Ancient China & Watercolor Lake

• Engage in the exercise that local do to keep healthy 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
• Challenge Great Wall at Mutianyu -- the less-commercial section and enjoy an overlooking view on the cable car(Round trip)
• Explore a local village where the residents are still living off the land and visit a family to know their common life and enjoy a delicious farmhouse meal
• Get lost in fast-disappearing Hutongs by rickshaw and have a close contact with a courtyard family
• Soak in the thick ancient air through a list of ancient buildings in the Pingyao Ancient Town
• Touch the past hisitory of the Qin dynasty by visiting the Terracotta Warriors in the tomb of qinshihuang, the first emperor in China
• Learn about the Chinese medicine in a museum of Hangzhou
• Savor a 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, Draw Beijing Opera Masks, Beijing Opera

Day 3: Beijing
Great Wall at Mutianyu, Mutianyu Cable Car, Sancha village, Bird's Nest (National Stadium), Water Cube (National Aquatics Center), Peking Duck

Day 4: Beijing - Taiyuan - Pingyao
Hutong tour by Rickshaw, Private Museum of Old Beijingners' Stuffs, Fly to Taiyuan and transfer to Pingyao

Day 5: Pingyao - Xi'an
Half a day of exploration tour in Pingyao Ancient Town, Rishengchang Draft Bank, Mingqing Street, Ancient City Wall, Night train to Xi'an

Day 6: Xi'an
Banpo Museum, Terracotta Warriors, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an Dumpling Banquet

Day 7: Xi'an - Hangzhou
Fly to Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak, Tea Plantation, Six Harmonies Pagoda

Day 8: Hangzhou - Shanghai
Strolling or cycling along the West Lake, Boating on the Lake, Huqingyu Tang (Chinese Medicine Museum), Hefang Old Street, a train trip to Shanghai

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

Day 10: Shanghai
A Shanghai family visit

Day 11: Farewell Shanghai