China Spring 9 Days Tour

Today your Beijing tour sightseeing will begin with Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Then proceed to visit Forbidden City. The Forbidden City, also called Imperial Museum, was the imperial palace for emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the best-preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. You will appreciate its magnificence of royal architectures and imperial treasures when visiting the Forbidden City.

Next our guide will bring you to have a casual sightseeing at Jingshan Park. The Jingshan Park is a beautiful landscaped imperial park located in the north of the Forbidden City. The park in centered around on Jingshan Hill, whose mid summit has the highest point in Beijing. Thus, the Wanchun Pavilion situated at the mid summit is the best place to get a clear panoramic view of the Forbidden City and Beijing City. Jingshan Park not only has beautiful landscapes of green cypress, Jingshan Park has many historical sites and exquisite architectures of pavilions and temple.

The last scheduled attraction to see today will be Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, which was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. You will admire its grand size of architectures and profound cultural connotation when visiting the Temple of Heaven.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

This morning our guide will bring you to the Mutianyu Great Wall for the great hiking. Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Huairou District of Beijing and is 73 kilometers from Beijing downtown. It was originally built in Northern Qi Dynasty (550 - 557) and reconstructed in Ming Dynasty to strength its construction. Mutianyu Great Wall is outstandingly featured with dense distribution of watchtowers, with 22 watchtowers at 100 meter intervals.

Also these watchtowers have different forms and structures. Mutianyu Great Wall fully displays the essence of the Great Wall of China. Built in soaring mountain ridges, Mutianyu has magnificent construction and compact layout. Its breathtaking views with the surrounded mountains and elegant green forests and vegetation are also attractive features to tourists.

Next our guide will drive you to visit the Peach Orchards in Pinggu (1.5 hours). Pinggu is home to the world's largest peach orchards with about 20,000 hectares of peach trees. You will drive along the famous peach blossom sea road and stop to take pictures of the "sea of peach blossoms". Normally the peach trees blossom in the mid April. Back to your hotel after the autumn excursion. And also visit the local courtyard home in Pingdu and lunch at local home.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you back to Beijing downtown and drop you at the hotel.

Summer Palace will be the first attraction to start today's trip. It is the largest imperial park in China. Having a vast collection of lakes, gardens and palaces, Summer Palace attracts numerous tourists there for its natural beauty and historical sites.

Then we will have a stop at the Olympic Green. Olympic Green is the Olympic park built for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This forest park includes architectures of Bird Nest, Water Cube, Beijing National Indoor Stadium, and many other centers. Here you will appreciate the unique modern design and the humanistic architectures of the Bird Nest and Water Cube.

After lunch, we will head to visit Lama Temple. Also known as Yonghe Lamasery, Lama Temple is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in Dongcheng District of Beijing. Applied a combination of traditional Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic styles in its architectural arts and decorations, the Lama Temple is a hot destination to admire its magnificent buildings and the religious relics.

Then we will walk to visit the Confucian Temple and Guozijian Museum. Confucius Temple and Guozijian Museum is located in the famous Guozijian Street in Dongcheng District of Beijing. It was firstly constructed during the Yuan Dynasty. The Confucius Temple used to be place for the emperors to make sacrifice Confucius and it is the second largest Confucius temples in China. The Guizijian was the imperial school for during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. These two constructions were built along the central axis with the symmetry on the right and left, forming a complex of complete, magnificent and splendid architectural group.

After that, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Your Beijing tour will continue today. After breakfast, our guide will bring you to visit Shichahai at first. Shichahai is the largest historical scenic area in Beijing. It is located to the northwest of the Forbidden City and the northwest of the Beihai Lake. Shichahai is consists of Qianhai, Xihai and Houhai. Shichahai area has maintained the ancient local residences, Hutong and Siheyuan.

Shichahai is a great place to get to know the local life of Beijing and is prior choices for people to have the Hutong tour. Famous historical sites in Shichahai include Prince Gong Mansion, Prince Chun Mansion, and Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling.

