Ancient & Martial China

• Find out what kind of different exercises that the locals do to keep healthy, and join in them in Temple of Heaven
• 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 after an overlooking view of this winding man-made structure on the cable car (Round trip)
• Explore a local village where the residents are still living off the land and stop by 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
• Touch the past history of the Qin dynasty by visiting the Terracotta Warriors who guarded in the tomb of Qingshinghuan, the first emperor in China
• Experience China's fastest train at a speed of 350 km/h
• Visit the Shaolin Temple-- the cradle to the Chinese Kung Fu
• Savor a healthy and tasty 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, Forbidden City, Beijing Opera mask painting, 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, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Dumpling Banquet

Day 6: Xi'an - Luoyang
City Wall, Great Mosque, Gao's courtyard (Shadow puppet play included), 350 km/h high-speed train ride to Luoyang

Day 7: Luoyang neighborhood
Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Fly to Shanghai, the Bund

Day 8: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, World Financial Center, A vegetarian lunch in Longhua Temple, Temple and market of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobatic show

Day 9: Shanghai
A Shanghai family visit.

Day 10: Depart