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A Brief History of the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum, historically and artistically one of the most comprehensive Chinese museums,
was established on the foundation of the palace that was the ritual center of two dynasties, the Ming
and the Qing, and their collections of treasures. Designated by the State Council as one of China's
foremost protected monuments in 1961, the Palace Museum was also made a UNESCO World
Heritage site in 1987.
Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is approached through Tiananmen Gate.
Immediately to the north of the Palace Museum is Prospect Hill (also called Coal Hill), while on the
east and west are Wangfujing and Zhongnanhai neighborhoods. It is a location endowed with cosmic
significance by ancient China's astronomers. Correlating the emperor's abode, which they considered
the pivot of the terrestrial world, with the Pole Star (Ziweiyuan), which they believed to be at the center
of the heavens, they called the palace The Purple Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built from
1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle who, upon usurping the throne, determined to move
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his capital north from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1911 the Qing dynasty fell to the republican revolutionaries.
The last emperor, Puyi, continued to live in the palace after his abdication until he was expelled in 1924.
Twenty-four emperors lived and ruled from this palace during this 500-year span.
The Forbidden City is surrounded by 10-metre high walls and a 52-metre wide moat. Measuring 961
meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, it covers an area of 720,000 square
meters. Each of the four sides is pierced by a gate, the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south and the
Gate of Spiritual Valor (Shenwu men) on the north being used as the entrance and exit by tourists
today. Once inside, visitors will see a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of
an invisible central axis. It is a magnificent sight, the buildings' glowing yellow roofs against vermilion
walls, not to mention their painted ridges and carved beams, all contributing to the sumptuous effect.
The Temple of Heaven
About 2km southeast of the Forbidden City towers Tian Tan, or the Temple of Heaven, where dynastic
rulers in China used to worship the heaven. The temple plus subsidiary buildings and a surrounding
garden covers an area five times the size of the Forbidden City. As Chinese emperors called
themselves Tianzi, or the son of heaven, they had to cede supremacy to the heaven in terms of
abiding.
2Chinese emperors had many other gods to worship apart from the god of heaven, including the gods
of earth, water and war. They also worshipped their ancestors. As a result, religious activities were an
important part of their busy work schedule. Temples of various kinds are scattered in Beijing. The
best-known are the Temple of Heaven in the south, the Temple of Earth in the north, the Temple of Sun
in the east, and the Temple of the Moon in the west. The Temple of Heaven is the grandest of them all.
The period of Qianlong’
s reign is generally regarded as the most prosperous of the entire Qing
Dynasty, and this prosperity was reflected in th lavish refurbishment of the hall. “After the restoration,
the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest glowed and shone with beautiful colors,”according to thTiantan
Gongyuan Zhi (Records of the Temple of Heaven), compiled in 2002.
All this magnificence was destroyed by fire when the hall was struck by lightning in 1889, during the
reign of Emperor Guangxu. The fire burned for a whole night, leaving only ashes of the building. The
court was shocked by this ill omen, and Emperor Guangxu ordered the immediate rebuilding of the
hall.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000, is an ancient Chinese
fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the
Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes. It was preceded
by several walls built since the 3rd century BC against the raids of nomadic tribes coming from areas
now in modern day Mongolia and Manchuria.The Wall stretches over a formidable 6,350 km (3,946
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miles), from Shanhai Pass on the Bohai Gulf in the east, at the limit between China proper and
Manchuria, to Lop Nur in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The first major wall was built during the reign of the First Emperor, the main emperor of the short-lived
Qin dynasty. This wall was not constructed as a single endeavor, but rather was created by the joining
of several regional walls built by the Warring States. It was located much further north than the current
Great Wall, and very little remains of it. A defensive wall on the northern border was built and
maintained by several dynasties at different times in Chinese history. The Great Wall that can still be
seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty, on a much larger scale and with longer lasting materials
(solid stone used for the sides and the top of the Wall) than any wall that had been built before. The
primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could scale the wall, but to insure that
semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their horses or return easily with
stolen property.
Ming Tombs
Ming Tombs is the Ming Dynasty 13 emperors mausoleum, located in Changping District of Beijing
Yanshan Mountain foothills, about 50 km away from Beijing, with a total area of 120-odd square
kilometres. 1961, the State Department announced Ming Tombs for the first batch of key units to be
protected, the world is preserved and buried emperor largest group burial
Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest/Olympic Stadium)
The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will be the main track and field stadium for
the 2008 Summer Olympics and will be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002
Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning
architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design &
Research Group to win the competition. The stadium will seat as many as 100,000 spectators during
the Olympics, but this will be reduced to 80,000 after the games. It has replaced the original intended
venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is
69.2 metres tall. The 250,000 square metre (gross floor area) stadium is to be built with 36 km of
unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan
(422,873,850 USD/ 325,395,593 EUR). The ground was broken in December 2003, and construction
started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004.
In the new design, the roof of the stadium had been omitted from the design. Experts say that this will
make the stadium safer, whilst reducing construction costs. The construction of the Olympic buildings
will continue once again in the beginning of 2005.
Xiangshan (Fragrant Hills) Park
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Xiangshan Park, also known as the Forest Park, is located on the eastern sides of the Western Hills,
approximately 10 kilometers to the west of Beijing.
Due to its high elevation and dense cover of trees, spring arrives late in the area and summer days are
always pleasantly cool. The best time to visit the park is late fall, when the smoke tree leaves turn red.
The trees make the grandest display of all. There are also groves of apricots, pears, peaches and
lilacs adding their fragrance, and the more solemn evergreens, whose contribution to the local beauty
is unrestricted by seasonal changes.
