China Studies Tour

Beijing-Xian-Yantai-Jinan-Qufu-Mt.Taishan-Shanghai-Home(21 days/20 nights)

1.Beijing
Arrival in Beijing and transfer to hotel.Brief city tour if time permits.
2.Beijing
Full day excursion to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs.After dinner,enjoy a Peking Opera performance.
3. Beijing
An extensive city tour includes the Forbidden City,Tian An Men Square,the Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven.In the evening,you are the guests at Peking roast duck dinner.
4.Beijing-Xi'an
Visit the Lama Temple before transfer to airport for flight to Xi'an. Transfer to the hotel in Xi'an for two nights stay.
5.Xi'an
Full day sightseeing including the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, home of the world renowned Terra-cotta Warriors, Hua Qing Hot Springs, and Banpo Neolithic Museum, the earliest example of 'Yangshao culture'. Back in the city, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, an impressive fortress-like building housing translated Buddhist scriptures. In the evening, there is an optional dinner show of Tang dynasty music and dance.
6. Xi'an-Yantai
Morning tour of the Grand Mosque and the nearby Muslim quarter, where buildings in traditional Chinese style overlaid with Islamic decorative patterns can be seen. After a lunch at local restaurant, fly to Yantai- the beachy city of Shandong province.
Stay in Yantai Teachers' University.
7.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
8.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
9.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
10.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
11.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
12.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
13.Chinses Language & Culture Learning
14.Stay with local Chinese families in a fishing village.
15.Visit the village 、work with the fishermen 、learn how to cook Chinses dishes.
16.Yantai-Jinan
Visit the Penglai Pavilion where the eight immortals cross the ocean in the Chinese legendary story and be one-day immortal.Night train to Jinan,the capital city of Shandong.Overnight on train.
17Jinan
Visit Bao Tu Quan Spring Park,Da Ming Lake Park and Mt.Qianfo(thousand Buddhas).Stay in Jinan
18.Jinan-Mt.Tai Shan
Morning coach transfer to Mt.Tai Shan.Visit the mountain by cable car and visit temples up on the top.Saty in Tai'an city.
19.Mt.Taishan-Qufu (the hometown of Confucius)
Visit Confucius Mansion,Confucius Temple, Confucius Forestry,Six Arts City and enjoy the antiquity music and dance of Confucius era.
20.Jinan-Shanghai
Mornig coach transfer to Jinan airport for the flight to Shanghai.
Visit YuYuan Garden,Temple of Jade Buddha,the Bund and Nanjing Road shopping.
21.Shanghai-Home
More city tour or shopping before transfer to airport for the flight to your home.