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ITINERARY
Day 1 (Fri) Canada – Beijing
You begin your adventure. Depart from your hometown on Air Canada to Beijing. En-route you will cross the International Dateline.
Day 2 (Sat) Arrive Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, China’s seventh-century-old capital. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the hotel.
Hotel: Regal Court Hotel or Similar
Day 3 (Sun) Beijing
Your tours start in the morning to Tian’anmen Square, the largest urban square in the world with the capacity of 1 million people. Next, Forbidden City located in the centre of Beijing, it’s the largest existing, best preserved imperial palace in the world today covering a total area of 720,000 square meters. Then, the Summer Palace presents a breathtaking arrangement of lake, landscape, pagodas and pavilions, a fine example of Chinese gardening art. Then, you will enjoy Chinese traditional Peking Opera. (B/L/D)
Day 4 (Mon) Beijing
Following breakfast, drive to the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the world’s greatest man-made structure winding dragon-like across Northern China and praised as a "Wonder of the World". This is the only earthly evidence of man visible from the moon. Next, visit one of the Changling of Ming Tombs with Sacred Way, a boulevard lined with sculpted stone animals. You will visit a Jade stone carving factory enroute (B/L)
Day 5 (Tue) Beijing
This morning, visit the Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of 15th Century architecture inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritages List. After lunch, you will take a Hutong tour. Hutongs are age-old urban lanes unique to Beijing. At present, there are some 4,550 hutongs around Beijing, and the structures that compose the hutongs are mostly residential compounds. Then you will visit Pearl work-shop. This evening, enjoy Peking Duck Dinner, the no. 1 typical food of Beijing. (B/L/SD)
Day 6 (Wed) Beijing – Canada
Bid farewell to China and depart for Vancouver. It is the same day when you arrive home as you will re-cross the International Dateline. (B)
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Departure dates in 2009
April 3, 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
August 7, 14, 21, 28
September 4, 11, 18, 25
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18, 25
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