Day 1 (Tue)       Arrival Shanghai
Meet and transfer to your luxury accommodation
Hotel:  Shanghai Skyway Pullman Hotel (5 star deluxe)

Day 2 (Wed)       in Shanghai          (B. L. D)               
This morning we start visit Old Downtown and classical Yu Garden. Old Downtown has many narrow zigzag lanes, small squares, fish pond and pavilions and it collects many favorite local bars, restaurants, tea houses and souvenir shops. The Yu Garden 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. It became a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture. The vividly brick-carving figures of warlords & warriors, unique animals standing on the roofs of ancient buildings and the huge dragons decorated on the range of walls, feature the garden to a unique. Afternoon the city tours to colonial European past at The Bund-the window of Shanghai history and modern fast changes, then we visit Xintiandi, a very well-known boutique area composed together with fashion and tradition, fan & elegant. It shows another delight face of Shanghai. In the later afternoon or at night, the small pub, bar and restaurants in western family style deeply hide inside the narrow lanes, creates a good feeling of Salvador to artists and rich young people. Tonight we enjoy Shanghai Acrobatic Show.        
                
Day 3 (Thu)       in Shanghai         (B. L)
Today a highlight is to visit Shanghai World Exhibition (Shanghai EXPO). The Exhibition covers a large area of over 5.3 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 Shanghai Museum, one of best museum in the world with a huge collection of finest cultural relics. The most attraction on display is stone sculptures and carving, bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works & Chinese paintings and ancient furniture. After the Museum we stroll out the North Gate to the People Square, the surroundings are the best collection of modern architecture.

Day 4 (Fri)        Shanghai / Yichang by air        (B. L. D)   
Leisure in Shanghai & fly to Yichang. Short city tour before cruise check in and overnight on board.           
MV President No. 1 5 star deluxe cruiser for superiors private balcony cabin
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 (Sat)        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 (Sun)        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 (Mon)       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 (Tue)       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. the ancient capital over 1100 years. Upon the arrival we check in luxury hotels and sightseeing in the afternoon: Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Banpo Neolithic Museum
The Big Wide Goose Pagoda Temple was regarded the landmark of Xian. When the glorious dynasties expanded its territories enormously to the west and with many Buddhism Scriptures, Monks and the envoys came to China, the temple was built and a larger team of scholars was organized here for translation of the Buddhism Scriptures into Chinese. Thus the Buddhism got popular and further study began, and it became a holy place for pilgrimages. Behind the pagoda is the courtyard, which tells great Buddhism envoys story. Banpo Neolithic Museum, a living village site of Chinese primogenitors of 20000-8000 years ago when China was at Neolithic Age. It was excavated in 1950’s and the perfectly preservation of the original features without demolish astonished the whole archaeological society. A large original village site is in a huge hanger famed hall display their living house site, kitchen, Kiln, storage, meeting site, square, and separated tomb site. The whole village was built with surrounding wall & moat. The visitors are impressed by its integrity of discovery. 
Tonight we enjoy Xian Cuisine of Dumpling Dinner at femurs Defachang Restaurant
Hotel:  Xian Sofitel Hotel ( 5 star deluxe)

Day 9 (Wed)      Xian         (B. L. SD)
Full day excursion tour to the femurs UNESCO site of the First Emperor Qin Tomb of  Terra-cotta Warriors & Bronze Chariots, We visit the huge hanger famed halls of No.1, 2,3,4 exhibitions and watching the archaeologists are continuing on the fields for further excavation. Then we watch the Circle Vision Movie of the historical story. Afternoon after we return back the city visit the City Wall-the best preserved military wall surrounding the ancient city and walking along for experience of its history and changes. Tonight we enjoy Tang Dynasty Dinner Show.

Day 10 (Thu)      Xian / Beijing by air       (B. L. D)
Leisure and then fly to Beijing, transfer to the hotel
Afternoon sightseeing: the largest imperial site –the Temple of Heaven (UNESCO) including visit the Imperial Hall of Pray Harvest, the Imperial Vault of and the Imperial Circular Mound Altar. We see the echo wall in the vault and stones 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 Beijing City Planning Exhibition and watch a 3D film, which tells the glory history, heritage and fast changes of Beijing. Many visiting presidents and state heads pay a visit here. Tonight we enjoy cultural show 
Hotel:  Beijing Regent Wangfujing Hotel ( 5 star deluxe)

Day 11 (Fri)       in Beijing       (B. L)
This morning we start tours to Tiananmen Square and the extravagant the largest Imperial Palace in the world -the Forbidden City of Supreme Harmony & Dignity (UNESCO), including visit its imperial jewelry, treasures sections, then we approach to the largest imperial garden in the world, the elegant Summer Palace (UNESCO) including cruise on the shimmering waters of Kunming Lake. 

Day 12 (Sat)       in Beijing        (B. L. SD)
This morning we start tours first to iconic ”Beijing 2008 Olympic Center” -the Bird’s    Nest & Water Cube –where hosts to many spectacular events for photography, the we continue to the Great Wall (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 Cloisonné Factory and observe the skilled artisans at work as they create intricate designs on t
Tonight we enjoy Peking Duck Dinner

Day 13 (Sun)      Depart Beijing for exit       (B)   
Leisure and departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. End of tour.