Itinerary

Beijing Capital International Airport.  Photos by Lorraine Thomas 

DAY ONE

Destination: Beijing 
by airplane

Travel: Washington Dulles Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

DAY TWO

Destination: Beijing


Accommodation: Beijing Heyuan Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: The Great Wall of China at Badaling

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

Beijing Heyuan Youth Hostel.  Photos by Lorraine Thomas

DAY THREE

Destination: Beijing


Accommodation: Beijing Heyuan Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidding City, Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY FOUR

Destination: Beijing


Accommodation: Beijing Heyuan Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: Beijing Foreign Studies University

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY FIVE

Destination: Beijing to Shijiazhuang and Beijing to Datong by train


Travel: Beijing West Railway Station to Shijiazhuang Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station to Datong Railway Station

Accommodation: Beichen Garden Hotel

Meals: Chinese lunch
at the Beichen Garden Hotel

Beichen Garden Hotel.  Photos by Lorraine Thomas

DAY SIX

Destination: Datong


Accommodation: Beichen Garden Hotel

Cultural Sightseeing: Desheng Castle and Yungang Grottoes


Meals: Chinese style breakfast, Chinese lunch at Grandma Lin’s Flavor restaurant, Chinese dinner at the Tongsheng Restaurant

DAY SEVEN

Destination: Datong to Taiyuan


Accommodation: Hua Yuan Hotel

Cultural Sightseeing: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and Hanging Monastery.

Meals: Chinese style breakfast and Chinese lunch at the Guoli Restaurant

Hua Yuan Hotel. Photos by Lorraine Thomas 

DAY EIGHT

Destination: Taiyuan to Pingyao
 by bus

Accommodation: Yuchengyuan Inn

Cultural Sightseeing: Shanxi Province Museum, Jinci Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Qiao Family Compound


Meals: Chinese style breakfast and Chinese lunch 


Yuchengyuan Inn.  Photos by Lorraine Thomas

DAY NINE

Destination: Pingyao 
by bus

Accommodation: Yuchengyuan Inn

Meals: Chinese style breakfast

DAY TEN

Destination: Pingyao to Taiyuan to Zhengzhou to Dengfeng by train


Travel: Taiyuan Railway Station to Zhengzhou Railway Station

Accommodation: Chanju Hotel


Cultural Sightseeing: None

Meals: Chinese style breakfast and Chinese dinner
at the Chanju Hotel

Chanju Hotel
.  Photos by Lorraine Thomas

DAY ELEVEN

Destination: Dengfeng to Zhengzhou to Zhengzhou to Xian
by train

Travel: Zhengzhou Railway Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Zhengzhou Railway Station to Taihong Railway Station.

Cultural Sightseeing: Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest (including Shaolin Kungfu Show)

Meals: Chinese style breakfast and Chinese lunch at the Shaolin Monastery

Photos by Lorraine Thomas

DAY TWELVE

Destination: Xian
to Shanghai by train

Travel: Zhengzhou Railway Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Accommodations: Shanghai Mingtown International Youth Hostel

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY THIRTEEN

Destination: Shanghai

Accommodations: Shanghai Mingtown  International Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: The Shanghai Museum and the Shanghai Museum of Science and Technology

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY FOURTEEN

Destination: Shanghai

Accommodations: Shanghai Mingtown International Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: Shanghai Circus World

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY FIFTEEEN

Destination: Shanghai

Accommodations: Shanghai Mingtown International Youth Hostel

Cultural Sightseeing: Downtown Shanghai

Meals: Western style breakfast, Chinese lunch and Chinese dinner

DAY SIXTEEN

Destination: United States by airplane

Travel: Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles Airport