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Following are some samples of short itineraries in China, all 7-days or less and focusing on China's key cities, namely Beijing and Shanghai.

 

5-day Beijing

4-day Shanghai

7-days Beijing-Guilin-Shanghai

 

Also see example of custom-designed tour for cruise clients disembarking in two ports - Beijing and Dalian.

 

 

 

5-day Itinerary Beijing

 

Day 1 ARRIVE BEIJING
On arrival , be greeted and escorted to your 5- star Tianlun Dynasty Hotel to check in
MEALS: none

Day 2 BEIJING
Tour Tianmen Square and the Imperial Palace in Forbidden City. After lunch, visit Mao’s mausoleum and the Summer Palace with a cruise on placid Lake Kuming. Tonight, you are invited to a delightful Beijing Duck Dinner.
5- star Tianlun Dynasty Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 3 BEIJING
Walk along the ancient ramparts of the Great Wall today, one of the amazing feats of mankind. Then stroll along the Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs and Changling Exhibition
Hall. Tonight, enjoy an astonishing acrobatic show.
5- star Tianlun Dynasty Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4 BEIJING
After breakfast, out to visit the city zoo, see China's most celebrated animal – the giant panda. Then tour the ornately embellished Temple of Heaven. After lunch, explore the city by pedicab through Hutong's narrow ancient lanes with visit to courtyard-style family residence. Admire the panoramic view of the city from atop the scenic Drum Tower.
5- star Tianlun Dynasty Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5 DEPART BEIJING
Free at your own leisure until your transfer to the airport for your flight home.
MEALS: Breakfast

 

4-day Itinerary Shanghai

 

Day 1 • SHANGHAI
Arrive in Shanghai, China's center of commerce. Tour emporium-lined Nanjing or Huai Hai Road and sightsee the colonial-era Bund. Check in to the 4 star Shanghai Hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 2 • SHANGHAI
Today a sightseeing tour shows the glories of ancient China at the Shanghai Museum and Jade Buddha Temple. Visit a carpet factory and then enjoy a charming performance at the Children's Palace.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 • SHANGHAI to SUZHOU/SHANGHAI
This morning, travel by train to Suzhou, noted for its legendary ancient gardens. Tour the Embroidery Research Institute, North Temple Pagoda, Pan Men City Gate and the Garden of the Master of Fishing Net.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 • DEPART SHANGHAI
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home ward.
MEALS: Breakfast

 

7-day Itinerary Beijing - Guilin - Shanghai

 

Day 1 ARRIVED BEIJING
Upon arrival you are greeted and transferred to your 4-star Guanngxi Plaza Hotel to check in.
Meals: none

Day 2 BEIJING
Tour the imposing Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace in Forbidden City. After lunch, visit the Summer Palace with a cruise on placid Lake Kunming. Tonight, you are our guest at a delightful Beijing Duck dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch ,Dinner

Day 3 BEIJING
Today visit the great wall at Mutianyu, one of the oldest and most well- preserved sections of Great Wall. Here you take a gondola ride up to the mountain, where you may then begin your stroll along the ancient ramparts of Great wall as it winds across the scenic mountains Northeast of Beijing.Then tour the ornately embellished Temple of Heaven
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 BEIJING to XIAN
This morning fly to Xian where you check into your 4 star Royal Xian Hotel. Then out to visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. Tonight, you are our guests at the Tang Dynasty Theater fabulous dinner show.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 XIAN to GUILIN
view the life-sized terra-cotta army, no two alike, buried with emperor for over 2200 years; Circle Vision Movie and the Bronze Chariot. Later in the day, fly to Guilin and check into your 4-star Bravo Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 GUILIN TO YANGSHUO
Today you'll enjoy a relaxing cruise on a deluxe air-conditioned boat along the Li River, passing through scenery reminiscent of Chinese ink paintings. See the haunting beauty of Guilin's mist-wrapped monolithic peaks surrounding the river en route to Yangshuo, where you have time to browse.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 GUILIN TO SHANGHAI
This morning, see Fubo Hill's dramatic rock formations and the Reed Flute Cave. Later transfer to the airport for your flight back to Shanghai.
MEALS: Breakfast
 

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