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12 Days 2009 Total Solar Eclipse with Amazing Cities Tour |
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- Trip highlights: China is a time capsule: ancient cultures and modern miracles in Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai. On 22 July, 2009, to witness the longest total solar eclipse in over a century and watch marvelous spectacle that only the Amazon River's surging tide rivals it in Haining.
- Tour price: From
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1,657.00
Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai
- Tour code: SWEclipse03
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1 Beijing |
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Upon arrival at Beijing airport, pick up by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. Free time for the rest of the day. Recommend you to take a walk on Wangfujing Streeet, the most busy shopping area in Beijing (optional). |
| Wangfujing Streeet | Wangfujing is a 700-year-old commercial street. It has maintained its position as the number one choice for shoppers since the mid-1980s. The Wangfujing Department Store has long been acknowledged as the largest, most fashionable, and best known shop…… |
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2 Beijing (B,L) |
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| Temple of Heaven | Temple of Heaven was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient Beijing, where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat twice a year for religious ritual. Surrounded by enormous grounds designed in accordance with fengshshui,…… | | Tian An Men Square | TianAnMen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people. Having a free walk there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century too…… | | Forbidden City | The Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) in the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China, and the world at large. Its construction began in 1406 and was completed 14 years later, having a his…… |
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3 Beijing (B,L,D) |
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| Sacred Way | Sacred Way: This road was known as shendao, meaning "the way of the spirit". The body of the dead was carried over the route at funeral ceremony. It is 7 kilometres long, from the Memorial Arch to the gate of the main tomb. | | Ming Tombs (Changling) | The tombs are located about 50 kilometres to the north of Beijing. They are scattered over a basin approximately 40 square kilometres in area, screened by mountains on three sides and open to the Beijing Plain in the south. The road leading to the to…… | | Peking Roast Duck | With its long history, Peking roast duck is well known among both domestic and overseas customers. The duck is hung in the oven and roasted by flame burning from fruit-wood. It takes about 45 minutes for the duck to be done. The finished duck is char…… | | Badaling Great Wall | Spending about 1.5 hours to be transferred outside city to the surrounding countryside to visit the Badaling Great Wall, one of the most remarkable feats of mankind, built over 2,000 years ago. You will be able to climb and walk one of the best prese…… |
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4 Beijing,Xian (B,L) |
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After our Beijing city tour, transferred to Beijing airport for the flight to Xi'an. Upon arrival at Xi'an airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to the hotel. |
| Beijing Olympic Green | The Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located at the north end of the central axis of Beijing City. A forest park, a central area including competition venues, Olympic Village, the Main…… | | Hutong Tour by Rickshaw | Rickshaws are actually three wheeled bicycles often driven by old, retired men. There are fleets of them circling around the TianAnMen square area, and they are always willing to take passengers. It is nice to take a ride around the square in the eve…… | | Olympic Stadium (Bird Nest) | Glimpses the Olympic Stadium, the "Bird Nest" track and field stadium. You can see it from outside and take some pictures. "Bird Nest" is jointly designed by Herzog and De Meuron Architekten AG, Switzerland, and China Architecture Design Institute. | | Summer Palace | The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Renovation and extension in the following several hundred years till the…… |
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5 Xian (B,L) |
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| Xian Bell Tower | Bell Tower in Xian is the most well-preserved and best-known one among many ancient cities of China. The Bell Tower was originally built in the Yingxiang Temple in 1384, at the intersection of West Street and Guangji Street. Then in 1582, it was move…… | | Big Wild Goose Pagoda | Big Wild Goose Pagoda: Situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City. | | Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum | The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi province. It i…… |
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After tour in Xi'an, transferred to Xi'an airport for the flight to Shanghai. Be met at Shanghai airport by local tour guide and transferred to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest the day. |
| Ancient City Wall | It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. The wall was built in the Tang dynasty (618 -907) and enlarged in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). | | Shaanxi Provincial History Museum | It is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. It is also the fist national level grand museum equipped with modern facilities. It exhibits primarily historical relics of past dynasties and displays precious art treasures and stone carvings …… |
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