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Tour of Beijing –Xi’an –Shanghai--Beijing
Day 05: Departure from Beijing (B) Day by Day Itinerary
Departure: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Day 01: Beijing - Xian
(B+L+D)
You will take a morning flight to Xi’
an. Beijing— Xi’
an HU7137,
0810- 0950.Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the local best
hotel, 5-star hotel, in the downtown area. This afternoon we will
take you to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall. Then you will
be transferred to the Tang Dynasty Palace, where after enjoying
the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained
with the splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
Day 02: Xian (B+L+D)
The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour. In the
afternoon, you will visit the Great Mosque and the Provincial History Museum, which houses a large
collection of historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi Province. A nice dinner will be
arranged at a very good local restaurant.
Day 03: Xian –Shanghai
(B+L+D)
Take a morning flight to Shanghai, HU7807, 0910-1100. After lunch, you will visit an old town near
Shanghai, Qibao, where the old buildings and street
in Ming - Qing style, traditional snacks, small bridges,
rivers and teahouses might make you forget you are
in Shanghai, in modern times! After you check in at
4-star hotel that is located in the Bund area, you will
have some free time to stroll along the Bund, to see
this mile long stretch of European buildings and to
experience the thrills of old Shanghai.
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Day 04: Shanghai-Beijing
(B+L+D)
The first stop of today is an old town near Shanghai, Qibao, whose old style makes it completely
different from modern Shanghai. You will then be transferred to downtown to visit the Shanghai
Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden. After sightseeing, you are invited to have Dinner at Wang
Bao He in Central Hotel, which enjoys 260 years history and serves the best Shanghai Cuisine. Upon
finishing the dinner, you’
ll be transferred to the airport and leave for Beijing. HU7604 1950— 2150.
Day 05: After breakfast, you will travel to the airport for your country. We hope you have had a
wonderful trip in China!
 B. China Tour Costs:
Reference Price: US$ 950 per person
C. Tour Package Included:
1. 4-5 star hotel accommodations, based on double occupancy
2. Three meals daily with western-style breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner as specified in
the above itinerary;
3. Tours and admissions as listed in the above itinerary;
4. Professional English speaking tour guide service;
5. Air transportation between cities in china.
6. Round trip airport/hotel transfers in each city & assistance in luggage handling.
7.
Japanese style car, served for you and your companions.
 D. Tour Package Excluded:
1. Round-trip international flight
2. Chinese visa application
3. Gratuities
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tours of Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin –shanghai-Beijing
Day 01: Beijing - Xian (B+L+D)
You will take a morning flight to Xi’
an. Beijing— Xi’
an HU7137,
0810- 0950.Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the local best
hotel, 5-star hotel, in the downtown area. This afternoon we will
take you to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall. Then you will
be transferred to the Tang Dynasty Palace, where after enjoying
the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained
with the splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
Day 02: Xian –Guilin (B+L+D)
The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour.
the tour, you’
ll take flight to Guilin in the afternoon. CA1227 1800
After
1950, Our guide will transfer you to
check in at the local best 4-star Hotel.
Day 03: Guilin - Yangshuo
Enduring memories are created as you
cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo.
The cruise will arrive in Yangshuo in the
afternoon, Then you will be transferred
to your hotel there, which is the best one
in the town, Yangshuo New West
Street Hotel. After disembark the ship,
you can take a relaxing walk along the
narrow street dotted with tea shops and art works stores. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise
can not meet your expectation, we suggest that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.)
(B+L+D)
Day 04: Yangshuo –Guilin (B+L+D)
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby at about 08:30 and drive you back to Guilin to visit the
Reed Flute Cave and the Elephant Trunk Hill, the rest of day at leisure and on your own arrangements
after the a la carte dinner in a nice local restaurant.
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Day 05: Guilin - Shanghai
This morning you will be transferred to board a
flight to Shanghai, CA4323 1020--1225. Our
Shanghai guide will transfer you to check in at
4-star Hotel which is located in the Bund area, you
will have some free time to stroll along the Bund, to
see this mile long stretch of European buildings
and to experience the thrills of old Shanghai. After
finishing checking-in, our guide will take you to visit
the Xin Tian Di, which is a newly developed
recreation area in Shanghai with old styled
buildings. During your exploration there, you may
find a cafe or western-styled restaurant to have
your own dinner. (B+L)
Day 06: Shanghai— Beijing (B+L+D)
The first stop of today is an old town near Shanghai, Qibao, whose old style makes it completely
different from modern Shanghai. You will then
be
transferred to downtown to visit the Shanghai
Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan
Garden. Then you will have some free time to
stroll along the Bund to experience the thrills of
old
Shanghai. After sightseeing, you are invited to
the
Farewell Dinner at Wang Bao He in Central
Hotel, which enjoys 260 years history and
serves the best Shanghai Cuisine. Upon
finishing the dinner, you’
ll be transferred to the
airport and leave for Beijing. HU7604
1950— 2150.
Day 07: Beijing
After breakfast, you will explore the city on your own (B)
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Day 08: Departure from Beijing
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your country by coach, leave your wonderful
memory of your China tour in your mind.

B. China Tour Costs:
Reference Price: US$1285 pr person
C. Tour Package Included:
1．4-5 star hotel accommodations, based on double occupancy
2．Three meals daily with western-style breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner as
specified in the above itinerary;
3．Tours and admissions as listed in the above itinerary;
4．Professional English speaking tour guide service;
5．Air transportation between cities in china.
6．Round trip airport/hotel transfers in each city & assistance in luggage handling.
7．Japanese style car, served for you and your companions.

D. Tour Package Excluded:
1．Round-trip international flight
2．Chinese visa application
3．Gratuities
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