Day 1 (Wed)       Arrive Shanghai.
Meet & transfer to the hotel
HOTEL: GALEXY HOTEL SHANGHAI or similar (superior)

Day 2 (Thu)        in Shanghai         (B. L. D)
This morning we start visit the colonial European past at the Bund-the window of Shanghai history and modern fast changes, Then we visit Old Downtown and classical Yu Garden. Old Downtown has many narrow zigzag lanes, small squares, fish pond and pavilion linked by stone bridges. Yu Garden (UNESCO Site) built 400 years ago, is a famous ancient private garden with architectures of Ming and Qing dynasties owing to its ingenious design, zigzag layout by pavilions, chambers and towers, opera stage, elegant rocks and bridges on the mirroring lakes and moats. The garden is in unique features with the vividly carved brick figures of warlords & warriors, unique animals, birds and cranes are on the roofs of the buildings and the huge dragon brick carvings on the range of walls, those made the garden a real museum of ancient architectures. Afternoon we visit Shanghai Museum, It is a comprehensive of art with a collection over 120,000 pieces, including fine stone sculptures, bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works & Chinese paintings and ancient furniture. After the Museum we stroll out the North Gate to the People Square. If time available we visit the Carpet Factory. Tonight we enjoy the famous Shanghai Acrobatic Show.       
                     
Day 3 (Fri)        in Shanghai        (B.L)
Today a highlight is to visit Shanghai World Exhibition (Shanghai EXPO). The Exhibition covers a large area of over 5.6 Square KM with 27 master halls. The theme is to show all new creational hopes, concepts, designs, technologies, and present to the world a full potential of urban life in the 21st century as a significant one for urban evolution with a New Approaches of Human Habitat, Beautiful Lifestyle. (Shanghai EXPO is on May 01 – Oct.31, but on Feb.01-Apr.29, Nov.01-Dec31 are pre & post exhibition also available for visit) 
If Shanghai EXPO unavailable before or after the exhibition, we take an excursion to the ancient water-town Zhujiajiao to see another unchanged face of Shanghai, where EPEC leaders visited while they were in Shanghai. Then we return back the city, Afternoon we visit Jade Buddha Temple and then free for your own exploration.

Day 4 (Sat)       Shanghai/Yichang by air, Yangtze River Cruises          (B, L, D)
Fly to Yichang. Short city tour before cruise check in and overnight on board.           
MV Splendid China – CITS’S PRESIDENTIAL CRUISE NO.4 (superior)
The Yangtze River is the third longest one in the world and the largest in China with stirring, riffle water along with swirling bubbles. Many isolated small villages and numberless local temples and pagodas, historical sites along the river side bring us a geography, history and legends beyond our images. The River and Three Gorges is rewarded as UNESCO site. Relax with drinking and eating inclusive just as a parting & appreciation extension that extremely brings us into a most beautiful vacation, not else. The President Cruises are superior & luxury boats specially designed for foreign visitors and it has provided the excellent service for over 18 years with a good reputation. The staff are very talent and even organize us for join their talent show and entertainments on board.

Day 5 (Sun)       on Cruise         (B. L. D)
The boat sails into picturesque dark green Xiling Gorges. Finally it sails through the huge Three Gorges Dam and the 5 ship locks with raising the boat up 412 feet. We take an excursion to visit the New Dam Site. Then we sail into second section of Xiling Gorge to Shennong Stream (the God of Agriculture Living Area)

Day 6 (Mon)       on Cruise          (B. L. D)
We change to the small boat for sailing deep into the fabled Three Lesser Gorges along Shennong Stream for a 3 hours exploration. After we get to the upstream we change to small sampan pulling up by man tracker on bubbled water to the ethnic village, they celebrate our visiting by singing local songs along the sampan trip while we enjoy the most scenic of all gorges for an excursion
After we return back, the boat enter into the second Wu Gorge and the river changes to wildly stirring, riffle water along with numerous swirling bubbles. The mossy cliffs are hemmed by the hanging pathways under the Twelve Peaks. And in the later afternoon we pass through the great Qutang Gorge

Day 7 (Tue)       on Cruise         (B. L. D)
Sailing in the gorges & off-shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City or Shibaozai.  By the legend, Fengdu was a ghost city and the entrance of heaven or hell for passing through the Celestial Being’s Judgment here. It reveals ancient Chinese religion and believing with their imaged constructions and the ghost statures for people lucky praying. We could also have a glimpse of the new settlement town by the relocation of the new dam construction. Return back the boat and continue sailing.
It is subject to visit Shibozai Pagoda on the cliff which has been always regarded a pearl along the river for praying for good luck in the ancient. 

Day 8 (Wed)       Chongqing/Xian by air         (B. L. D)
The boat arrive Chongqing in the morning and disembarkation at 09:00 am. Then we take a city tour in this largest Chinese city and fly to Xian.
HOTEL: AURUM INTERNATIONAL HOTEL or similar. (Superior)

Day 9 (Thu)        in Xian          (B. L. SD)
Full day excursion tour to the femurs UNESCO site of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors & Bronze Chariots, We will see all excavated Exhibition 1, 2 ,3, 4 and watching the archaeologists are continuing on the fields for further excavation. Then we watch the Circle Vision Movie of the historical story and the great excavation. Afternoon on the route back the city we visit the Ceramics & Pottery Center.  Then we visit the Big Wide Goose Pagoda Temple, the landmark of Xian. It was built in 1100 years ago during the glorious dynasties and was a holy place for pilgrimages. Behind the pagoda is the courtyard, which tells great Buddhism envoys story.
Dumpling Dinner & Tang Dynasty Show. 
 
Day 10 (Fri)        Xian/Beijing by air         (B, L. D)
Leisure and then fly to Beijing, transfer to the hotel
HOTEL: CHANG AN GRAND HOTEL BEIJING or similar (superior class).
Afternoon sightseeing: the largest imperial garden in the world, the elegant Summer Palace (UNESCO) including cruise on the shimmering waters of Kunming Lake.
Tonight we enjoy cultural show
 
Day 11 (Sat)        in Beijing          (B. L. D)
This morning we start tours to Tiananmen Square and the extravagant the largest Imperial Palace in the world -the Forbidden City of Supreme Harmony and Dignity (UNESCO), and then we approach to the Pandas Garden in Beijing Zoo. It has been breeding the largest numbers of pandas as an institution outside the original habitat areas and it constitutes with other Panda Sanctuaries for being the UNESCO site. After that we visit another renowned imperial site –the Temple of Heaven (UNESCO) including visit the Imperial Hall of Pray Harvest, the Imperial Vault and the Imperial Sacrificial Altar. We see the echo wall and stones in the vault and on the altar where the emperors whispered with the Celestial Beings by the special features of the phenomenon utilize the theory of sound wave. If time available we visit Pearl workshop.

Day 12 (Sun)        in Beijing    (B. L. SD)
This morning we start tours first to iconic ”Beijing 2008 Olympic Center” -the Bird’ Nest & Water Cube –where hosts to many spectacular events. We stroll around the outside for photography, and then we continue to the Great Wall at Badaling (UNESCO) and walking along its ramparts for breathtaking view of the largest man power project in ancient. After that we approach to the mountain valley of the best geomancy site -the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Tomb (UNESCO) including visit the Sacred Stature Road. If time available we visit a Jade stone carving factory and observe the skilled artisans at work as they create intricate designs.   
Peking Duck Farewell Dinner       
                          
Day 13( Mon)        Depart Beijing         (B)
Leisure & Departure group transfer to airport for homeward flight. End of tour.