Getaway in China Style

• Exercise in the Chinese way with the locals in the Temple of Heaven
• Have a private mask drawing lesson and try your hand at drawing the Beijing Opera Masks with an experienced master
• Make a private drive to the Great Wall at Mutianyu--the less-commercial section after an overlooking view of this winding man-made structure on the cable car (Round trip)
• Peek into the past life style of the Beijingners at a private museum in Hutong
• Get lost in fast-disappearing Hutongs by rickshaw and have a close contact with a courtyard family
• Sip the Longjing tea after your tea-picking experience in the local favorite tea plantation
• Get a light acquaintance with the Chinese medicine in a museum in Hangzhou
• Savor a healthy vegetarian meal in the Longhua Temple
• 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 to hotel transfer, free time

Day 2: Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing, Draw Beijng Opera Masks, Beijing Opera

Day 3: Beijing
Great Wall at Mutianyu, Mutianyu Cable Car, Sancha village, Water Cube, Bird's Nest, Beijing Duck

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

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

Day 6: Xi'an - Hangzhou
City Wall, Great Mosque, Gao's Courtyard (Shadow puppet play included), Fly to Hangzhou

Day 7: Hangzhou
Stroll/tour on bike the West Lake, Boating on the Lake, Huqingyu Tang (Chinese Medicine Museum), Hefang Street

Day 8: Hangzhou - Shanghai
Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak, a visit to a Tea Plantation, Six Harmonies Pagoda, a train trip to Shanghai

Day 9: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, World Financial Center, a vegetarian lunch in the Longhua Temple, Temple of the Town Gods, bazaar around Temple of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobatic show

Day 10: Shanghai
A Shanghai family visit

Day11: Farewell Shanghai