China Highlights 11-Day Tour (CIT001) Days 1-6


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Day 1: U.S.A. – Beijing

Day 2: Arrival in Beijing
Beijing Accommodations: Beijing Jingyi Hotel (5-Star)

Day 3: Beijing
Special Arrangements: theatrical kung fu show

A panoramic view of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

Panoramic view of Tiananmen Square
(photo by Saad Akhtar)
Tiananmen, the Gate of Heavenly Peace, in Beijing, China The National Grand Theatre, or Eggshell, and a reflecting pool, in Beijing, China A throne in the Forbidden City's Hall of Middle Harmony in Beijing, China

Tiananmen
(photo by Craig Maccubbin)

National Grand Theatre
(photo by Hui Lan)

Throne in the Hall
of Middle Harmony
(photo by D. Fuka)
The Forbidden City's Hall of Supreme Harmony under a blue sky in Beijing, China The Forbidden City's Hall of Preserving Harmony in Beijing, China The Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Hall of Supreme Harmony
(photo by Richard Fisher)

Hall of Preserving Harmony
(photo by D. Fuka)

The Imperial Garden
(photo by Robin Zebrowski)
The Forbidden City's Palace of Heavenly Purity, Beijing, China A hutong entrance gate in Beijing, China A woman riding a bike down a narrow street in a hutong area in Beijing, China

Palace of Heavenly Purity
(photo by Borkur Sigurbjornsson)

A hutong entrance
(photo by Ellen)

A street in the hutong district
(photo by Bridget Coila)
Boats, buildings, trees, and a walkway along the edge of Shicha Hai, an artificial lake in Beijing, China A person writing Chinese characters on the pavement with water near Shicha Hai, Beijing, China Trees lining the edge of the lake and reflected on the surface of the water at Shicha Hai in Beijing, China

Shicha Hai
(photo by Fang Chen)

"Street calligraphy" at Shicha Hai
(photo by "Shizhao")

Trees and blue sky at Shicha Hai
(photo by Fang Chen)

 

Day 4: Beijing
Special Arrangements: gondola (cable car) transport up and down the Great Wall; Peking Duck at Quanjude, a famous restaurant

Trees and plants with multicolored leaves in front of the Great Wall of China at Badaling near Beijing The Great Wall of China climbing up the side of a hill at Badaling near Beijing Under the moon in a blue sky, the main building of the Summer Palace rises above Kunming Lake near Beijing, China

The Great Wall at Badaling
(photo by Mark Kao)

The Great Wall at Badaling
(photo by "Rux")

The Summer Palace
(photo by Jim G.)
A view down the Long Corridor at the Summer Palace near Beijing, China Yu Feng Pagoda at the Summer Palace near Beijing, China Echo Wall at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China The interior of the Temple of Heaven

The "Long Corridor" at
the Summer Palace
(photo by D. Fuka)

Yu Feng Pagoda
at the Summer Palace
(photo by "smartneddy")

Echo Wall at the
Temple of Heaven
(photo by Roger Wang)

Interior of the
Temple of Heaven
(photo by J. Aaron Farr)
Stairs leading up to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China The exterior of the Bird's Nest, or National Stadium, in Beijing, China The multicolored exterior of the Water Cube, or National Aquatic Center, in Beijing, China, with the Bird's Nest in the background

The Temple of Heaven
(photo by Saad Akhtar)

The Bird's Nest
(photo by Martin Dougiamas)

The Water Cube and the Bird's Nest
(photo by Alberto Alerigi)

 

Day 5: Beijing – Xi'an
Special Arrangements: authentic Shaanxi-style dinner
Xi'an Accommodations: Titan Times Hotel (5-Star)

A daytime view of the towering Big Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China A view of the pagoda grounds and the surrounding area from the top of Big Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China A visitor to a temple praying in front of a large golden Buddha statue at Big Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China

Big Goose Pagoda
(photo by Kevin Poh)

The view from Big Goose Pagoda
(photo by Ben Yanis)

A temple at Big Goose
Pagoda
(photo by Andrew Eland)
A nighttime view of Big Goose Pagoda's outer walls and the pagoda itself in Xi'an, China A statue of a meditating Buddha with Big Goose Pagoda in the background, Xi'an, China A view along the Xi'an City Walls, with watchtowers in the distance

Big Goose Pagoda at night
(photo by "taylorandayumi")

Big Goose Pagoda
and Buddha statue
(photo by Matthijs Koster)

The Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Andrew Eland)
A small watchtower on the City Walls in Xi'an, China A view along the snow-covered walkway on top of the City Walls in Xi'an, China A large, traditional bell on the City Walls in Xi'an, China

A watchtower on the
Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Andrew Eland)

On top of the Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Ginny)

A bell on the
Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Jakob Montrasio)

 

Day 6: Xi'an
Special Arrangements: authentic Defachang dumplings, Tang Dynasty-style performance

A panoramic view of a large pit where part of the First Emperor's terracotta army has been excavated near Xi'an, China

Panoramic view of the terracotta army pit
(photo by Kevin Poh)
Rows of terracotta soldiers at the tomb of the First Emperor near Xi'an, China A kneeling terracotta archer on display at the tomb of the First Emperor near Xi'an, China A closeup of rows of terracotta soldiers at the tomb of the First Emperor in Xi'an, China

The terracotta soldiers
(photo by Mark Kao)

Terracotta archer
(photo by David Dong)

"A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not
submit to be 'clay'..." – Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience"
(photo by Richard Fisher)
Terracotta soldiers showing traces of their original paint at the tomb of the First Emperor in Xi'an, China A closeup of the heads of terracotta horses at the tomb of the First Emperor near Xi'an, China Bronze horses and a chariot on display at the tomb of the First Emperor near Xi'an, China

Traces of the figures' original paint
(photo by Kevin Poh)

Terracotta horses
(photo by Bill Tyne)

Bronze horses
(photo by Tom Thai)
A traditional-style building facing a pool at Huaqing Hot Springs near Xi'an, China A white statue of the naked imperial mistress Yang Guifei about to enter a pool at Huaqing Hot Springs near Xi'an, China A pond and its carefully landscaped surroundings at Huaqing Hot Springs near Xi'an, China

Huaqing Hot Springs
(photo by Michael Tyler)

Statue of imperial
mistress Yang Guifei
(photo by T. Chu)

Huaqing Hot Springs
(photo by Sam Haldane)
An ancient bathing pool at Huaqing Hot Springs near Xi'an, China Lavishly costumed performers in a Tang Dynasty-style show in Xi'an, China A closeup of a smiling, ornately costumed dancer in a Tang Dynasty-style show in Xi'an, China

A bathing pool more than
a millenium old
(photo by Kevin Poh)

Be mesmerized by a Tang
Dynasty-style performance
(photo by Kevin Poh)

The dancers' beauty and grace will leave
you breathless and googly-eyed
(photo by Kevin Poh)

 

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