DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

May 12, 2011—Manila

- Flight going to Beijing

May 13, 2011 Beijing- (HOTEL- Traditional View Hotel)

 arrive Beijing transfer and check in hotel

 tour MING TOMBS, GREAT WALL (Mutianyu)
* SINOHOTELGUIDE

May 14, 2011 BEIJING (ACCOMODATION: TRAIN GOING TO XIAN)

 tour TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, SUMMER PALACE, FORBIDDEN CITY, TIANAMEN SQUARE
 Evening- train going to Xian (with cabin/ beds)
* SINOHOTELGUIDE

May 15, 2011 XIAN- (HOTEL: Shaanxi Nanfang Hotel Anban Street – Xian)
 TERRA COTTA WARRIORS (8th wonder of the world), EMPEROR QIN’s TOMB (1s emperor of
Qin Dynasty), HUAQING’S POOL, HANYANG TOMB, BANPO MUSEUM
 Evening: TANG DYNASTY AND DINNER SHOW (Dumpling banquet)
* XIAN TRAVEL SERVICE

May 16, 2011 XIAN (ACCOMODATION: TRAIN GOING BACK TO BEIJING)

 8:00- tour XIAN CITY (Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Great
Mosque)
 Evening- train going to Beijing (with cabin/ beds)
* XIAN TRAVEL SERVICE

May 17, 2011 BEIJIING tour and Departure

 8:00- Hutong and Shopping Tour
 6:30 pm- transfer going to airport
 10:30- take flight going to Manila
* SINOHOTELGUIDE

May 18, 2011- HOME SWEET HOME

 Arrive Manila

Tour Agency contracted:

• Booked through Agoda.com
FOR BEIJING:
Contact Person: Wendy Liu
Email:
wendy@sinohotelguide.com FOR XIAN, SHAANXI
Contact Person: Kelly
Company: SINOHOTELGUIDE, BEIJING Email:
CONNECTWEST INFORMATION xiantraveltour@gmail.com
CONSULTATION SERVICE CORP. No.16-16
CHAOYANG DISTRICT BEIJING, P.R. CHINA, Company: XIAN TRAVEL SERVICE
Tel: (86-10)64334033,84569637 Tel: +86-29-88406046
Fax:+86-29-88413337
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Hotel in Beijing: Traditional View Hotel
 • Booked through SinoHotelGuide.com
Hotel in Xian: Shaanxi Nanfang Hotel
Anban Street
PLACES OF INTEREST:

Tiananmen Square: The Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing is the biggest square in the
world. It is 880 meters from
north to south, and 500 meters from east to west, with total area of 440,000 square meters and
can hold one million people.

Forbidden City: Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, was where 24 emperors of
the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. It was off-limits to ordinary citizens and is the biggest and
best-preserved cluster of ancient buildings in China.

Temple of Heaven: Dating to the 15th century, the Temple of Heaven was where the emperor
made an annual pilgrimage to pray for good harvests. Occupying an area of 273 hectares with
four gates at the cardinal points, and walls to the north and east,it is China's largest existing
complex of ancient sacrificial buildings.

Badaling Great Wall: The Great Wall of China is one of the most awesome sights in the world,
and also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000. It 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.

Bird Nest: Located in the Olympic Green, Bird Nest was designed for use throughout the 2008
Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese
ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hidesupports for the retractable roof; giving the
stadium the appearance of a "Bird's nest". (passby)

Water Cube: Beijing National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the Water Cube is an aquatics center
that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming
competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. (passby)

Summer Palace: The Summer Palace is one of the China's largest and best-preserved imperial
gardens. It is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design, integrating the natural
landscape of hills and open water with man-made features into a harmonious and aesthetically
exceptional whole.

XIAN

Terra Cotta Army: Located east of Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum, the well-known Terra-
cotta was buried underground to protect the afterlife of Emperor Qinshihuang from 2200 years
ago. There are more than 8,000 life-size terra cotta figures of soldiers and horses excavated
from this area. They are all displayed in the practical battle formation in 3 pits respectively. The
Terra Cotta Army is now regarded as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Xian City Wall: The Xian City Wall is the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defence
system in China. It is also one of the most important landmarks of the Xian city. The original
foundation of the Xian City Wall was based on the ruins of the Imperial City Wall of Chang'an
City--the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda: Situated in the Da Ci'en Temple, about four kilometers from the urban
center, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is one of the famous Buddhist pagodas in China. As an
architectural marvel, it was built with layers of bricks but without any cement in between. The
grand body of the pagoda with its solemn appearance, simple style and high structure, is indeed
a good example of ancient people's wisdom and talent.
Shaanxi Provincial History Museum: Shaanxi Provincial History Museum is the first huge
state museum with modern facilities in China, and given the reputation of "bright pearl of ancient
city, treasure house of China." Exhibited in the main exhibition hall are 2,700 pieces works of art
selected from all periods and show the development of civilization in this region.

Great Mosque: Great Mosque is the largest of its kind in Xian and one of the best preserved
mosques in China. Unlike Arabic mosques, the Great Mosque in Xi'an possesses much Chinese
tradition in both its design and its artistic outlook. There are characteristics of Chinese pavilions,
with painted beams and engraved ridgepoles.