TOUR CONFIRMATION VOUCHER
Route: - Beijing - Datong - Wutaishan - Taiyuan - Pingyao - Xian – Beijing -
Ref. Code: LN-20070901 Peter Meienberger
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PASSENGER NAMES:Mr Peter Meienberger / 29.08.1939 /Switzerland passport no. F0409752
Mr Likhit Thongpiw / 22.04.1985 /Thailand passport no. C732335
ITINERARY
Day 1 Wed 12-Sep-07 ()
Bangkok to Beijing (flight Air Lanka/UL 888) dep BKK 07:35 h // arr PEK 13:20 h
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel, Free time in the afternoon,
Accommodations: Red Wall Hotel, Beijing (3 star)
Tel:86-10-51098888, Fax:86-10-51098889
Day 2 Thu 13-Sep-07 (B,L,D)
Beijing
Program: Tian'An Men Square, Forbidden City, SummerPalace, Peking Roast Duck,
TianAnMen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people. Having a free walk there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century took place there. You will also see legendary landmarks including the Great Hall of the People and the towering 125 foot granite obelisk, Monument to the Peoples Heroes, honoring those who died in revolution.
Walking across the GoldenRiverBridge, enter the Forbidden City, the inner sanctum and palace where for centuries Chinese emperors ruled their world. It has 9000-room maze of courtyards, places, and ceremonial halls, where 24 emperors used to live. Forbidden City was indeed a forbidden place, where commoners were kept out for nearly 500 years in the past. Tour the palace and imagine the mystery, intrigue and incredible power that reigned here.
The SummerPalace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years. With its cool features - water, gardens and hills, it was the palace of choice for vacationing emperors and Dowager Empresses. It was badly damaged by Anglo-French troops during the Second Opium War (1860) and its restoration became a pet project of Empress Dowager Cixi, the last of the Qing dynasty rulers.
Accommodations: Red Wall Hotel, Beijing (3 star)
Day 3 Fri 14-Sep-07 (B,L,D)
Beijing
Program: Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tomb (changling), Sacred Way, Peking opera,
Spending about 1.5 hours to be transferred outside city to the surrounding countryside to visit the Badaling Great Wall, one of the most remarkable feats of mankind, built over 2,000 years ago. You will be able to climb and walk one of the best preserved section of the ancient wall, admiring the splendid mountains scenery
The tombs are located about 50 kilometres to the north of Beijing. They are scattered over a basin approximately 40 square kilometres in area, screened by mountains on three sides and open to the Beijing Plain in the south. The road leading to the tombs is guarded by the Tiger Hill on the left and the Dragon Hill on the right. It was a forbidden ground except for those who were officially in charge of its upkeep. It was not allowed to cultivate land, cut wood or to take stones from here. No one could enter it on horseback, even the emperor himself had to dismount at the gate.
Sacred Way: This road was known as shendao, meaning "the way of the spirit". The body of the dead was carried over the route at funeral ceremony. It is 7 kilometres long, from the Memorial Arch to the gate of the main tomb
Peking opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness. In Peking opera there are four main types of roles: sheng (male) dan (young female), jing( painted face,male), and chou (clown, male or female). The characters may be loyal or treacherous, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, their images being vividly manifested.
Accommodations: Red Wall Hotel, Beijing (3 star)
Day 4 Sat 15-Sep-07 (B,L,D)
Beijing
Program: Temple of Heaven, Hutong Tour,
Temple of Heaven was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient Beijing, where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat twice a year for religious ritual. Surrounded by enormous grounds designed in accordance with fengshshui, the Temple complex consists of the Celebrated Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a unique wooden and blue-tiled structure built without a nail. It is considered the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture.
Hutongs: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the BellTower, the DrumTower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people's houses among them.
You will be taken by pedicab (a tricycle cab), which was very popular in the old days to visit the Bell and Drum Towers, Prince Gong's Mansion and even to pay a visit to an ordinary Beijing family in the compound houses. You will visit a Chinese family to learn how to make Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplin.
Jiaozi looks like shoe-shaped gold and silver ingots so when people eat it during festivals they really hope it could bring fortune and good luck to them, and this, of course, is their best wishes. Sometimes people will add some sweets, Chinese dates and chestnuts in fillings of some dumplings to express their wishes...
Accommodations: Red Wall Hotel, Beijing (3 star)
Day 5 Sun 16-Sep-07 (B)
Beijing / Datong
Transfer via: by train for soft seat N213(10:10-16:41)
Program: Transfer to train station for your train to next destination, Upon arrival in the railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel,
Accommodations: Taihechun Hotel, Datong (3 star)
Day 6 Mon 17-Sep-07 (B,L)
Datong
Program: the HuayanTemple, the Yungang Grottoes, De Sheng Bao fortress.
