Author's tour "Homeland of Silk and Tea"

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to Tiananmen Square (Square of Heavenly Peace) - the world's largest city square. The Forbidden City of Gugong is the Winter Imperial Palace, where 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. Peking duck lunch. The Temple of Heaven is a cult ensemble of sacrifice to the God of Heaven. Tea ceremony. Return to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion: The Great Wall of China. Lunch at a restaurant outside the city. Excursion: Summer Garden "Yiheyuan" - the largest and oldest garden and park ensemble. External inspection of the 2008&2022 Olympics facilities: the Nest and Water Cube stadiums and the Ice Ribbon. Return to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to the Yonghegong Lamaist Temple - one of the famous Buddhist Lamaist monasteries in China. Light lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Free time. Seeing off to the station. Transfer to Shanghai by high-speed train (5.5 hours travel, soft second class seat). Meeting in Shanghai, transfer to the hotel, accommodation.

Tour with lunch to Yuyuan Garden of Joy and Jade Buddha Temple (1882). Exterior view of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the new Pudong area. Walk along Wai Tan Embankment and Nanjing Pedestrian Street. Evening program for an additional fee: Cruise on the Huangpu River or Shanghai Circus - $40 per person.

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion with lunch to Suzhou (an ancient city on the water, rightly called the “Venice of China”): Garden of the Humble Official, Fisherman’s Garden. Visit to the Silk Museum. Return to Shanghai.

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to Hangzhou with lunch: Boat ride on the picturesque West Lake Xihu, Lingyinsi Soul Refuge Temple, Liuheta Six Harmonies Pagoda, visit to the tea plantations of the famous and delicious “Dragon Well” tea (tasting). In the evening return to Shanghai.

Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Room delivery at 12:00. Transfer to the airport, departure from Shanghai (or with connection in Beijing).