Below are local and post-conference tour options that were offered by two different travel agencies.
Time Fun International Travel Service Co. Ltd. is the travel agency in-charge of local and evening tours in Beijing. Each of these tours and evening programs is based on a minimum number of 10 participants. The deadline for tour booking is on May 10, 2019. Tour Routes will be cancelled by May 20 if not enough have registered. For more important information and a registration form, download this PDF.
Shaanxi Glory (Gaoke) Travel Service Co. Ltd. is in-charge of post-conference tours. The deadline for post-conference tour booking is on April 25, 2019. For more important information and a registration form, download this PDF.
LT1: Great Wall (Juyongguan) - Ming Tomb (Changling)
Date: May 26, 27, 28, 30, June 1 / Time: 08:00 – 16:00 / Price: RMB480
LT1: Great Wall (Juyongguan) - Ming Tomb (Changling)
Drive to Ming Tombs (50 miles away from downtown about one hour driving). The thirteen Ming Tombs are the best-preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history. You will visit Changling, the head and the largest tomb of Ming Tombs, where Emperor Yongle (the first emperor in Beijing) and his Empress Xu were buried.
After lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll visit to the Juyongguan Great Wall. The hike on Great Wall takes 2 hours. Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall. Its highest point at Badaling is some 800 meters above sea level. Transfer back to your hotel.
LT2: Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven
Date: May 26, 27, 28, 30 / Time: 08:30 – 16:00 / Price: RMB480
LT2: Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven
This tour starts at Tiananmen Square, the political heart of China and the largest public square in the world. You will walk across the street and enter the gates of one of China’s most famous attractions, the Forbidden City. The home to a long line of Emperors from 1420 to 1924, the vast Forbidden City is the best example of imperial architecture in all of China.
After lunch at local restaurant, you'll visit the Temple of Heaven - the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest.
EP1: Peking Opera
Date: May 27, 28 / Time: 17:00 – 21:00 / Price: RMB280
EP1: Peking Opera
Peking Opera is the masterpiece of China's traditional culture and art and it is formed in Beijing. Until today it is more than three hundred years old. The Opera lasts an hour and thirty minutes, covering several different plays, of which some are full of fighting and some traditional singing and dancing. The show is beautiful for its colorful costumes, impressive facial designs and staging style of oriental culture.
EP2: The Legend of Kung Fu
Date: May 27, 28 / Time: 17:00 – 21:00 / Price: RMB280
EP2: The Legend of Kung Fu
The Legend of Kung Fu is a production which combines the elements of kung fu, story-telling, acrobatics, modern dance, and original music to celebrate the philosophy and skill of martial arts. The show tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi (the pure one), who in order to pursue spiritual and physical harmony is apprenticed as a monk to learn kung fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles, is distracted and tempted, but ultimately achieves the designation of master who will enlighten the younger generations.
EP3: Acrobatic Show
Date: May 27, 28 / Time: 17:00 – 21:00 / Price: RMB280
EP3: Acrobatic Show
This is one entertainment that must not be missed by the young and old on a visit to Beijing. China has many world class acrobatic troupes because practically every province and major city will have its own acrobatic troupe, and children are selected to be trained as performers from a young age. The group bicycling show is also a favorite with the ten cycling girls finally all ending up on a bicycle with their fans spread out like a peacock. Other exciting acts are the juggling of large porcelain urns, martial arts, balancing of bowls, umbrellas or stacked chairs, rope walking, pole climbing, roller skating and plate swirling.
