DAY
1
Destinations:
Arrive in Xi'an. Hotel check-in.
Today's Activities:
After your arrival in Xi'an you will be greeted by your Xi'an local guide, who will then take you to your hotel.
Your local guide will suggest a restaurant option and shopping destination for the rest of the day.
Today's activities end.
Meals:
No meals
DAY
2
Destinations:
Terracotta Warriors & Horses, Huaqing Hot Spring, Banpo Museum, Dumpling Dinner
Today's Activities:
After breakfast, your local guide will pick you up at the hotel and accompany you to the Terracotta Warriors & Horses, located in Jiangzhai Xichang Village, about one mile from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. There are about 8,000 of these warriors and horses covering a massive area of 20,000 sq meters. This area is divided into three pits.
After a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant, proceed to Huaqing Hot Spring, situated 30 kilometers east of Xi'an at the foot of the Lishan Hills. The springs were a popular retreat with Emperors more than 2,500 years ago, many of whom enjoyed bathing in the crystal clear mineral water.
Next visit Banpo Museum, located on the north side of Banpo Village on a site that dates back to the Neolithic period, over 6,000 years ago. This site was just recently discovered.
Your guide will then accompany you to enjoy a Chinese Dumpling Dinner.
Return to the hotel.
Meals:
Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner
DAY
3
Destinations:
Forest of Steles, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Medieval City Wall. Departure flight.
Today's Activities:
After breakfast, your local guide will pick you up at the hotel and accompany you to the Forest of Steles, which is a professional art museum that collects, studies, and displays various steles and stone sculptures. If you are interested in Chinese art and calligraphy, there are some interesting objects on display here.
Next proceed to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This famous Buddhist pagoda is situated inside Da Ci'en Temple, four kilometers south of Xi'an. Emperor Gaozong (628-683) commissioned the building of this temple in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. The pagoda's structure is simple but very sturdy and is regarded as a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture.
After a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant, proceed to the Medieval City Wall, which is the most complete ancient city wall in China. It was built in the Ming Dynasty over 700 years ago. The city wall is based on old Tang Dynasty architecture and measures 12-14 meters across the top, 15-18 meters thick at the bottom, and 13.7 kilometers in length.
Your local guide will take you to Xi'an airport for your departure flight to Shanghai.
Meals:
Western breakfast, Chinese Lunch
