| Day 01 Arriving at Beijing airport, meet the local guide and transfer you to your hotel. This afternoon we will visit the favorite haunt of the Empress Dowager, the Summer Palace. Walking in this veritable museum of classical Chinese garden architecture, where the royal family could relax away from the formal ceremony of the court, is a pleasant experience. There are a number of pavilions as well as the Long Corridor, now a popular place for people to spend the day. |
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| | Day 02 Today we will visit some of the contrasting sights of Beijing, our capital city. Our first stop will be at Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Dominating the north side of the square is the massive red Tiananmen Gate through which we will pass into the fabled Forbidden City and another age, where we will see the home of the members of the royal family and their court during China Ming and Qing Dynasties. After lunch we will visit the imposing Temple of Heaven where the Emperor came each year to intercede with the Gods for a good and plentiful harvest. |
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| | Day 03 Today we will visit the Great Wall where you will have the opportunity to not only see one of the most impressive sections of the Great Wall of China but also take a walk along it. After lunch you will travel some 50 km northwest of Beijing to the Sacred Way with its fabulous stone animals. The way leads to the Ming Tombs in the shadow of Longevity Mountain. A visit to the Underground Palace of Dingling will allow you to see imperial coffins, burial artifacts and treasures. In the evening take soft sleeper train from Beijing to Lhasa. |
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| | Day 04 Enjoy the scenery on the train. |
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| | Day 05 Arrive in Lhasa Station at 20:58, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. |
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| | Day 06 After breakfast visit Potala Palace, Tibet' s best-known landmark.. In the afternoon visit Jokhang Temple, home of the most precious of the Buddha images in the region. Brought from Chang' an (what is now Xi' an ) by the Tang Princess Wen Cheng when she married Tibetan King Songsten Gampo, the Sakyamuni Buddha is truly magnificent. Then walk through the colorful bazaar on Barkhor Street known as the Pilgrims' ay prior to visiting a carpet factory where you can marvel at the skill of the carpet weavers and admire the Buddhist designs. |
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| | Day 07 Lhasa is famous for its monasteries and this morning you will visit both the Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung was once the largest and wealthiest and a Yellow Hat monastery where the Dalai Lamas were trained. Sera was a strong rival for importance and had three Tantric Colleges, famous for their Bon tradition of teaching. |
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| | Day 08 After breakfast take flight for leaving. | (B)DDDwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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