Cultural Route in Desert

• Find out how the locals keep healthy in the Temple of Heaven 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)
• Peek into the past lifestyle of the Beijingners at a private museum in Hutong
• Glimpse the authentic life state of the Uigur nationality at the untouched village of Tuyu Valley
• Savor a 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, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Draw the 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
Guanyuan Market (or Panjiayuan Market at weekend), Hutong Tour by Rickshaw, Private Museum of the Old Beijingners' Stuffs

Day 5: Beijing - Urumqi
Fly to Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Museum, the Erdaoqiao bazaar

Day 6: Urumqi- Kashgar
Fly to Kashgar, A visit to the local Bazaar

Day 7: Kashgar - Urumqi
The Id Kah Mosque, Old Town District of Kashgar, Fly to Urumqi.

Day 8: Urumqi- Turpan
Da Bancheng Wind Power Station, Jiaohe Ruin, Sugong Ta (Emin Minaret), Karez irrigating System, Grape Valley

Day 9: Turpan
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Flaming Mountains, Tuyu Valley, A night train to Dunhuang

Day 10: Dunhuang
Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Research and Exhibition Center, Mingsha Dunes, Crescent Lake, Shazhou Night Market

Day 11: Dunhuang - Xi'an
Jade Gate Pass, Yadan Geological Park, Fly to Xi'an

Day 12: Xi'an
Banpo Museum, Terracotta Warriors, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Dumpling Banquet

Day 13: Xi'an - Shanghai
City Wall, Great Mosque, Gao's Courtyard (Shadow puppet play included), Fly to Shanghai

Day 14: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, World Financial Center, A Vegetarian lunch in Longhua Temple, A Temple and the Market of the Town Gods, Yuyuan Garden, Acrobatic show

Day 15: Shanghai
A Shanghai family visit

Day 16: Depart