China Highlights 15-Day Tour (CIT002) Days 1-5


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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

Panoramic view of Tiananmen Square
(photo by Saad Akhtar)

Tiananmen
(photo by Craig Maccubbin)

National Grand Theatre
(photo by Hui Lan)

Hall of Supreme Harmony
(photo by Richard Fisher)

Hall of Preserving Harmony
(photo by D. Fuka)

Throne in the Hall
of Middle Harmony

(photo by D. Fuka)

The Imperial Garden
(photo by Robin Zebrowski)

Palace of Heavenly Purity
(photo by Borkur Sigurbjornsson)

A hutong entrance
(photo by Ellen)

A street in the hutong district
(photo by Bridget Coila)

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

The Great Wall at Badaling
(photo by Mark Kao)

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

The Summer Palace
(photo by Jim G.)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

 

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