China for the Independent Traveler
Sacred Sites of China — 21 Days/20 Nights
Mostly Mountains (Emeishan, Huangshan, Taishan, Shaolin, Huashan) and
Beijing/ Xian/Shanghai. $2500.00 per person, double occupancy, excluding
international airfare.
From Emperors, Dynasties, Buddhists, Daoists and the
Communist Party China is filled with a rich history. Religion, a primary part
of China's history, has many aspects, including the Sacred Five (5 sacred
mountains staked out by Daoist Priests) and the Famous Four (4 famous peaks
established by Buddhist practitioners). These mountains once formed the
cosmic compasses of Old China. Each mountain adorned one of the four
directions— north, south, east and west— to which the Daoists added a
mountain in the center. Pilgrimage to sacred sites in China had been very
important, but even today many people still make the journey from temple to
temple. On this tour you will have the opportunity to see some of these
pilgrimage sites. In one short trip to China you would never be able to see
all the splendorous mountains of China but we will see a selection of these
sacred places. Rate per person is $2,500.00 based on double occupancy; single
supplement $525.00
Day 1
Arrive in Beijing and transfer to Hotel.
Day 2(B,L,D)
Day tour to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs.
Day 3(B,L,D)
Day tour to the Forbidden City and Summer Palace.
Day 4(B,L,D)
Morning tour of the Temple of Heaven. Transfer to Airport for afternoon
flight (2.50hrs) to Chengdu and transfer to Hotel.
Day 5(B,L,D)
Morning coach to Emei Shan (2.5hrs). Take cable car up to the peak and check
in at Hongzhushan Hotel.
Day 6(B,L,D)
After exploring the mountain in the late afternoon transfer back to Chengdu
and check into Hotel.
Day 7(B,L,D)
Morning tour to Du Fu Cottage and Wuhou Temple. Transfer to the airport for
afternoon flight )1 hr) to Xian and check into Hotel.
Day 8(B,L,D)
Day tour of Terra Cotta Warriors, Banpo Museum and New Provincial Museum.
Day 9(B,L,D)
Morning coach to Huashan (4.5hrs) and check into hotel.
Day 10(B,L,D)
Free morning at Huashan. Late afternoon transfer back to Xian. Check into Hotel.
Day 11(B,L,D)
Morning tour to the Wild Goose Pagoda and take K762 train (11:30-17:12) to
Luoyang (5.5hrs). Check into hotel.
Day 12(B,L,D)
Morning tour to Temple of White Horse and Longmen Grotto and coach to
Songshan (1.5hrs) visit the Shaolin Temple and check into Hotel.
Day 13(B,L,D)
Coach to Zhengzhou (2hrs) and visit Yellow River. Overnight train to Taian (21:42).
Day 14(L,D)
5:39am arrive in Taian and take a coach to the foot of Taishan (0.5hr). Take
a cable car up to the top. Check into Hotel.
Day 15(B,L,D)
Afternoon cable car down back to Taian. After dinner, overnight train to Hangzhou. (18:29)
Day 16(L,D)
10:58am arrive in Hangzhou and check into Hotel. Take a cruise on the West
Lake and visit Lingyin Temple.
Day 17(B,L,D)
Morning to Six Harmony Pagoda then take a coach to Qiandaowu (3hrs). Then
take a boat to Shendu (5hrs) and lunch on the boat. Take a coach to Tunxi
(2.5hrs) and check into Hotel.
Day 18(B,L,D)
Morning coach to the foot of Huangshan Mountain and cable car up and check
into Hotel.
Day 19(B,L,D)
In the afternoon (16:00) cable car down, after dinner take China Eastern
flight 5584 (21:50-22:50) to Shanghai and check into Hotel.
Day 20(B,L,D)
Day tour to the Yu Garden and Jade Buddha Temple.
Day 21(B)
Departure for home.
Above rate includes:
- Full package service with daily lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
- All hotels with ABF or Chinese breakfast.
- Air fares fm Beijing/Chengdu/Xian; Huangshan/Shanghai.
- Train fares fm Xian/Luoyang; Zhengzhou/Taian/Hangzhou.
- All sightseeing mentioned in the above itinerary.
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