12 Days China Amazing Natural Scenery Tour with Shanghai

Day 1   Sun 11-Oct-09     Meal(s) ()    TBA / Shanghai

Transfer via: by air-own arrangement 
Program: Arrive in Shanghai, you will be met at airport and transferred to hotel

Accommodations: Astor hotel ***     (executive king-size bed room)


Day 2  Mon 12-Oct-09     Meal(s) (B, L)   Shanghai

Program: Free at your leisure time

Accommodations: Astor hotel ***   (executive king-size bed room)

Day 3  Tue 13-Oct-09    Meal(s) (B, L)   Shanghai

Program: Free at your leisure time

Accommodations: Astor hotel ***   (executive king-size bed room)

Day 4  Wed 14-Oct-09    Meal(s) (B, L)   Shanghai / Huangshan

Transfer via: FM9265    2050-2150 (arranged by us) 
Program: In the morning, visit the Shanghai Museum, then be transferred to airport for Huangshan. Arrive in Huangshan, be met and transferred to hotel

-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. It is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy.

Accommodations: Xiang Ming Hotel****

Day 5   Thu 15-Oct-09       Meal(s) (B, L)   Huangshan

Program: Full day visit the Mt. Huangshan, stay overnight on the top of Mt. Huangshan

-Mt. Huangshan: known as "the loveliest mountain in China", famous for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds.

Accommodations: Paiyunlou Hotel Huangshan***
Tel: 0559-5581558.

Day 6  Fri 16-Oct-09      Meal(s) (B,L)   Huangshan / Shanghai

Transfer via: FM9266   2240-2340  (arranged by us) 
Program: Full day visit the Xidi Village, Hongcun Village, Ancient Street, Ink Stone Factory, then be transferred to airport for Shanghai. Arrive in Shanghai, be met and transferred to hotel

-Xidi Village: First built 900 years ago in Song Dynasty, its traditional architecture is well preserved. The buildings and the street patterns, reflect the socio-economic structure of a long-lived settled period of Chinese history.
-Hongcun Village: An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt. Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt. which makes it look like a river and mountain pictures. It enjoys the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made it one of the wonders in the world culture heritage. The famous film "Crouching Tiger" was made here.
-Ancient Street: Located in the center of the Huangshan City, the Ancient Street was built 700 years ago in the Song dynasty. Its total length is about 1.5 km and the sides of the street are laid with slab stones. There are hundreds of old but well preserved shops, evoking a bygone era in buildings that are simple and elegant. It is a commercial walking street.
-Ink Stone Factory: Ink Stone is the most important part of ""Four Treasures of the Study"". Because of its solid texture, ink stone can be handed down from ancient times. The Ink Stone Factory in Hangshan is one of the most famous ink stone factories in China, where you can see the whole working process." 

Accommodations: Astor hotel ***    (executive king-size bed room)

Day 7  Sat 17-Oct-09     Meal(s) (B, L)   Shanghai / Chengdu / Leshan / Chengdu

Transfer via: MU8965   0825-1125 (arranged by us) 
Program: In the morning, be transferred to airport for Chengdu. Arrive in Chengdu, be met and transferred to Leshan city directly, then visit the Leshan Buddha, river cruise to the Giant Buddha, after the tour, be transferred back to Chengdu
 
-Leshan Buddha: Leshan Buddha is the largest Buddha in the world, about 71 meters high. It started to be carved in 713 A.D and finished 90 years later.

Accommodations: Chengdu Wenjun Mansion hotel***

Day 8  Sun 18-Oct-09     Meal(s) (B, L)   Chengdu

Program: Full day visit the Panda Base and Sanxingdui Museum

-Panda Base: people here can approach the pandas and take closely look and even pet them if desired.
-Sanxingdui Museum: It is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its vast size, lengthy period and enriched cultural contents

Accommodations: Chengdu Wenjun Mansion hotel***


Day 9  Mon 19-Oct-09    Meal(s) (B,L)   Chengdu / Lijiang

Transfer via: 3U8693  1925-2035  (arranged by us) 
Program: Free at leisure till be transferred to airport for Lijiang. Arrive in Lijiang, be met and transferred to hotel, then visit the Lijiang Ancient Town

-Lijiang Ancient Town: The town was built in the late Song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997.

Accommodations: Lijiang Zen Garden hotel***


Day 10  Tue 20-Oct-09     Meal(s) (B,L)   Lijiang

Program: Full day tour for Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yak Plateau, Lijiang Mural, Dongba Village

-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The Mountain consists of 13 peaks. Among of them, the highest peak is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals.
-Yak Plateau: It is the part of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where the Yi and Zang Minority ethnic Tribes live.
-Lijiang Mural: It is located in the Baisha Village on the plain north of Lijiang. It is a mixture of artists of Chinese Taoist, Tibetan and Naxi Buddhists and local dongba shamans. This rich fusion had resulted in a tremendously powerful art.
-Dongba Village: sanctuary of the Naxi ancient culture.

Accommodations: Lijiang Zen Garden hotel***

Day 11   Wed 21-Oct-09     Meal(s) (B)   Lijiang / Kunming / Guilin / Longsheng

Transfer via: MU5733   1005-1055 & MU5787   1420-1545 (arranged by us) 
Program: In the morning, be transferred to airport for Kunming first, and then connect another flight to Guilin. Arrive in Guilin, be met and transferred to Longsheng area directly, stay overnight in Ping'an village

Accommodations: Ping'an Hotel***