Then we will proceed to have some leisure time at Yandaixiejie. It is a famous ancient street in Beijing. There are numerous stores and shops lining on both sides of the street selling various kinds of collections of souvenirs and gifts.

Next we will go for the exploration at the Drum Tower. The Drum Tower was built in Yuan Dynasty. As it was 46.7 meters high and was placed on brick base, the Drum Tower is a prominent construction in Beijing. As the symbol of old Beijing, Drum Tower is a great site to experience the ancient atmosphere of Beijing.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you to the airport and you will take flight to Hangzhou. Our guide at Hangzhou will pick you up and help you check in at the hotel.

Your Hangzhou sightseeing will begin with the gorgeous West Lake. West Lake is the most famous tourist site in Hangzhou and is the must-see attraction. The West Lake is a garden-styled park for sightseeing and recreation with its spectacular natural beauty and numerous historical sites. There are many temples, pagodas, gardens and artificial islands within the West Lake. West Lake also has profound cultural background as it has influenced a lot of poets, painters and garden designers throughout the history. West Lake is most famous for its Ten Scenes and you should not miss them.

Next we will move on to Changqiao Park. Changqiao Park is situated at the southeast corner of the West Lake. The park is stretched and laid out according to the lake. With its exquisite structure and charming natural features, Changqiao Park is a great site for sightseeing and recreation.


Leifeng Pagoda will be arranged for the next attraction to visit. Leifeng Pagoda is an octagonal pagoda with five stories which was built of brick and wood. The Leifeng Pagoda was firstly constructed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was reconstructed in 2002 after its collapse in 1924. Located on Sunset Hill south of West Lake, the Leifeng Pagoda in the Sunset is one of the Ten Scenes of West Lake.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you to Suzhou by coah. Then you will have leisure time and free shopping at Guanqian Street. Guanqian Street is a famous commercial part in Suzhou featured with tourism shopping with many century-old shops.

At last, our guide will bring you to the hotel and help you check in.

This morning, our guide will bring you to visit Suzhou's classical gardens at first. Yuo will visit Humble Administrator's Garden. As one of the most famous Chinese gardens in Suzhou, it is the largest garden and is generally considered to be the finest garden in Suzhou. In 1997, Humble Administrator’s Garden, along with other classical gardens of Suzhou was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Also you will visit the Lingering Garden. This garden is known for its exquisite beauty of its magnificent halls and buildings.

Then our guide will transfer you to Zhouzhuang Water Town to enjoy its beauty. Featured with glorious cultural background, well preserved ancient folk houses, and dainty watery views, Zhouzhuang Water Town attracts people for its unique style and charm. We will visit the most representative sites Shen's House, Zhang's House and Double Bridge. In order to get a deep understanding and enjoy of the charm of Zhouzhuang, we will arrange a boating tour on waterways so that you can watch and enjoy the ancient houses and stone bridges alongside.

After visiting Zhouzhuang Water Town, our guide will transfer you back to Shanghai and help you check in at the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will bring you to visit Tianzifang Arts Street. Tianzifang Art Street is a new art zone developed from a local residence area that has the Shanghai featured Shikumen buildings. Now the Tianzifang is concentration of art galleries and craft shops. Also there are bars, cafes, studio, and boutiques. But the Shikumen buildings are still remained intact in this area. You will get to know the real lifestyle and culture of local Shanghai people. Also with a lot of galleries displaying artworks, you will appreciate numerous unique and creative artworks and designs, also you may find some special ones.

Then we will go on our tour and visit People's Square, a garden-styled square featured with center for administration, finance, culture, transportation and commerce.

At last, we will arrange you to have leisure time at Nanjing Road. It is renowned as China’s premier shopping street. Nanjing Road is where to experience the hustle and bustle of modern Shanghai. You will get a satisfied shopping at this shopping paradise.

Then our guide will bring you back to the hotel.

After breakfast, you will have time for leisure. Then our guide will transfer you to the airport for your departure. Have a nice trip!