Day 1  Arrive in Beijing
Met and taken to hotel. Welcome dinner.

Day 2  Beijing
Forbidden City,  pedi-cab tour of Beijing's hutong. Peking Duck dinner.

Day 3  Beijing 
Simatai Great Wall hiking, Return to Beijing.

Day 4  Xi'an
Visit Temple of Heaven and learn to play Taichi. Take a flight to Xi'an. Stroll through Muslim Quarter, special dumpling dinner.

Day 5  Xi'an
Visit Terracotta Warriors; bicycle ride on Xi'an's Ancient City Wall. Take an afternoon flight to Kunming.

Day 6  Lijiang
Fly to Lijiang, touring Balck Dragon Pool Park and Dongba Museum.

Day 7  Lijiang 
Walking tour of Puji Temple and the villages on the foot of  Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Day 8 Shangri-La
Drive to Shangri-La County,  Yangzte River; Tiger Leaping Gorge. 

Day 9  Shangri-La
We will visit Songzanlin Monastery, and visit the prayer wheel overlooking the old town.

Day 10  Shangri_la to Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai via Kunming; met and check in hotel.

Day 11 Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, French Concession; Yu Garden

Day 12  Shanghai
Day tour to Suzhou and Tongli.

Day 13  Onward flight
Maglev train to Pudong International Airport; trip ends