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DT2 Imperial Palace and Garden
Forbidden City-Lunch-Summer Palace
The Forbidden City was the political center of China for nearly 500 years. Today, It remains as the most complete and best-preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. Built in 1888, the Summer Palace was a resort for the Imperial Court. There are palaces, pavilions, terraces and covered walks strung out along the northern shore of Kunming Lake.
DT3 Minorities' Culture and Religion
Beijing Zoo (Panda House)-Lamasery-Lunch-Chinese Ethnical Culture Park
The Lama Temple is the center of learning for the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Lamas with considerable religious and political sway. Today there are some 70 Mongolian lamas tending the temple. China is home to 55 minority nationalities with different customs, cultures and arts. There are the garden feature replicas of buildings in ethnic regions as well as live song and dance performances by different nationalities in Chinese Ethnical Culture Park.
DT4 Residents Life and Imperial Temple
Hutong Tour- Lunch-Tian'anman Square-Temple of Heaven
We strongly recommend the Hutong Tour. It is a tour on an old style tricycle in the old city residential areas. It is the place where you can experience the local culture, tradition and the daily life. The Tian'anman Square is an enormous square facing the Gate of Heavenly Peace. It is the heart of modern Beijing. The Temple of Heaven has been called the noblest example of religious architecture in China.
DT5 Temples and Scenery
Tanzhe Temple-Lunch-Temple of Altar-Shihua Cave
Renowned for its age, the Tanzhe temple dates back 1,600 years. The temple is buidt on a hillside and consists of various pavilions, prayer halls, courtyards and a group of pagodas dating from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Located in Ma'an Hill in the western outskirts of Beijing, the temple of Altar has the largest altar where a Buddhist monk can attain full status. It is also famous for its ancient pine trees, some of which are over 1,000 years old. Shihua Cave, named as underground bright pearl, is famous for its stone flowers formed inartificially.
DT6 Special Hot Line
Forbidden City-Lunch-Temple of Heaven-Summer Palace
This special designed itinerary will be a very busy one. All the outstanding architecture ancient buildings and history in Beijing could be visited within one day.
EVENING TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENTS (All
the tour price will be published in the beginning of April)
ET1 Canal Cruise and Boating on Lake
Accompanied with performance of Chinese music instrument, you could see the city's building and night sceneries along the bank in the ship. After changing to a boat with awning (originated from watery countryside in south China) on the lake, you could enjoy the delicious food and the quite in beautiful scenery on the small boat with a girl paddling.
ET2 Peking Opera
Peking Opera has entertained Beijingers for over 200 years with its elaborate costumes, ear-splitting arias, dazzling martial arts and musical dialogue. They are usually based on folk tales, famous novels and fairy tales. The theater has a subtitle message board of English and Chinese.
ET3 Acrobatic Show
The Chinese Acrobatic Troupes have traveled to many countries and have amazed audiences everywhere. To watch the Chinese Acrobats is an experience of facing and infectively.
ET4 KungFu Show
Martial arts and knight legend enjoy the long history and have been practiced and glorified by the people through the years. Chinese Kungfu Show tells a martial arts story in which heroes uphold justice, clear up hatred, and pursue for bright future. It is the first dance drama that has Chinese martial arts as the performing style.
ET5 Beijing Night Show (Dinner, art and dressing performance)
This colorful venue oozes Chinese culture in its broadest sense. Here is where you can spend a highly memorable evening, while enjoying the traditional cuisine and learning a great deal of Chinese music and dance.
The Program of During-Congress Tours
Date
Day Time
Evening
Aug. 7, Thu. DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT6
ET1, ET2, ET3
Aug. 8, Fri.
DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4,
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Aug. 9, Sat.
DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6 ET1, ET2, ET3, ET4, ET5
Aug. 10, Sun. DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5,
DT6 ET1, ET2, ET3, ET4, ET5
Aug. 11, Mon. DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6 ET1, ET2, ET3, ET4, ET5
Aug. 12, Tue. DT1, DT2, DT3,
DT4
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Aug. 13, Wed. DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5
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NOTES
The During-Congress Tours fees include air-conditioning coach, English-speaking tour guide, admission fees, lunch or dinner indicated. Children under 11 years old pay half price. All tickets of During-Congress Tours (DT/ET) are limited and should be
pruchased two days earlier. It is nonrefundable once purchased but could be changed. Please refer the details on the website. Please be in the lobby of BICC five minutes earlier for departure on time. The Evening Program (ET) will be operated if attendees are more than 35 persons, the others of During-Congress Tours 20 persons.
