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Day 1-2 Depart from LAX
Board a Trans-Pacific flight to Beijing.
Day 3 Beijing (AB, L, D)
Arrive in Beijing in the early morning. Prior to checking
into the hotel, we visit sites of the 2008 Olympic Games
such as the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube (outside).
After resting up, we visit the Summer Palace and a
pearl factory.
Day 4 Beijing (AB, L, SD)
After breakfast, we visit the Tiananmen Square, the
Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening, we
are treated to a famous Peking Duck Welcome Banquet.
Great Wall of China
Day 5 Beijing (AB, L, D)
Along the way to the Great Wall, we stop by a jade factory.
After exploring the Great Wall, lunch is served. We then
return to the city for shopping followed by dinner and a
Kung Fu Show.
Day 6 Beijing-Zhouzhuang (AB, L, D)
The morning is free for leisure or enjoy an optional Hutong
Tour before an afternoon flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival
in Shanghai, we visit the canal city of Zhouzhuang to get
a feel for rural China that few foreigners have ever had
the chance to experience. After touring the city, we enjoy
a gondola ride. Following dinner, we make our way to
Suzhou for the night.
New Area, District of Shanghai Pudong
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Day 7 Suzhou-Shanghai (AB, L, D)
Suzhou has more than 60 classical gardens that have
inspired countless Chinese novels, paintings and poems.
Today we witness this beauty at "The Linger-in Garden",
Tiger Hill and its Giant Leaning Pagoda and then on to
Suzhou's Silk Factory #1. In the evening we return to
Shanghai for an optional Harbor Cruise.
Day 8 Shanghai (AB, L)
Today we enjoy a ride up the famous Pearl TV Tower in
the Pudong section, stroll through Yu Yuan Garden and
the surrounding Old Shanghai District. Lunch is followed
by a walk along Nanjing Road and the waterfront Bund to
view the city skyline.
Day 9 Shanghai-USA (AB)
Free morning in Shanghai before catching a flight back home via Beijing.
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