Tour: Beijing Lhasa Tingri 12 days promenade tour

Be met by private vehicle and English speaking tour guide from airport. Be transferred to hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure

Departure Time:  08:30 a.m.
Visit Locations: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
Activity: Foot Massage
Tiananmen Square Introduction:
Tiananmen Square occupies an area of 44 hectares (440,000 square meters),big enough to hold (half) a million people. Mao climbed atop the 'gate of Heavenly Peace' to proclaim the foundation of the People's Republic of China On October 1st.1949. On the square's north end is the Gate of Heavenly Peace, which towards to the Forbidden City. In the centre of the square is the 40m-high Monument to the People's Heroes. South of the monument is the Chairman Mao's Mausoleum, where you can peer at the embalmed figure of the Great Helmsman in his glass casket.  On the square's east side house is Chinese history and revolution Museum, and on the west is the Great Hall of the People.
Forbidden City Introduction:
The Forbidden City which was built in 1420. It is the abode of total 24 Ming and Qing emperors of the Celestial Empire. Enclosed behind its moat and 9.9m high walls are 980 buildings, vast courtyards and long corridors that occupy a total area of 720,000 square meters. Besides its massive scale and historical significance, the Forbidden City strikes the imagination by its design. Its dramatic color scheme of vermilion wallls, white marble terraces and staircases and brilliant yellowtiled roofs create one of the world's most beautiful architectural complexes.The last emperor Puyi left the Forbidden city in 1924, 11 years after his abdication and the establishment of the Republic of China, after Puyi's departure, the Forbidden city, which had long been off-limits to most mortals, was opened to the public, Hence its current Chinese name, gugong bowuyuan, meaning 'the palace Museum'.
Temple of Heaven Introduction:
The Temple of Heavenwhich was built by Emperor ChengZu in 1420 and was used as a place of worship by a succession of emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties.It is one of the most strictly protected and preserved cultural heritages of China and attracts 12 million visitors every year. The layout of the compound reflects its religious purpose and so adheres to geomantic precepts, for instance, the northern end of the park is curved while the southern end is square, reflecting the traditional Chinese conception of heaven as round and earth as square.Beijing's Temple of Heaven has many stories behind its architectural charm.
Itinerary Details:
1. Pick up you from your hotel at about 08:30a.m.
2. Transfer to  Tiananmen Square, and then to visit Forbidden City. After the lunch in local restaurant, our next stop is Temple of Heaven.
3. Proceed to enjoy Chinese Foot Massage to have a leisure time.
4.Have dinner in local restaurant.
5. Transfer you back to your hotel after the whole day tour. 
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Tian'an men 2008-08-15 01:08:58

Pick-up Time: 08:30 a.m.
Visit  Locations: Beijing Hutong,  Lama Temple, Summer Palace
Activity: taste Beijing Roast Duck. Beijing Roast Duck is the delicious food in Beijing. Eating Beijing Roast Du is seem to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing. 
Beijing Hutong Introduction :
Beijing Hutong -ancient city alley in Beijing. Many of  them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Hutong has a very special and important position in the rich history and culture of Beijing. While visit them, you can feel the dramatic changes of Beijing and experience its life style and traditional Chinese culture.
Lama Temple Introduction:
Lama Temple lies in the southeast corner of north 2nd Ring Road. It is the largest one of the lamaseries of Tibetan Buddhism that remain in Beijing. The complex covers an area of about 66,440 square meters. It is well-known for its great Buddhist architecture, places for emperors to conduct religious activities, and its special importance for linking the upper class of the Mongolians and the Tibetans. The lama temple is a tranquil spot, except during the spring festival(Chinese new year)when it seems all of China’s Buddhists throng  its altars to burn bushels of incense and pray for good fortune.
Summer Palace Introduction:
Summer Palace-20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. It was built in the reign of Emperor Qianglong of Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in reign of Emperor Guangxu and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 1998. Summer palace is a wonderful place to explore, as long ago as the Yuan dynasty, officials set up their private gardens in the scenic area, but the summer palace didn’t take on its present appearance until the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty. He deepened the park’s manmade lake and added building to serve as a ‘country home’ for his mother, though it would be the Empress Dowager Cixi who would have the biggest impact on the palace’s appearance.
Itinerary Details:
1. Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 a.m. and transferred to Beijing Hutong. Take rickshaw to visit the ancient Hutong, including Drum tower, Local family, Shicha Lake and Bar Street.
2. Visit Lama Temple for one hour.
3. Have a  lunch in local restaurant to enjoy typical Chinese food.
4. Visit Summer Palace-20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. 
5. Taste Beijing Roast Duck for Dinner.
6. Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Hutong tour 2008-08-15 01:09:49

