| Itinerary |
| Day 1 |
Arrive in Beijing.
Meet the group at the airport and transfer to
hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. |
| Day 2 |
In the morning, we
visit Buddha temples including the Big Bell Temple,
Sleeping Buddha Temple. Afternoon visit to the
Royal Garden - the Summer Palace.
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| Day 3 |
Visit Niujie Mosque,
South Cathedral and White Clouds Taoist Temple.
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| Day 4 |
Visit the Guo Zi
Jian, Confucian's Temple. After lunch, we visit
the Yonghe Lamasery - the Lama Temple.
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| Day 5 |
We visit the Sports
School. Afternoon we visit an Opera school and
learn some interesting body signs used in producing
Chinese operas. Dinner will be followed by a famous
Beijing Opera Show. |
| Day 6 |
Visit a local
Chinese cooking school to learn how to cook Chinese
dishes. In the afternoon we will depart by coach
from Beijing to Baoding in Hebei Province.
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| Day 7 |
Visit a rural park
in Baoding where hundreds of residents practice Taiji,
martial arts or other folk arts. Visits will
include herbal market, herbal processing factory and
herbal farmers' home. Return to Beijing.
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| Day 8 |
Forbidden
City. A special excursion is arranged to visit the
Village in the afternoon.
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| Day 9 |
Great Wall at Juyong
Pass, and the Sacred Way. Peking Duck will be
served tonight in the Farewell dinner.
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| Day 10 |
Depart
Beijing.
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*** All itineraries may be subject to
change. ***
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