China Highlights 11-Day Tour (CIT001) Days 1-6
A detailed text version of this itinerary (including price information and the Chinese names and pronunciations of all of these places) can be viewed or downloaded here.
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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
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Panoramic view of Tiananmen Square |
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Tiananmen |
Hall of Supreme Harmony |
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The Imperial Garden |
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Palace of Heavenly Purity |
A street in the hutong district |
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Day 4: Beijing
Special Arrangements: gondola (cable car) transport up and down the Great Wall; Peking Duck at Quanjude, a famous restaurant
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The Great Wall at Badaling |
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Yu Feng Pagoda |
Echo Wall at the |
Interior of the |
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The Temple of Heaven |
The Bird's Nest |
The Water Cube and the Bird's Nest |
Day 5: Beijing – Xi'an
Special Arrangements: authentic Shaanxi-style dinner
Xi'an Accommodations: Titan Times Hotel (5-Star)
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A temple at Big Goose |
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Big Goose Pagoda at night |
Big Goose Pagoda |
The Xi'an City Walls |
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A watchtower on the |
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Day 6: Xi'an
Special Arrangements: authentic Defachang dumplings, Tang Dynasty-style performance
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Panoramic view of the terracotta army pit |
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The terracotta soldiers |
Terracotta archer |
"A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not |
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Huaqing Hot Springs |
Huaqing Hot Springs |