PRE-CONGRESS TOURS (All the tour price
will be published in the beginning of April)
PR1 Guilin - Xi'an - Beijing (5.5 days)
Aug. 3 Sun. Check-in to the hotel and register to PR1 group
Aug. 4 Mon. Fly to Guilin, visit Ludi Cave etc.,
Aug. 5 Tue. Go to Li River Cruise to Yangshuo; get back to Guilin by bus
Aug. 6 Wed. Fly to Xi'an by air, visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and old city wall
Aug. 7 Thu. Visit the Terra - Cotta Warriors and Horses, Sha'anxi Province History Museum etc.
Aug. 8 Fri. Xi'an - Beijing by air in the morning, pick-up to the hotel, tour ends
PR1a Guangzhou-Guilin - Xi'an - Beijing
PR1b Shanghai (Suzhou) -Guilin - Xi'an - Beijing
Aug. 2 Sat. Check-in to the hotel in Shanghai
Aug. 3 Sun. Go to Suzhou by bus, visit Zhuozheng Yuan, Tiger Hill, go back to Shanghai, the rest is same with PR1a
PR1c Beijing - Guangzhou-Guilin - Xi'an - Beijing
PR2 Beijing- Chengde-Beijing (2 days)
Aug. 6 Wed. Check-in the Continental Grand Hotel
Aug. 7 Thu. Beijing-Chengde by bus, check-in hotel, visit Mountain Resort after lunch, appreciate folk dancing during supper
Aug. 8 Fri. Visit Big Buddha Temple, Small Potala Palace, go back to Beijing after lunch,
tour ends
PR3 Beijing- Xi'an-Beijing (2 days)
Aug. 6 Wed. Check-in the Continental Grand Hotel
Aug. 7 Thu. Fly to Xi'an by air, visit the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses
Aug. 8 Fri. Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and Sha'anxi Province History Museum etc., fly back to Beijing
after lunch, tour ends
PR4 Beijing - Lanzhou- Jiuquan - Dunhuang - Xi'an - Beijing (6.5 days)
Aug. 1 Fri. Check-in to the Continental Grand Hotel in Beijing and register to PR3 at the Reception
Aug. 2 Sat. Fly to Lanzhou, city sightseeing and got to Jiuquan by train (sleeper) in evening
Aug. 3 Sun. Arrival at Jiuquan in noon, visit the West End Pass of the Great Wall, Mural Painting of Wei-Jin Period Tombs
Aug. 4 Mon. Go to Dunhuang by bus, visit the Cheng-wancheng Wall Paintings on the way
Aug. 5 Tue. Visit Mogao Grottoes, Singing Sand Dunes and Crescent Moon Spring etc.
Aug. 6 Wed. Fly to Xi'an in the morning, visit the Wild Goose Pagoda etc. in the afternoon
Aug. 7 Thu. Same as PR1
Aug. 8 Fri. Same as PR1
POST-CONGRESS TOURS (PT) (All the
tour price will be published in the beginning of April)
PT1 Beijing-Chengde-Beijing (1.5 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Beijing-Chengde by bus, check-in to hotel, visit Mountain Resort, appreciate folk dancing during supper
Aug. 15 Fri. Visit Puning Temple, Small Potala Palace, go back to Beijing after lunch
PT2 Beijing - Xi'an - Beijing (2 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Fly to Xi'an by air, visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Old City Wall
Aug. 15 Fri. Visit the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses and Sha'anxi Province History Museum, fly back to Beijing,
pick-up to the hotel by bus, stay in the Continental Grand Hotel
Aug. 16 Sat. Tour ends before breakfast
PT3 Beijing-Xi'an - Guilin (4 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Fly to Xi'an by air; visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Old City Wall
Aug. 15 Fri. Visit the Terra - Cotta Warriors and Horses, Sha'anxi Province History Museum etc.
Aug. 16 Sat. Xi'an-Guilin by air, visit the Ludi Cave etc.
Aug. 17 Sun. Go to Li River Cruise and to Yangshuo, go back to Guilin by bus
Aug. 18 Mon. Tour ends before breakfast in Guilin
PT4 Beijing-Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Kunming (5 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Fly to Kunming in the morning; visit the Dianchi Lake of Western Hill and Bamboo Temple etc. in the afternoon
Aug. 15 Fri. Visit to the Stone Forest and the Yi Minority Village on the way
Aug. 16 Sat. Fly to Dali by early morning flight, Cruise on the Erhai Lake, visit the Three Pagodas etc.