PT1: Beijing – Xi’an – Beijing
Time: June 1 – June 4 / Single Occupancy: RMB7580 / Double Occupancy: RMB6580 x no. of persons
PT1: Beijing - Xi’an - Beijing
June 1, Beijing to Xian in the early morning. On arrival, visit the Old City Wall of Xian and the Muslim street. Xi’an City Wall is 600 years old, it is one of the largest well-preserved ancient military defensive systems in the world. It becomes the emblem of this ancient capital city attracts visitors all over the world. Combined City Wall with its attached forest belt, moat and ring roads, it becomes a vivid city park. It is the ideal place for local residents doing morning exercises and cycling. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening
June 2, Visiting the world-famous Terra-cotta Warriors Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pogoda. Terra-cotta Army (also named Terra-cotta Warriors, Terra-cotta Soldiers), the underworld army of Emperor Qin Shihuang (the first unifier of China, 259BC-210BC), Emperor Qin Shihuang undertook gigantic projects in order to consolidate his power and country like the first version of the Great Wall. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved holy place for Buddhist with a history of over 1300 years. It is the landmark building of Xian. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 3, Visiting the Shaanxi History Museum in the morning. Fly to Beijing in the afternoon. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Shaanxi History Museum is a huge modern museum with Tang Dynasty architectural style, housing a marvelous collection of over 300,000 items. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 4, The tour ends after breakfast.
PT2: Beijing – Xi’an – Guilin - Shanghai
Time: June 1 – June 6 / Single Occupancy: RMB13500 / Double Occupancy: RMB12500 x no. of persons
PT2: Beijing – Xi’an – Guilin - Shanghai
June 1, Beijing to Xi’an in the early morning. Visiting the Old City Wall of Xian and the Muslim street.
Xi’an City Wall is 600 years old, it is one of the largest well-preserved ancient military defensive systems in the world. It becomes the emblem of this ancient capital city attracts visitors all over the world. Combined City Wall with its attached forest belt, moat and ring roads, it becomes a vivid city park. It is the ideal place for local residents doing morning exercises and cycling. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 2, Visiting the world-famous Terra-cotta Warriors and the Big Wild Goose Pogoda. Terracotta Army (also named Terra-cotta Warriors, Terra-cotta Soldiers), the underworld army of Emperor Qin Shihuang (the first unifier of China, 259BC-210BC), Emperor Qin Shihuang undertook gigantic projects in order to consolidate his power and country like the first version of the Great Wall. Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved holy place for Buddhist with a history of over 1300 years. It is the landmark building of Xian. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 3, Fly to Guilin in the morning, visiting the Reed Flute Cave on arrival. Reed Flute Cave is a top Scenic Spot and opened to public in 1962. It is the most visited cave in the world and described as "Art Palace of Nature". It is not only beautiful, but historic as there are 77 stone inscriptions covering many years of China 's storied history. Overnight at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 4, Going to Yangshuo in the morning. Take the Li River cruise (around 5 hours boat trip) Drive back to Guilin and fly to Shanghai in the evening. Transfer to the hotel on arrival in Shanghai. Board on the boat for the li River cruise, which offers you a rare opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the fabulous scenery. Cruising down the river, you will encounter breathtaking views of fantastic peaks of all shapes and sizes, green hills, and bamboo groves. Even better, you can see these awesome sights reflected from the crystal clear water. Overnight in Shanghai at a four-star Hotel in the evening.
June 5, Full day visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund. Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. The museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, calligraphy, ceramics, furniture, jades, paintings, ancient coins, seals, minority art and foreign art, sculptures, etc. The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of three extant specimens of a "transparent" bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty.
Yuyuan Garden is the only fully restored classical Chinese garden in Shanghai. It was inaugurated in the Ming dynasty and has a total area of 20,000 square meters. Although the Garden occupies less than five acres, demonstrates perfectly the sophisticated art of combining several different elements to create a world in miniature - ingeniously mingling pavilions and corridors, small hills, and carefully selected and well-placed rocks, lotus ponds, bridges, winding paths, and trees and shrubs.
The Bund is located along the Huangpu River which is located in the Huangpu District, the center of Shanghai .It is the scenery line of Shanghai. It has the Shanghai landmarks: the Orient Pearl Tower of TV and Jinmao Tower in the opposite across the Huangpu River. Overnight in Shanghai
June 6, The tour ends after breakfast.