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Code: TCE - SD04Beijing – Urumqi – Turpan – Dunhuang – Lanzhou (Labrang) – Xining – Xi'an – Beijing 14 Days Day 01 Beijing (D) Arrive in Beijing, the capital and cultural center of China, where virtually every boulevard and building exudes an air of importance. Day 02 Beijing – Urumqi (BLD) Fly to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the most 'inland' city in the world. With a population of two million gaily-dressed ethnic inhabitants, the city is likened to a piece of emerald embedded at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The tour guide will meet you at airport. Day 03 Urumqi -Heavenly Pool - Urumqi (BLD) Today you'll visit the Red Mountain park and the Heavenly pool (Tianchi Lake), used to be known as Yaochi (Jade Lake), one of the main tourist attractions in China. Then, visit Kazakh Yurt, the traditional house of Kazakh People. Day 04 Urumqi – Turpan (BLD) Embark on the coach to Turfan. It was an important strategic point on the Silk Road. After arrival you will visit the Carez - the underground water system and the ruin city – Jiaohe, it was the capital of the state of South Cheshi, one of the kingdoms of the Han dynasty (206-220BC). Day 05 Turpan – Liuyuan (BLD) Round out your tour with stop at the Flaming Mountain, one of the hottest places on earth. Ruin city – Gaochang, the Uigur city-state that ruled the area from around the 9th century to the 13th. Bezeklik Thousands Buddha Cave Bezeklik means "place where there are paintings" in the Uygur language. At this place is also the Royal Temple of the King of Huigu, which was built by the Xizhou Huigu government of the Gaochang Kingdom. Day 06 Dunhuang. (BLD) In the morning arrive in Dunhuang, the last great gathering point of the Caravan through the central oasis. You'll be transferred to hotel. In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Mogao Grotto (UNESCO), is one of the most important and significant culture treasures of the world. Thousands of colored Buddhist statues and frescoes of ten thousands square long in the caves unfold the artistic achievements of the ancient Chinese. The Singing-Sand Dune, Marco Polo in the 13th Century said the singing sands -- which he ascribed to evil desert spirits -- "at times fill the air with the sounds of all kinds of musical instruments, and also of drums and the clash of arms." And Crescent Moon Spring, a natural wonder in the Gobi Desert, About 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) south of Dunhuang city, and surrounded by the Singing-Sand Mountain Day 07 Dunhuang – Lanzhou (BLD)
Day 08 Lanzhou – Xiahe (BLD) Embark on the coach to Xiahe town, visit the free market and the Labrang Monastery, a propitious place in the hearts of the Tibetan, it stands by the Daxia River and faces the Dragon Mountain. Day 09 Xiahe - Xining (BLD) Embark on the coach to Xining. Day 10 Xining – Qinghai Lake (BLD) Round out your tour with stop at the Qinghai Lake, China‘s largest inland saltwater lake in the northwestern Qinghai Province, located at about 3,200 meters above sea level, the lake covers 4,300 square kilometers. It has abundant fish and other aquatic creatures, which in turn attracts large flocks of birds to perch in the islands of the lake. |
Day 11 Xining – Kumbum – Xi'an (BLD) Round out your tour with stop at the Kumbum Monastery, which was built in 1560 in Huangzhong county and also one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet. Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Lamaistic "yellow hat sect", was born here. As Kumbum-monastery has always been playing an important role to connect the Mongolian.with the Lamaism, today many Mongolian come to this place for worship. Beichan Monastery, is located on the North Hill in Xining, a Taoist temple, was first built during the Northern Wei period (386-534) on the hillside, topping dangerous rocks and bottoming a deep valley. Day 12 Xi'an (BLD) Arrive in Xi'an, the capital of the Shaanxi Province. A vital center of history, culture and archaeology. It is impossible to overstate Xi'an's importance in China's history. Here began the fabled Silk Road, here a string of dynasties made their capital, here a Neolithic culture built a village 6000 years ago, and here lies a highlight of your trip: the excavation site of 8000terra-cotta soldiers and horses, buried around the tomb of emperor Qinshihuangdi, builder of the Great Wall and other massive endeavors. You will visit the Forest Stone Tablets Museum, once the site of the Temple of Confucius during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), with 900 years of history, this treasure house holds a large collection of the earliest stone steles of different periods, from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Big Wild Goose Pagoda, situated in the Da Ci'en Temple, is one of the famous Buddhist pagodas in China about 4 kilometers from the urban center. Day 13 Xi'an – Beijing (BLD) Visit the Terracotta Army (UNESCO), the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. Fly to Beijing in the afternoon. Day 14 Beijing – Hometown (B) With new insights and found memories of China, you'll embark on your homebound journey aboard. Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=DinnerThe trip price includes: The trip price does not include: |
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Fly to Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. Round out your tour with stop at the White Pagoda Hill, was built in commemoration of a Tibetan lama, Sa'jia who died of illness while visiting Genghis Khan in Mongolia. And Gansu Museum. 
