This morning, your tour guide will pick up you at the hotel and take you to visit Tiananmen Square.

From Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. At noon, an a la carte welcome lunch will be served at a superb local restaurant, where you can have a taste of authentic Chinese food.

In the afternoon, you will see the Temple of Heaven with its unique architectures, where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.

This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory.

On the way back to downtown, pass by the Bird Nest National Stadium and make a photo stop for you.

Then, your guide will take you to visit the Hutongs by rickshaw, where you will experience the Beijing's traditional residential area and the people's lives. Finally, transfer you back to your hotel.

Visit the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions. Lunch is by your own arrangement.

Then see you off to take an onward flight to Urumqi. Your local guide will pick you up at the airport and escort you to the hotel in Kashgar.

In the morning, you will pay a visit to the greatest mosque of Xinjiang Province, the Id Kah Mosque.

Next, visit the Abakh Khoja Tomb, a typical Islamic tomb complex for a family of many generations.

The fascinating Sunday Market is an important destination. It is a large market for international traders. People from different areas and countries come to this place for business. It is open every day, but Sunday is the busiest.

In the afternoon, board a flight to Urumqi. Your local guide and driver will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Start this morning with a 3-hour drive to Turpan and pass by Flaming Mountains. Viewed from a distance, the mountain seems on fire, hence the name. It’s true that the temperature here can reach as high as 47.8 ℃ (118°F) in summer!

Jiaohe Ruins is one of the largest and oldest earth architecture in the world. It used to be a prosperous city along the ancient Silk Road, and now you can still see traces of the architecture through the ruins.

Then you will visit the Islam Sugong Pagoda built in 1778.

Next is the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Cave. It is a 57-cave complex, inside which you can view many Buddhist statues and murals.

After breakfast, you will visit the Karez Well. In this barren land, water is an important resource, but it can easily dry up. Taking advantage of the mountain slope, the ancient Xinjiang people created a huge underground irrigation system.

After sightseeing, you will take a high-speed train for about 3 hours to Dunhuang. Upon arrival, you will be met at the station and transferred to check in at the hotel in Dunhuang.

Today, your journey begins from the famous Mogao Caves, which are known as one of the four most renowned caves in China. Thousands of Buddhist murals and statues in the cave await your exploration.

Then you will pay a visit to the Duhuang Museum, where you will learn more about the ancient Silk Road through the abundant relics.

In the morning, you will visit the well-known Echoing-sand Mountain. When wind blows over the sand dunes, it rustles loudly. Walking in the sand will also make such a sound.

After that, you will come to the Crescent Lake. The lake is really a natural wonder, as it never dries up in the vast desert. There are two best angles from which to enjoy or photograph the Crescent Lake. Your guide will show you the places.

Finally, you will board the flight to Xi'an, where your guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel.

Today you will visit the highlight of Xi'an, the Terracotta Army Museum. Thousands of life-size pottery figures were buried with the emperor Qinshihuang. If you observe them carefully, you will find every figure has individual features. Afterwards, take a family visit to the home of the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan.

In the afternoon, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) to store the Buddhist scriptures brought from ancient India.

Next, have some free time at the nearby Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-Bright City, a cult pedestrian street for locals and tourists alike to encounter cultural phenomena, like the spectacle of passers-by dressed in traditional Chinese clothes.

Visit City Wall Park, where you could see the local people doing morning exercises, running, dancing, playing table tennis or playing Tai Chi. Take a leisurely walk to enjoy a refresh morning time. Then ascend the ancient City Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It's a fantastic experience to cycle on the Wall.

Then you will visit the Great Mosque and explore the local snacks for your lunch at the nearby Muslim Bazaar.

After the lunch break, see you off to board a flight to Shanghai. Your local guide and driver will pick you up in the airport and drive you to the hotel for a rest.

After breakfast, you will start a visit to the Shanghai Museum, located at the south side of the People's Square.

Next, you will travel to the classic Yu Garden, which was a private palace owned by a celebrity in the Ming dynasty. With smart design, it is characterized by its delicacy and elegance, and that can be traced through every tile, brick and carving. At noon, enjoy an a la carte farewell lunch at a fancy and famous local restaurant.

Afterwards, continue your tour with a one-hour cruise on the Huangpu River, which enables you to view the modern and futuristic building complex from a different perspective.

Landing at the Bund area, where you can take a relaxing stroll, enjoy the soft breeze and refresh yourself.

Finally, you will visit an old-fashioned street named Tianzifang before driving you back to the hotel.

Your guide and driver will see you off at the airport according to your homebound flight schedule.