CHINA PART 2
I had covered upto travel on 01June in my last post. Here we move ahead.
02 Jun DAY. Chongqing
to Guilin. We were Picked up from hotel and went to airport for taking the flight to Guilin.
China
Southern CZ3860 departed at 11.55 arrived Guilin at13.10.
On arrival, met the Guilin
guide and went to see the Reed Flute
Cave
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| Reed Flute Cave |
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Reed Flute Cave
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| View From Hotel Room |
followed by the Elephant
Trunk Hill and then checked into
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| Elephant Trunk Hill |
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| Lake of Trunk Hill |
Hotel. Osmanthus
Hotel
77 Zhongshan South Road, Guilin 541002
Ph 008607733834300
03 Jun DAY 9 Guilin & Yangshuo.
Enjoy a downstream cruise on the
Li River Cruise of 4 hours,
which moves gently between Guilin ’s lovely
peaks.
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| Li River Cruise |
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| Li River Cruise |
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| LI River |
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| Li River Cruise |
Lunch on
the Cruise Boat. Destination is Yangshuo village which has been one of China ’s best antiques and crafts
markets. Walk on the West Street
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| Seating Area for show |
MUST See, in the evening, the Impression Liu San Jie .It is directed by the famous Chinese director, Zhang Yimo. The stage for the performance is composed of a two-kilometer-long water area with twelve mountains as the background. It is the largest natural theater in the world. The whole performance lasts for about 60 minutes with a cast of some 600 performers, all of whom are local fishermen.
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| Performance on Water |
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| Performance on Water |
Overnight in Yangshuo. ( B+L )
8 Guan Lian Road, Yangshuo Ph 00860773 8818989
04 Jun DAY10 Guilin to Xian. China Eastern MU2330 Departed at 10.30 Arrived at 12.15. Left the hotel at 07.30 hours to
airport for catching the flight to Xian.
On arrival at Xian,met our guide at the airport and on the way visited the City Wall.
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| City wall Xian |
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| City wall Xian |
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| The Grand New World Hotel |
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| Grand New World Hotel |
Xian: Grand New World Hotel
172 Lian Hu Road, Shaanxi,
710002 Xi'an Ph
0086 02987216868
05 Jun DAY11 Xian
DAY8 Today we visited Xian Art Ceramics & Lacquer
Factory.
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| Ceramics & Lacquer Factory |
After early Lunch visited Terracotta Warriors
Museum and Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.The museum
covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit,
No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. The
figures, dating from around the late third century BC, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers. They were tagged in
the order of their discoveries.
No. 1 Pit
is the largest, first opened to the public on 01 Oct. 1st, 1979. There are
columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.
No. 2 Pit, found in 1976, is 20 meters northeast of No. 1
Pit. It contained over a thousand warriors and 90 chariots of wood. It was
unveiled to the public in 1994.
Archeologists
came upon No. 3 Pit also in 1976, 25 meters northwest of No. 1 Pit. It looked
like to be the command center of the armed forces. It went on display in 1989,
with 68 warriors, a war chariot and four horses.
Altogether over 8,000 pottery soldiers, 520 horses,130 chariots, and
even weapons have been unearthed from these pits. Most of them have been
restored to their former grandeur.
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| Horse Chariot |
In the evening
visited the Great Mosque ( nothing very much to see, you can avoid visting this) and
Walk through the Muslim Quarter,(at lower scale of Chandani chownk street) where
you can taste the local snacks and view the special local products along the
street and see the Bell & Drum Tower Square.
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| Bell Tower at Night |
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| The Bell |
In the evening we enjoyed the Tang Dynasty Show in Hotel’s
Grand Theatre.
06-Jun DAY12- Xian to Beijing
. Picked up from the hotel at noon. Visited the Great
Wild Goose Pagoda and Fountain next to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The fountain is open to public from 12:00 to 20:30 each day in summer days.
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| Buddha. It is said that touching the stomach brings good luck. |
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| The Guards at The Fountain |
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| The Fountain |
Took an overnight train to Beijing
.Train T232 Departed at 1830 Arrived Beijing at 0630.To catch a train, our Taxi dropped us 50 yards away from the Station. We stood in a line. Our train tickets were checked and anyone without the ticket was moved out. Thereafter our Luggage was screened and we were sent into a waiting hall. After arrival of train at the platform, we were allowed to go to the platform for boarding the train. The train linen was spotless clean and in very good condition.There are No shops or any thing on the platforms.The cabin of soft sleeper was like ACI and folding seats to sit, in passage gallery, to see through the window.
07 Jun DAY13 Beijing
. Arrived in Beijing
in the morning. Our guide was there to welcome us at railway station. We were taken to KFC and then joined with a group to visit
the world largest square-Tiananmen
Square. Then move on to the largest Imperial
Palace in the world-Forbidden City.Rectangular
in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. The
complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft.
surrounded by a 52-meter-wide moat and a 10-meter-high wall and has more
than 8,700 rooms. The wall has a gate on each side. Opposite the Tiananmen
Gate, to the north is the Gate of Divine Might , which faces Jingshan Park.
The distance between these two gates is 960 meters, while the distance between
the east and west gates is 750 meters. It is divided into two parts.
The southern section, or the Outer
Court where
the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section,
or the Inner Court
was where he lived with his royal family.
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| Forbidden City |
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| Entrance to Forbidden City |
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| Inside Forbidden City |
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| Rock Garden |
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| Temple of Haven |
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| Summer Palace |
The forbidden city is a Palace where 24
emperors of Ming & Qing dynasty lived and controlled China for several hundred years.
After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven(1.5 hours) and the Summer Palace (2 hours) , enjoy free shopping at the number one pearl market of Beijing . Transfer back to your hotel.
Beijing : Renaissance
Beijing Capital Hotel (Res 81220791)
Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Ph 1-888-236-2427
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| With Chinese Bride in Renaissance Hotel |
08 Jun DAY14 Beijing.Drive to Jade Factory and
visit the Changling Mausoleum, the largest of 13 Ming Tombs.
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| Ming Tombs |
Drive to the
Wall. Lunch and reach the Mutianyu
Section of Great Wall (75 Km from City) It is less crowded sector of Great
Wall. Take the Chairlift - this will take you to tower 14. Go to the Great Wall
and come down by Tobbun slide. 80 RMP each.
On return Have an outside view of Bird Nest and Water Cube visit Sik
Factory and back to the Hotel. Peking Dinner
with Tour Operator.
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| Legend of Kung Fu |
09 Jun DAY15 Beijing Free at leisure in Beijing. The Beijing Toy Market is located
beside the Hongqiao market or Pearl Market. To buy
anything hard bargain is required. Evening pick up for the show Legend of Kung
Fu. This play is a MUST watch. It has a nice story and fantastic performances.
10 Jun DAY16. MU 5140 Beijing
Dep arr 1430 Pudong at 1645:
Dep Pudong MU 563 at 2105 Arr Delhi
0110. Pick up from your
hotel and transfer to the airport for taking the return flight to your sweet
home.
Cost
of Travel
Air
Tkts 28500*2=57000
Tour
Cost 2500$*2=5000$=250000
Misc
Expenses 1780 Y= 17800
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