World¡¯s Cultural Heritage & China¡¯s Buddhist Mountains

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Day01

Arrive Beijing & transfer to the hotel, pm visit the Temple of Heaven.

Day02

Visit the Palace Museum and Summer Palace, Beijing Opera in the evening.

Day03

The Great Wall

Day04

Am free time, transfer to the railway station for T41 (soft sleeper),leaves Beijing at 17:12

Day05

Arrive Xi'an at 06:45, transfer to the hotel, then visit the Great Mosque, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Shanxi History Museum.

Day06

The Terra-cotta Army, Huaqing Pool & the Neolithic village

Day07

Drive to Huashan Mountain.(2 hr)

Day08

Drive to Hancheng (3 hrs), visit the Dangs Village, a 600-year-old ancient village of the Qing Dynasty(2 hrs); the Tomb of Simaqian, famous Chinese historian of the Han Dynasty, Wenmiao Temple.

Day09

Am free in Hancheng, pm transfer to railway station for T4406 (hard seat), leave at 16:30 and arrive Pingyao, world heritage, 2700-year old city at 22:50.

Day10

Am visit Shuanglin Monastery to see colored statues, then the City Wall. Pm the famous ancient Chinese bank.

Day11

Drive to Qi County to visit Qiao Mansion (1 hr), the Jinci Temple, which was built in the Song Dynasty. Mid pm drive to Taiyuan.

Day12

Drive to Wutai Mt.(250km, 4 hrs), a tourist area located in Wutai County in northeast Shanxi Province, it combines natural landscape, historical relics, ancient architecture, arts, Buddhist culture and folk customs, make it an ideal summer resort.

Day13

Am drive to Ying County to visit the Chinese best preserved Wooden Pagoda; the Hanging Temple, a miracle of ancient architecture. Pm drive to Datong.

Day14

Visit the Yungang Buddhist Caves of the Wei Dynasty, Hengshan Mt., drive to the railway station for night train K706 (soft sleeper) leaves at 23:30

Day15

Arrive Beijing at 06:10. Tour ends.