Tours From Shanghai: 2 Days Xi'an Essence Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

DAY 1 Shanghai-Xian by Bullet Train

In the early morning, take the bullet train from Shanghai to Xian by your own (around 7 hours). Upon arrival in Xi'an, you will be picked up at the exit of train station by your local Xian tour guide with a welcome signage "Xi'an Private Tour". Your Xian tour includes the following attractions and actovities.

Our Xi'an Pick Up Sign "Xi'an Private Tour"

Your Xian tour will start with Muslim Qaurter. Muslim Quarter is the most famous food street in Xian. It consists of Islamic food area, ethnic group shopping center, Great mosque and living area of Hui people. It is a place distinct for its delicious food and Islamic culture, with a history of more than 1000 years. The streets are paved by gray flagstone and the buildings are of Ming style. The food in the street is of north and west flavor, in which crude pancake in mutton soup, cold rice noodles, Chinese hamburger, Qishan noodles are famous Shaanxi food.

At around 6:00PM, get to the Shaanxi Grand Opera House, and our tour guide will help you find your seat for the Dumpling Banquet in the Opera House. Dumpling, or Jiaozi in Chinese, is one of the most representative Chinese food.

Nearly 20 varieties are made and inside the dumplings are stuffed with delicious vegetables, meats and seafood. Dumplings’ legend offers an original approach to Chinese food, merging the familiar comfort food of London’s Chinatown with the culinary heritage of regional oriental cuisine. 

After dinner, enjoy the local colorful and splendid Tang Dynasty Dance Show, which is a performance of music and dance that imitate the Tang Dynasty over one thousand-year ago. The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show, a wonderful performance of the ancient music and dance, is a must when you visit Xian. The city, which was formerly known as Chang'an has a very long history, and was the imperial capital during 13 dynastic periods. Of these, the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) was the most prosperous and glorious of all. The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show is an outstanding exponent of this ancient stable and prosperous society, keeping alive its splendid culture and providing an insight into the peaceful life style of the period. It seems as if you have lived in the palace of Tang Dynasty. 

After finished Tang Dynasty Show, drive you to your hotel, you tour guide will help you check in.

DAY 2 Xian

After breakfast, meet you tour guide at your hotel lobby.

Firstly, you will be taken to Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum (around 40 minutes for one way). Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is known as “the eighth Wonders of the world”, the museum shows a surprisingly high level in sculpture which is listed as the most significant discovery of the 20th century. Up to now, there has discovered a total of 179 accompanying burial pits of different connotations and various shapes in Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum area. The discovery of these pits has provided all important significance in the research of the burial system of the Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum, the characteristics structures and characteristics of the burial pits. However. What makes people feel amazing is that of all the burial pits, none has been found survived from being burnt down.

After that, drive you back to Xi'an downtown and you'll continue your tour to Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China and became the symbol of the old-line Xi'an. It was built in 652 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories. The structure was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, and its exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming dynasty. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion and its simple but appealing style of construction. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and traveler Xuanzang.

Next stop is Shaanxi History Museum. Shaanxi History Museum is located to the northwest of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the four largest museum with modern facilities in China. It was regarded as “the pearl of ancient dynasties and house of Chinese treasures” where reflect over one thousand years of Chinese history, the splendid culture and people life in ancient times. Shaanxi History Museum not only show the span of culture in ancient Shaanxi, but also show the highest level of cultural development of China's social economy.

After the tour is finished, drive you to Xian train station. 

Optional Service for your reference:
1. Round Way Shanghai Xian Train Tickets: 216USD/person
2. Transfer from Shanghai train station to Shanghai downtown hotel: 58USD for 5-seat ar-conditioned vehicle (we can arrange the type of vehicle based on your group size)
3. Transfer from Shanghai downtown hotel to Shanghai train station: 58USD for 5-seat air conditioned vehicle. (we can arrange the type of vehicle based on your group size)
4. Lunch at Chinese resturant: 15USD/perperson
This Shanghai to Xian tour is customizable, feel free to let us know if you have any questions or need any help. 

Price Per Person in US Dollars