*Beijing-Taiyuan-Pingyao-Xian

B: Breakfast  L: Lunch  D: Dinner

Day 1: Arrive in Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing, our English speaking tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to overcome any jetlag.
Accommodation: 4* Grand Mercure Xidan Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 2: Beijing (B+L+D)
Full day tour to the world's largst city square - Tian'anmen Square, and the royal residence Forbidden City. Enjoy a cultural evening with the "Legend of Kungfu Show".

Day 3: Beijing/Taiyuan (B+L+D)
Half day hiking on the Mutianyu Great Wall. In the afternoon, transfer to the railway station for the overnight soft-sleeper train to Taiyuan.

Day 4: Taiyuan/Pingyao (B+L+D)
In the morning, you are met at Taiyuan railway station. Today visit Jinci Temple and Shuanglin Temple. In the afternoon, coach transfer  to Pingyao. After arrival, transfer to hotel.
Accommodation: 3* Tianyuankui Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 5: Pingyao (B+L+D)
Arrive Pingyao in the morning. Visit the ancient city of Pingyao, pay visit to the 3000-year Ancient City Wall, Rishengchang - one of the earliest banks in China, and the Ming Qing Street. The rest of the day is at leisure for  you to explore the city. In the afternoon, coach transfer to Taiyuan and take overnight soft-sleeper train to Xian.

Day 6: Xian (B+L)
Arrive in Xian in the morning. Visit the wolrd-renown Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xian Stele Forest Museum.
Accommodation: 4* Le Garden Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 7: Xian (B+L)
Visit the Ancient City Wall, the Great Mosque and the muslim quarter, and Shaanxi History Museum.

Day 8: Depart Xian (B)
Transfer to the airport/railway station for your next destination.