Marjorie-Our Itinerary

Today we begin our journey back to China.  Here is our itinerary as sent to us by Red Thread Tour Services (a great heritage tour agency to work with if you are looking for one).:

Mon.  6/23	USA / Beijing  Take flight to Beijing
Tues.  6/24	Beijing  Arrive in Beijing. Pick up luggage, clear Customs meet RTTS representative and take a private van to hotel
Wed.  6/25	Beijing   Visit Temple of Heaven to interact with the local people’s exercise, and shop at Hongqiao Pearl Market  Touring in Summer Palace
Thur.  6/26	Beijing Touring in Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City  Free time shopping in the largest mall of Beijing near your hotel    Fri.  6/27  Beijing  Full day excursion to the Great Wall  Stroll in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics park  Sat.  6/28  Beijing/ Xian   Visit Hutong neighborhood: Drum Tower and Shichahai Lake sights, travel by rickshaw  Make dumplings with a local family and enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal  Citizen panel  Overnight soft-sleeper train departure to Xi’an  Sun.  6/29  Xi’an   Arrive in Xi’an. Check into hotel City Wall tour, kite flying and optional bike riding on the Wall  Visit Shaanxi Art Museum, practice writing with brushes  Stroll at Wild Goose Pagoda Square for picture taking, explore the northwestern culture of China  Tang Dynasty dancing show

Mon.  6/30	Xi’an   Breakfast at hotel  Full day excursion to the Terracotta Warrior  Visit a elementary school & a jade factory
Tues.  7/1	Xi’an / Chengdu   Take flight to Chengdu  Arrive in Chengdu and check into hotel  Touring in People’s Park  Enjoy famous Sichuan Opera show
Wed.  7/2	Chengdu/ Guilin  Visit Chengdu Panda Preservation Center  Stroll at Jingli, the old Chengdu street, to see the traditional architecture  Take flight departure from Chengdu to Guilin Arrive in Guilin, check into hotel
Thur.  7/3	Guilin /Yangshuo/ Guilin  Full day cruise to Yangshuo  Free time for shopping in the famous West Street of Yangshuo
Fri.  7/4	Guilin   Tour at Reed Flute Cave, visit Tea House & enjoy the tea ceremony  Climb Fubo Hill for a panoramic view of the city  Take a night boat ride along the lakes
Sat.  7/5	Guilin / Nanning  Take flight to Nanning  Arrive in Nanning, check into hotel  Visit Guangxi Museum
Sun.  7/6	Nanning / Qinzhou  Stroll in People’s Park to interact with the local people’s exercise  Check-out then take a private van to Qinzhou.  Arrive in Qinzhou, check into hotel  See found place & city touring  Mon.  7/7  Qinzhou / Nanning / Shanghai  Visit the orphanage  Lunch with the orphanage directors then check out  Take the private van to Nanning airport  Take flight to Shanghai  Arrive in Shanghai. Check into hotel  Tues.  7/8  Shanghai   Sightseeing – Yu Garden, and the Old City God’s Temple area.  Candle-lit party for children  Attend the performance of a traditional Shanghai acrobatic show  Wed.  7/9  Shanghai / U.S.A   Check-out for airport  Take flight to USA As you can see our days will be filled with lots of activities.  That is why this blog will be good for us--not only will you be able to see what we are experiencing, but we can also better remember what we experienced when we look back at our tour!