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7 Days China tour
to Beijing
Destinations: Beijing,
Taiyuan,
Pingyao
Tour Code: BJT_11
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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Arrival in Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our tour guide will pick you up at the
airport and transfer to your hotel.
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Beijing
(BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
Forbidden
City: Also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: The biggest downtown Square of the world, it is located in the heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people.
Temple
of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: Beijing Roasted duck is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.
Peking
Opera: Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts.
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Beijing
- Taiyuan (BL)
Visit the Forbidden
City, the Tiananmen Square and the Temple
of Heaven. Take the overnight
soft berth train to Taiyuan
which takes about 10 hours.
Forbidden
City: Also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: The biggest downtown Square of the world, it is located in the heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people.
Temple
of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation. |
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Taiyuan - Pingyao (BL)
Arrive in Taiyuan railway station in
the morning, the guide will meet you
and drive to Pingyao.
Visit Qiao Family's compound, the Shuanglin
Temple and the Pingyao Ancient City
Wall.
Qiao
Family's compound: Built in 1755,
this well-preserved and exquisite structure
used to be the residence of Qiao Zhiyong,
who was a famous businessman during
the Qing Dynasty.
Shuanglin
Temple: A Buddhist temple with a
long history. Inside the temple are
more than two-thousand painted sculptures
which arts are of precious value.
Pingyao
Ancient City Wall: First built about
2,700 years ago, the ancient city wall
was expanded in the Ming Dynasty. It
was the most well-preserved wall among
the ancient historical and cultural
cities in China. |
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Pingyao - Taiyuan - Beijing (BL)
Visit the Ming - Qing Street, the Ri
Sheng Chang Financial House, the Chenghuang
Temple and the Tongxinggong ancient
bank bodyguard establishment. Drive
back to Taiyuan, visit the Jinci Temple
on the way. Take the overnight soft
berth train back to Beijing.
Ming
- Qing Street: The street used to
be the commercial center of Pingyao
ancient city. The traditional and orderly-located
shops of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
are still well preserved.
Ri
Sheng Chang Financial House: Ri
Sheng Chang was established in the early
Qing Dynasty. It was China's forerunner
for organizing Chinese early finance
system, handling remittance, money exchange,
deposit, loan and other financial business.
Jinci
Temple: Jinci Temple is the most
famous of all the historical relics
in Taiyuan, with an artistic combination
of ancient garden and architecture.
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Beijing
(BL)
Arrive in Beijing, the guide will meet
you at the railway station. Visit the
Summer Palace and the Yonghegong Lama
Temple. Free in the afternoon.
Summer
Palace: The largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc.
Yonghegong
Lama Temple: A renowned temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism and the only downtown Buddhism temple in Beijing. Its 5 main halls and many galleries are filled with exquisitely detailed tanka paintings and beautifully carved or cast Buddha images. |
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Exit
(B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service. |
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Quotation And Hotel Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for you
exclusively. No other participants will be
in your group and you will not take part into
any tours of others on land services.
2008
Tour Prices
(Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th,
2009)
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jiangxi Grand Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Pingyao |
Deshengyuan
Hotel
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Deshengyuan
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$ 926 per person |
US$ 856 per person |
| low
season |
US$
865 per person |
US$
837 per person |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
250 |
US$
190 |
2007
Tour Prices
(Valid from Nov. 1st, 2007 to Feb. 29th,
2008)
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jiangxi Grand Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Pingyao |
Deshengyuan
Hotel
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Deshengyuan
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$ 837 per person |
US$ 757 per person |
| low
season |
US$
776 per person |
US$
736 per person |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
240 |
US$
180 |
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High Seasons: April,
May, June, July, August, September,
October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January, Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is not valid during
the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th
October and during the first week of
Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place
in late January or early February. |
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 Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing
one twin or double standard room with
private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner
in local Chinese restaurant as specified
in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L -
Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private
Transport
Private transport between airport or
railway station and hotel and all the
sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the
domestic flight or soft berth/seat train
tickets between cities as specified
in the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights
mentioned.
6. Guiding
service
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that
you purchase full coverage travel insurance
from you country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel
Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application
fee if your tour covers Tibet.
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter
China.
2. Charge
of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air /
train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single
Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single
guest, supplement of the twin room will
be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based
on double occupancy. If the visitor
travels alone or the number of the travelers
is odd (such as 3,5, 7...), who stays
in one single room has to pay the single
room supplement. As the hotel is on
double occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as
laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call,
optional activities or sightseeing,
overweight baggage charges or meals
not indicated, ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not specified
in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to
guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour guide
per day, USD 8-10 to driver per day,
but depending on their service, it's
up to you, entirely voluntary.
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