Departure Time: about 08:30 a.m.
Visit Places: Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Badaling Great Wall Introduction:
Badaling Great Wall is located at Yanqing County, more than 70 kilometers northwest from the center of Beijing City. The wall of Badaling has a total length of 3, 741 meters with an average height of 8 meters The highest part is 15 meters. The total area for a tour is 19, 000 square meters. The top of the wall can permit five horses to be ridden abreast.Badaling was the earliest section to be open to the tourists among all the parts of the whole Great Wall. 130 million tourists from China and abroad have visited Badaling; 370 foreign leaders and very important persons have come to climb Badaling successively.  Cable car is optional to get the top to have a bird view of the wall. Drive 30 minutes to local restaurant to have typical Chinese lunch.
Ming Tombs Introduction:
The tombs of 13 Ming dynasty emperors and their consorts are scattered in the southern foothills of Yianshou Mountain northwest of Beijing. Two of the 13, Changling and Dingling, are excavated open to the public.In front of Changling, the largest of the 13 Tombs, is the marble-based 1,956 square meters Ling En Hall built 570 years ago. It is built of very precious wood and is China's largest wooden structure. Dingling is the tomb of Zhu Yijun, the 13th Ming emperor. It consists of similar surface structure and a Underground Palace. The whole palace is built compeletely with stone, and not a single piece of wood is used. There are no beams and the ceiling is arched. The unearthed relics, including porcelains, jade carvings, silk, woman's head-dresses decorated with golden phoenixes and jewels, wooden seals, and other precious article, are now on display in the Dingling museum.
Itinerary Details:
1. Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 a.m. Drive one and half hours to the famous Badaling Great Wall.
2. Drive 20 minutes to Ming Tombs.
3. Drive back to Beijing city to have dinner in a typical Chinese restaurant. 
4. Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Great Wall 2008-08-15 01:10:36

Pick-up Time: 08:30 a.m.
Meal:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visit Location: Beijing zoo
Beijing zoo Introduction:
Beijing zoo is famous. In 1906, during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, the park area became an agricultural experimental farm and a zoo. It is opened to the public in 1908. The zoo has developed rapidly, and by 1987, it covered an area of over 40,000 square meters. At present, the zoo houses over 7,000 creatures and 600 different species, including the giant panda, red-crowned crane, chimpanzee, antelope, etc.
Itinerary Details:
1. Pick up you at about  08:30 a.m.and drive to Beijing Zoo to see Great Panda.
2. Have a lunch in a local restaurant to taste the typical Chinese food
3. Drink tea in the afternoon.
4. Transfer you back to your hotel after the whole day tour.

Panada house 2008-08-15 01:11:16

Take a flight to Lhasa, then send to hotel to adapt plateau climate

Meals:Breakfast,Lunch
Visit Places:
Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Square. Lhasa for the night.
Potala Palace Introduction:
It can be said that the Potala Palace is the symbol of Lhasa, the regional capital of Tibet. Situated on Red Hill in northwest of the city, the Potala Palace was originally built as the house for the marriage of Emperor Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wenchang in the Tang Dynasty. The palace was destroyed twice in its history. In 1645, it was rebuilt and expanded by Dalai Lama V. The project took about half a century to complete. It is a sacred place for Tibetan Buddhism, the hall and corridors inside are decorated with master paintings, which are concerning Buddhist teachings and stories. The Red Palace displays the artistic statues of Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wenchang, as well as 1000 Buddhist images. In 1994, the Potala Palace has been listed by UNESCO as the World Cultural Heritage. Nowadays, the palace attracts Buddhist worshippers at home and abroad to visit during religious festivals.
Barkhor Introduction:
The Barkhor is probably the best part about Lhasa and one of the most interesting places to see in Tibet. The Barkhor is a pilgrimage kora around Tibet's most holy temple, the Jokhang. The main circuit of the Barkhor is about 1km long, but there are many small alleys that come off of the main route. Everyday sees thousands of Tibetan pilgrims walking around the Barkhor in a clockwise direction
Jokhang Temple Introduction:
Situated in the center of the old city of Lhasa, Jokhang Temple is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet. It is also the Sacred Temple of all Tibetan Buddhists. Jokhang Temple is not subordinate to any Buddhist sects, and is always the place in Tibet where major Buddhist ceremonies are held. Jokhang Temple is the spiritual center and holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism, attracting thousands of prostrate pilgrims each year.

