Day 1   
Hong Kong / Guilin
Transfer via: PM flight
Pikup from Guilin airport by our English speaking tour guide and transfer to hotel.

Day 2 (B, L, )
Guilin /Yangshuo / Guilin
Transfer via: Boat
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard and stay in Yangshuo tonight.
Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city.

Day 3 (B, L, )
Guilin/Longji / Sanjiang
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Depart from the hotel in the morning & drive to Longji area.
Longsheng is located in the mountainous region on the northeastern part of Guilin. The natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs attract people from all over the world.

After 2.5 hours drive (115KM beautiful mountain road) you will get to the Longji area, Heping Township of Longsheng County. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and some families if you like. Those ethnic girls dressed in their own colors may have a demonstration on hair combing or singing and dancing upon guests' request and gratuity. Clients will enjoy the beautiful terrace rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon's backbone).The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people.

The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar. Enjoy the hiking tours around Pingan village for the wonderful views.
Further drive(2 & half hours) to Sanjiang County.Free at leisure to explore the old town.

Day 4 (B, L, )
Sanjaing/Heli//Tangan / Zhaoxing
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Visit the Chengyang Shelter Bridge in the morning. Then to be transferred to the Heli Village, pass Renhe Bridage,which is a beautiful shelter bridage built in a mixture of Dong and Han architecture. Keep driving to southeastern area of Guizhou province. Visit the Tangan & Zhaoxing Dong ethnic villages.   Stay overnight in Zhaoxing, the biggest Dong Village in the world.

-Chengyang Shelter Bridge: One of the most beautiful & well protected shelter bridges in China,constructed in 1911,finished in 1925. The bridge is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 10.6 meters high, with beautiful shelters construction on it. It is supported by five big stone piers and the whole bridge is made of wood with all mortise and tenon joints, without any iron nails.

-Renhe Bridage: Construted in 1883. It is painted with beautifu pictures of history and scenery. The entire bridge is made of wood with all mortise and tenon joints, without any iron nails.

-Tangan Dong Ethnic Village: Sporsored by Government of Norway, a good example of Ecologic Museum of Dong Ethni Culture.  Its unique irrigation and drinking water system has been skillfully designed.

Day 5 (B, L, )
Zhaoxing/Congjiang/Basha/Xindi/Zengcong / Rongjiang
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Drive to Congjiang County. Visit the special Basha Miao Ethnic groups village. Then keep driving via Xindi Town to Zengcong Town to visit the oldest & biggest Zengcong Drum Tower. Stay overnight at Rongjiang County.

-Basha Miao Ethnic village: It is a very special and old Miao Ethnic village. The villagers remain their unique tradition since Qing Dynasty( about 2200 years ago). All the men comb their hair with a very special hair, caring a knife on the waist and a traditional fowling piece, dressing like an accient Chinese warrior.

-Zengcong Drum Tower: It is the oldest and the most beautiful drum tower in China. It is 25 meters high with 13 stories. It was built in 1672. You can walk to the top for the beautiful views.

- Rongjiang County: It is an old town with the history of over 2000 years. It is holly land where the Dong & Miao ethinc nationalities originated.

Day 6 (B, L, )
Rongjiang/Chejiang/Sandu/Danzhai/Qingman / Kaili
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Depart early in the morning to visit the Chejiang Banyan trees and Dong Ethnic Village by the river. . Then keep driving via Sandu,Danzhai,enjoy the beautiful view on the way. Arrive at special mini skirt Qingman Miao ethnic village in the afternoon. To be transferred to the Kaili city.

- Kaili is a 2500 years old city with the population of 450,000, 65% is the Miao Ethnic groups among of that.

Day 7 (B, L, )
Kaili/Langde/Lanhua/Kaili
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Visit the Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem, Langde & Lanhua Miao ethnic groups villages.

-Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem: You will have the chance to visit all ethnic minorities histories, culture in Guigzhou province.

-Langde Miao ethnic group village: An old village with beautiful traditional Miao style houses, the village is named " Village of China Civil Arts".

-Lanhua Miao ethnic group village: Another beautiful village, famous for its special tradition. This Miao ethnic group used to be call "Long Skirt Miao group" in the old time.

Day 8 (B, L, )
Kaili/Guiyang/Xian
Transfer via: Public long distance bus & plane
Take public bus to Guiyang airport, bus tickets will be arranged by Sinoway Travel and delivered by your tour guide in advance.  Take flight Guiyang/Xian, HU7564(1030/1210).   Met by our English speaking tour guide in Xian airport.  Visit Bell Tower, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian.

