6 Days Beijing Xian Chengdu Highlight Trip

Summary

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing
Day 2 Beijing: Tian'an Men Square, Forbidden CIty, Temple of Heaven, Nanluoguxiang (Beijing Hutongs)
Day 3 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tomb
Day 4: Beijing--Xi'an by Bullet Train, Xi'an Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter
Day 5: Xi'an--Chengdu by Flight: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, fly to Chengdu
Day 6: Leave Chengdu: Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Centre, Wide and Narrow Alley, fly to next destination

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing

Welcome to China! Upon arrive in Beijing, our Beijing tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the airport, you will find a welcome signage “China Private Tour”. You will be escorted you to your hotel in Beijing directly and the rest of the day is for you to recover your jatlag.

Day 2 Beijing

Today: If you get up very early in the morning and arrive at the Tian'an men Square before sunrise, you can go to see the dawn flag raising ceremony in the Square. And you can have a relaxing time in Tiananmen Square and take some photos. 

Next you will visit the Forbidden City, you will notice the dominant color in the Forbidden City is yellow, as yellow is the symbol of the royal family. Roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles; decorations in the palace are painted yellow; even the bricks on the ground are made yellow in special process. However, there is one exception. Wenyuange, the royal library, has a black roof. Because it was believed black represented water in the ancient China which could extinguish fire.

Then you have the chance to visit the Temple of Heaven, you are recommended to visit the Three Echo Stones, which is outside of the gate of the Imperial Vault of Heaven. If you speak facing the Vault while standing on the first stone, you will hear one echo. Standing on the second and then the third stone, you will hear two and three echoes respectively. Another interesting and famous place for you to visit is called Echo Wall owning special feature. The wall encloses the Imperial Vault of Heaven and its perimeter is 193 meters long. If you and your friend stand at the east and the west roots of the wall respectively and you whisper a word, then your friend will hear clearly what you say.

At last, take you to Nanluoguxiang and you can explore the traditional Beijing Hutong, which tells the story of growth and change and daily local life from ancient to present in old Beijing. Or you can talk with the local people and know more about their local conditions and customs.

Drive you back to your hotel after the tour ends.

Day 3 Beijing

After breakfast, our tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. And you will be transferred to Mutianyu Great Wall directly. (Around 3 hours)

Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most important activities for the entire Beijing trip is the brief hiking at the Great Wall. No words can tell its amazement to the world. It is the must place you should visit in China. Its tremendous influence is well-known around the world. The Mutianyu stretch of the Great Wall is 22 kilometers long and has 22 watchtowers - the highest of which reaches an altitude of 540 meters above sea level, thanks to the mountain peak on which it is erected - making it the most densely packed section of the Great Wall as far as watchtowers go.

In the afternoon, you will continue the visit to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. The Ming Tomb was originally built only as Changling, the tomb of Emperor Zhuli and his empresses. This is the most magnificent of the tombs. The succeeding twelve emperors built their tombs around Changling. We feel that it is necessary to remind visitors with heart problems to consider carefully whether they should enter the underground chambers. The atmosphere and dull lighting can be a problem. As always, do not hesitate to consult your guide, who will be able to offer advice. 

Drive you back to your hotel.

Day 4 Beijing to Xi'an by Train

In the morning, our Beijing local driver will take you to Beijing train station for your train to Xian. It takes around 5 hours for one way. You will be greeted by our Xi'an local tour guide with a welcome signage “China Private Tour”. And start your tour directly.

Your first destination is Xian Ancient City Wall. This wall represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide, 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. You can walk, or even cycle on the wall. Its south gate is the largest with a suspension bridge. Most of the tourists choose the south gate for sight- seeing.

Continue your tour to Muslim Quarter which offers a wide range of bargains. The Muslim Quarter is the main gathering place of the local Muslim community and offers a great deal of exotic shops and savory restaurants. Xi'an is a city with a tolerant mind in religious culture and here you will find the harmonious getting-along of Buddhist culture and Muslim culture. Besides, you can taste various authentic local snacks here. The most sacred part in this community is without doubt the Great Mosque, featuring a great mixed architecture of Chinese and Arabic styles. You may happen to meet with some Muslim followers coming for worship.

Drive you to your hotel and our tour guide will help you check in.

Day 5 Xian to Chengdu by Flight

Your trip in Xi'an begin with Terracotta Army Museum. Built on the site of the terra-cotta warriors and horsepits in the Emperor Qin's Mausoleum, the museum is located at the northern piedmont of Lishan Mountain 7.5 kilometers east of Lingtong County in Shaanxi Province and 37.5 kilometers west of Xi'an City. Excavation of the vault revealed thousands of terra-cotta warriors and their horses, an entire army designed to follow its emperor into eternity. The emperor's terra cotta army was found in three underground timber lined vaults. The life-sized terracotta figures vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with rank, which will surely leave you deep impression.

Drive you back to Xian downtown. And you will head to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Walk up the Big Wild Goose Pagoda's spiral staircase for an excellent view of Xi'an and countryside. Do this early or late in the day during the tourist season to avoid long waits. In ancient times,successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations always left their signature in the tower which was called Superscription of the Wild Goose Tower. In addition, many celebrities left poems or some other literature works.

After the visit of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, drive you to Xian Xianyang airport and you fly to Chengdu. And drive you to your hotel directly once you arrived.

Day 6 Leave Chengdu

After breakfast, you will visit the Changdu Panda Base. Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Centre has been constructed and imitated the pandas' natural habitat in the hope that they could have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. There you can see pandas almost in their natural environment as they have plenty of space around them. They are incredibly cute to watch. They spend most of their day eating bamboo.

Wide and Narrow Alley (Kuanzhai Alley). Wide and Narrow Alley is one of Chengdu’s historical and cultural reserves, together with Daci Temple reserve and Wenshu Monastery reserve. It is a microcosm of the city's history as well as a deep mark in local people's memory.  Nowadays, Wide and Narrow Alley is a popular entertainment and nightlife block as well as a famous tourism site, with lots of restaurants, pubs, teahouses, and stores selling featured souvenirs.

After the visit of Wide and Narrow Alley, you will be transferred to the airport for you next destination. Have a pleasant trip!

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