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Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Main Visit Places:Yamzhog Yumco,Kanuola Glacier and Gyangze,Palkor Monastery
Itinerary:
After breakfast, visit one of the holy lakes Yamzhog Yumco, Kanuola Glacier and Gyangze, outdoor scene of the movie "Red River Valley". You will have a long sight of the Zong Mountain site of Gyangze anti-British battle in 1904 and Palkor Monastery.
Yamzhog Yumco Lake Introduction:
Yamzhog Yumco lake is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibetan snow area.
Yamzhog Yumco, located 150 km south of Lhasa at an elevation of 4,400 meters, is where the Himalayan and Kangdese Ranges meet. When viewed from the top of 5,300-meter Mt. Kangdese, the lake takes the shape of a fan. High peaks in the surrounding area reflect in the rippling water over which birds fly.
Gyantse Introduction:
Gyantse is 254 km southwest of Lhasa. It is the third largest town in Tibet and was the scene in 1904 of a major battle between Tibetans and British troops under Colonel Younghusband as the British advanced on Lhasa. The town still has the feel of a frontier town, with horses and yaks on the main streets.
Palkor Monastery Introduction:
Palkor Monastery is the top historical attaction in Gyangze, and was built in 1418 by the first Panchan Kezhugyi. The monastery accommodates the four sects of Gelug, Gagyu, Sagya and Nyingma, which is rare in Tibet. In the main hall is enshrined the bronze statue of Sakyamuni, which is about eight meters high and weighs about 14,000 kilograms. On the flanks of the main hall are Arhat Halls that house some 100 finely crafted arhat statues with different facial expression.

Yamzhog Yumco 2008-08-15 01:33:26

Visit Place: Tashilunpo Monastery----imperial palace of Panchen Lama.
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch
Tashilumpo Introduction:
An important Gelukpa monastery in the town of Shigatse in southern Tibet. It was founded in 1447 by Dalai Lama I and has been the residence of successive Panchen Lamas. It managed to escape the wholesale destruction of religious sites that took place following the Chinese invasions of the 1950s and the Cultural Revolution.

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visit one of the holy lakes Yamzhog Yumco, Kanuola Glacier and Gyangze, outdoor scene of the movie "Red River Valley". You will have a long sight of the Zong Mountain site of Gyangze anti-British battle in 1904 and Palkor Monastery. Back to Lhasa

Xigaze 2008-08-15 01:39:47

Visit  Places: Zhaibung Monastery, Tibet Museum and Norbo Lingka
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch
Zhaibung Monastery Introduction:
The Zhaibung Monastery, which in Tibetan is called Duimi or Gyimi monastery and means "an auspicious land," sits at the southern slope gully of the Gebeiwoze Mountain about 5 kilometers west of downtown Lhasa in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Jamyang Qoigyi Zhaxi Bendain, a favorite disciple of Gelug (Yellow) Sect founder Master Tsong Khapa, built the monastery in 1416. It is one of the six Gelug monasteries in China, but with the largest area and the highest status since it is the "mother monastery" of the Dalai Lama.
Tibet Museum Introduction:
The Tibet Museum is located in the southeast corner of Norbu Lingka, Lhasa city. It is a brilliant literary and arts palace of the Tibetan people, a gem of Tibetan civilization and a treasure house of Tibetan cultural relics. It covers an area of 23,508 square meters including the exhibition area of 10,451 square meters. The museum is equipped with modern facilities to ensure quality service for visitors and safety and efficient administration of the museum itself. Here exhibits are introduced in Japanese, English, Tibetan, and Chinese, in order to accommodate visitors from all over the world. The Tibet Museum is not only a source of information and inspiration for Tibetans themselves, but it is also attracting an increasing number of people from overseas and educating them on the unique Tibetan culture. 
Norbo Lingka Introduction:
In Tibetan, "Norbu Linka" means beautiful gardens. This garden covers an area of 36 hectares and it is the annual vacation home for the 7th to the 14th Dalai Lama, who would move here from the Potala Palace to this summer palace and spend most of their summer here. Although the Norbu Linka Palace is like a temporary villa for the Tibetan Dalai Lama, it accumulates the Dalai's culture, spirits in Buddhism and regal miens because the former Dalai Lamas once lived here. Only after you travel those palaces yourself, you can then understand it better.

Norbu Lingka1 2008-08-15 01:39:17

Pick up you from hotel, then transfer you to airport back to Beijing