Signature China & Purple Yangtze Cruise

• Exercise in China as the Chinese Exercise. In the Temple of Heaven, find out what kind of different exercises that the locals do to keep healthy and join in them
• Have a private mask drawing lesson and try your hand at drawing the Beijing Opera mask with an experienced master
• Make a private drive to the Great Wall at Mutianyu--the less-commercial section and enjoy an overlooking view of this winding man-made structure on the cable car (Round trip)
• Share experience with the locals in a rural village to know more about the life state of Chinese farmers
• Explore the Beijing Olympic Stadium--Water Cube and Bird's Nest
• Take the Light Rail to get a bird's eye view of Chongqing--a city without a bicycle in sight
• Board the 5-star Victoria series for a three-day river cruise on the mighty Yangtze River. On the cruise way, visit remote riverside villages and the Three Gorges Dam Project
• Stop at Shanghainese home nestled at a alley, explore an ingredient bazaar and cook lunch with them to soak in the commoner's lifestyle

Day 1: Beijing
Airport and hotel transfer

Day 2: Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Paint Beijing Opera mask, Beijing Opera

Day 3: Beijing
Great Wall at Mutianyu, Mutianyu Cable Car, A visit to nearby rural village, Bird's Nest, Water Cube, Peking Duck

Day 4: Beijing - Xi'an
Guanyuan Market (or Panjiayuan Market at weekend), Hutong Tour by Rickshaw, Private Museum of the Old Beijingners' Stuffs, Fly to Xi'an

Day 5: Xi'an
Banpo Museum, Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Dumpling Banquet

Day 6: Xi'an - Chongqing
Fly to Chongqing, Check in the Victoria series cruise ship, Three Gorges Museum, Light Rail, Chongqing Hotpot

Day 7: Yangzte River Cruise
Fantastic view along the river, Fengdu Town, Shibaozhai or Wanxian

Day 8: Yangzte River Cruise
Qutang Gorge/ Daning River or Shennong Stream, Lesser Three Gorges, Wu Gorge

Day 9: Yichang - Shanghai
Three Gorges Dam, Fly to Shanghai, the Bund

Day 10: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, World Financial Center, A vegetarian lunch in Longhua Temple, A Market and the Temple of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobatic show

Day 11: Shanghai
A Shanghai family visit

Day 12: Depart