China in Wash Painting

• In the Temple of Heaven, find out what kind of different exercises that local people do to keep healthy, and join them if you are interested
• 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)
• Explore a village where the residents are still living off the land and visit a family to know their common life and enjoy a delicious home-made lunch
• Get lost in fast-disappearing Hutongs by rickshaw and have a close contact with a courtyard family
• Explore a Beijing's traditional courtyard home behind which the rich Chinese culture will be explained by the host and a dumping making is involved
• Imagine the old days of Beijingners' life at a private museum at Hutong
• Witness thousands of Terracotta Warriors under ground guarding Qinshihuang, the first emperor in China
• Cycle around Yangshuo's countryside to enjoy the stunning limestone peaks and visit a primary school en route to know the basic education in rural countryside
• Enjoy an daring acrobatic show in Shanghai
• Stop at Shanghainese home nestled at a alley to explore an ingredient bazaar and cook lunch with them so as to soak in the commoner's lifestyle

Day 1: Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, Airport to hotel transfer, A welcome dinner, Free time

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

Day 3: Beijing
Great Wall at Mutianyu, A Rural Village, Bird's Nest, Water Cube, Peking Duck

Day 4: Beijing - Xi'an
Guangyuan Market (or Panjiayuan Market at weekend), Hutong Tours by Rickshaw, Private Museum of Old Beijingners' Stuffs, Hotel to airport transfer, Fly to Xi'an, Airport to Hotel transfer

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

Day 6: Xi'an - Guilin
Cycle on City Wall, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, Gao's Courtyard (shadow puppet play included), Hotel to airport transfer, Fly to Guilin, airport to Hotel transfer

Day 7: Guilin - Yangshuo
Cruise the Li River

Day 8: Yangshuo - Shanghai
Cycle around the countryside, Primary school, Hotel to airport transfer, Airport to hotel transfer, The Bund

Day 9: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, World Finical Center, A vegetarian lunch at Longhua Temple, Temple of the Town Gods, Market nearby the Temple of the Town gods, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobatic show

Day 10: Shanghai
Be a Shanghainese, Free time

Day 11: Depart Shanghai
Hotel to airport transfer by maglev