Aug. 17 Sun. Go to Lijiang by couch, visit the Heqing ancient town and Bai Minority Village on the way, explore in Lijiang old
town, and enjoy the Naxi Ancient Music in the night
Aug. 18 Mon. Visit the Yunshan Ping Meadow of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, visit Jade Peak Temple, Black Dragon Pond
Park and ancient paintings in the temple of Baisha, fly back to Kunming in the night
Aug. 19 Tue. Tour ends before breakfast in Kunming
PT5 Beijing-Chengdu-Lhasa-Zedang-Chengdu-Xi'an-Beijing (7.5 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Beijing - Chengdu by air, visit Giant Panda research institute
Aug. 15 Fri. Chengdu - Lhasa by air in the morning, visit a Tibet village on the way, have a rest afternoon
Aug. 16 Sat. Visit the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Monastery and Octagon Street etc.
Aug. 17 Sun. Visit Norbu Linka Summer Residence, go to Zedang by bus
Aug. 18 Mon. Visit Minzhulin Tibet King Tomb for whole day
Aug. 19 Tue. Go to Lhasa Airport by bus in the early morning, fly back to Chengdu and fly to Xi'an
Aug. 20 Fri. Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda, the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses and Sha'anxi Province History Museum
Aug. 21 Sat. Fly back to Beijing in the morning, pick-up to hotel, and the tour ends
PT6 Beijing-Urumqi-Turpan-Dunhuang-Jiuquan-Jiayuguan-Lanzhou
(Sangke Grassland)-Beijing(7.5 days)
Aug. 14 Thu. Beijing-Urumqi by air, visit kazak yurts in the Nansan Pasture, stay in a hotel
Aug. 15 Fri. Urumqi-Turpan by bus, visit the Ruins of Jiaohe, Flaming Mountains, Beziklik Thousand-Buddha Grottoes,
Suliman's Minaret, Karez (underground channels), Grape Valley, Astana Ancient Tomb, at dinner enjoy the folk
dancing under grape's trellis, go to Liuyuan (Dunhuang) by Train overnight (sleeper)
Aug. 16 Sat. Arrival at Liuyuan and go to Dunhuang by bus, go to Mogao Grottoes in the afternoon, the performance of
Dunhang style music and dancing after dinner, and take a walk at Shazhou night market
Aug. 17 Sun. Visit Folk Museum, Crescent Moon Spring, Singing Sand Dunes, go to Jiuquan city by bus after lunch, visit
Qiaowancheng ancient wall painting exhibition on the way, stay in a hotel (three-star) at Jiuqian
Aug. 18 Mon. Go to Jiayuguan Pass (west end tower) of the Great Wall by bus, Wei-Jin Period Tombs (1700-1400 years ago);
go to Lanzhou by train overnight (sleeper)
Aug. 19 Tue. Arrival at Lanzhou in the morning, go to "Little Tibet"- Gannan Tibet Autonamous Prefecture, visit Sangke
Grassland, stay in a hotel in Xiahe overnight
PT7 Beijing-Yichang-Three Gorges-Chongqing-Beijing (4.5 days)
Aug. 14Thu. Beijing-Yichang by air, Sanyou Cave, go abroad and stay in the yacht (four star) in the night
Aug. 15 Fri. Cruise on the Three Gorges, stay in the yacht
Aug. 16 Sat. Same as Aug. 15
Aug. 17 Sun. Same as Aug. 15
Aug. 18 Mon. Arrival in Chongqing, city sightseeing, fly back to Beijing, the tour ends
NOTE
1. The tour fees include intercity transportation, regular meals, hotel (three-star or above) accommodations, admission fees
and an English-speaking tour guide.
2. You can arrange the continuing flight from the tour end city by yourself. If necessary, CICCST could assist you.
3. The detailed tour information of flight and hotels will be available
on the web site.
4. If no roommate name is indicated in your Registration Form, your room will be arranged as a single room during the tour.
5. CICCST will reserve the right to raise the prices or cancel any of the above tour routes, if attendees are fewer than 10
persons. In that case, the notification will be sent to you as soon as possible and the tour fee will be fully refunded.
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