Visit the Bell Tower which is the most well-preserved and best-known one among many ancient cities of China. The Bell Tower was originally built in the Yingxiang Temple in 1384, at the intersection of West Street and Guangji Street. Then in 1582, it was moved to its present pivotal position, in the very heart of the city at the junction of four main streets extending to the east, south, west and north, for rebuilding and later restorations. With magnificent carved beams and painted rafters, this classical building is truly elegant.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City.

Day 9 (B, L, )
Xian
Visit Terracotta Warriors, Banpo Village and ancient City Wall

Today will be your highlights in Xian. The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! Over 2,200 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in search of immortality, ordered the construction of a vast army of 8,000 life-sized Terra Cotta warriors and buried with him to protect his empire after his early death. They were discovered accidentally in 1974 by farmers digging a well. For history lovers, the sight is truly breathtaking.

Visit the Old City Wall. It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. The wall was built in the Tang dynasty (618 -907) and enlarged in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Day 10 (B, L, )
Xian / Beijing
Transfer via: afternoon flight
Visit Shaanxi History Museum, transfer to Beijing by air, Hutong tour in the afternoon.

Shaanxi History Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. It is also the fist national level grand museum equipped with modern facilities. It exhibits primarily historical relics of past dynasties and displays precious art treasures and stone carvings of the Han and Tang dynasties. Walking through the exhibits in the museum is like walking through the 3000 years of China history.

Visit ancient district of "Hu Tong" and local family, culture program of learning to make JIAOZI - Chinese Dumpling.

A jaunt down the intricate maze of Beijing's hutongs. You will be taken by pedicab (a tricycle cab), which was very popular in the old days to visit the Bell and Drum Towers, Prince Gong's Mansion and even to pay a visit to an ordinary Beijing family in the compound houses. You will visit a Chinese family to learn how to make Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplin.

Jiaozi looks like shoe-shaped gold and silver ingots so when people eat it during festivals they really hope it could bring fortune and good luck to them, and this, of course, is their best wishes. Sometimes people will add some sweets, Chinese dates and chestnuts in fillings of some dumplings to express their wishes...

Day 11 (B, L, )
Beijing
Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven.

TianAnMen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people. Having a free walk there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century took place there. You will also see legendary landmarks including the Great Hall of the People and the towering 125 foot granite obelisk, Monument to the Peoples Heroes, honoring those who died in revolution.

Walking across the Golden River Bridge, enter the Forbidden City, the inner sanctum and palace where for centuries Chinese emperors ruled their world. It has 9000-room maze of courtyards, places, and ceremonial halls, where 24 emperors used to live. Forbidden City was indeed a forbidden place, where commoners were kept out for nearly 500 years in the past. Tour the palace and imagine the mystery, intrigue and incredible power that reigned here.

Temple of Heaven was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient Beijing, where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat twice a year for religious ritual. Surrounded by enormous grounds designed in accordance with fengshshui, the Temple complex consists of the Celebrated Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a unique wooden and blue-tiled structure built without a nail. It is considered the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture.

Day 12 (B, L, D)
Beijing
Great Wall Tour, Ming Tomb, watch Peking Opera in the evening.

The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built. It is about 4,000 miles long, and it was built entirely by hand. About 1, 200 - 1, 500 miles of the Great Wall were built during the reign of Emperor Shi Huangdi (Qin Dynasty). The Great Wall crosses northern China from the east coast to the central part of China.

Visit the fabled Ming Tombs, the resting places of thirteen emperors and their splendid treasures, passing down the Spirit Way, a road lined with statues of dignitaries, as well as huge elephants, lions, camels and horses, you will encounter the marble tombs of the Ming Dynasty emperors. Visit one of the spectacular tombs- Dingling featuring an underground palace.

Peking Opera or Beijing Opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.

Day 13(B, L)
Beijing
Visit Summer Palace, Lhama Temple.  Transfer to airport for return flight to sweet home.

The Summer Palace with its cool features - water, gardens and hills - was the palace of choice for vacationing emperors and Dowager Empresses. It was badly damaged by Anglo-French troops during the Second Opium War (1860)

Lhama Temple (Yonghegong or lama temple) is a renowned lhama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism, is situated in the northeast part of Beijing city. Lhama Temple, or Yanghegong, has a long and varied history. It was originally built in 1694 and originally used as official residence for court eunuchs of the Ming dynasty.

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