyards, gardens, and temples. After exiting the Gate of Divine Prowess, you will explore local hutongs to see the old houses and learn about the daily lives of ordinary Beijing citizens.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Beijing

Visit the Temple of Heaven and then focus the rest of the day on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, about two hours away from the city center. There, a cable car will take you up and save you a lot of energy for more hikes to enjoy the majestic views of the rolling mountains stretching away with the winding walls.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Mid-range Accommodation: 4-Star Hotel in Beijing