The HuayanTemple: Named after the Huayan sect of Buddhism, was established in the 11th Century and was one of the eight most important temples in the Tang Dynasty.
The Yungang Grottoes: With their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, the grottoes represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The FiveCaves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.
Accommodations: Taihechun Hotel, Datong (3 star)
Day 7 Tue 18-Sep-07 (B,L)
Datong / Wutaishan
Transfer via: by SINOWAY bus
Program: XuankongTemple, Yingxian Muta(Sakyamuni Pagoda), Drive to Wutaishan area- Daihuai.
Accommodations: Hua Hui Hotel, Wutaishan (3 star)
Day 8 Wed 19-Sep-07 (B,L)
Wutaishan / Taiyuan
Transfer via: by bus
Program: In the morning, explore Wutaishan, later of the day, drive to Taiyuan.
Accommodations: Zhangze Business Hotel, Taiyuan (3 star)
Day 9 Thu 20-Sep-07 (B,L)
Taiyuan / Pingyao
Transfer via: by bus
Program: JinAncestralTemple, the Qiao's Grand Courtyard, the ShuanglinTemple, Pingyao ancient town,
The JinAncestralTemple: It was originally started in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 532 AD) to commemorate the memory of Shu Yu (Zhou Wu), the founder of the state of Jin.
The Qiao's Grand Courtyard: With the area of 8724 square meters, the courtyard was the house of the richest family Qiao in Qing Dynasty in China. Though 2 centuries have been passed, it still keeps its original splendor in architectural style.
The ShuanglinTemple: Standing for more than 1500 years, the temple is famous for more than 2,000 painted sculptures of precious value, representing Ming and Qing Dynasties' best. They are reputed as a "treasure reserve of the oriental painted sculptures".
Pingyao ancient town: In the middle of ShanxiProvince, it is the best-preserved among the four ancient towns in China. It is the assembly place of folk houses in north China where rows upon rows of buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties stand in well-preserved conditions.
Accommodations: Pingyao Changyifeng Hotel,
Day 10 Fri 21-Sep-07 (B)
Pingyao / Xian
Transfer via: by overnight train for soft sleeper 2535(20：06-07：45+1)
Program: Free time for a whole day for you to explore the old town, transfer to railway station for your train to Xian.
Accommodations: on the train
Day 11 Sat 22-Sep-07 (B,L)
Xian
Program: ShaanxiProvincialMuseum, the OldCity Wall, The Great Mosque,
ShaanxiProvincialMuseum: It is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. It is also the fist national level grand museum equipped with modern facilities. It exhibits primarily historical relics of past dynasties and displays precious art treasures and stone carvings of the Han and Tang dynasties. Walking through the exhibits in the museum is like walking through the 3000 years of China history.
the Old City Wall: It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. The wall was built in the Tang dynasty (618 -907) and enlarged in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The Grand Mosque: With more than 1200 years' history, the mosque is one of the four grand Islamic mosques in China. With more than 1200 years' history, the mosque is one of the four grand Islamic mosques in China. It is really well worth a trip to see the Great Mosque, not only for its history but also for its particular design of mixed architecture C combining traditional Muslim and Chinese styles.
Accommodations: Wan Nian Grand Hotel, Xian (3 star)
Tel:(86 29) 82596666, Fax:(86 29) 82596668
Day 12 Sun 23-Sep-07 (B,L)
Xian
Program: Terra-Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! Over 2,200 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in search of immortality, ordered the construction of a vast army of 8,000 life-sized Terra Cotta warriors and buried with him to protect his empire after his early death. They were discovered accidentally in 1974 by farmers digging a well. For history lovers, the sight is truly breathtaking.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda: Situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for XianCity.
Accommodations: Wan Nian Grand Hotel, Xian (3 star)
Day 13 Mon 24-Sep-07 (B,L)
Xian
Program: Mt.Huashan, Cable Car of Mt.Huashan（round trip）, NORTHERN PEAK, no climbing.
HuashanMountain takes its name after its shape - a lotus flower with five petals.
The five peaks of HuashanMountain have vivid names. The south one is called the Peak of the Wild Geese (Luo Yan Feng), the east one, the Peak of the Rising Sun (Zhao Yang Feng), the west one, the peak of Lotus (Lian Hua Feng), the Central one, the Peak of the Jade Maiden (Yu Nu Feng) and the north one, the Peak of the Cloud Terrace (Yun Tai Feng).
The route to conquer the peaks passes by temples, shrines, pavilions, terraces, carvings, statues, food stalls and hawkers, that appear interspersed between the stark granite paths and forested margins.
18 Bends: The NorthernPeak, also called the Cloud Terrace Summit, is the first one you will have to confront on an assault on the mountain. Although the smallest of the peaks here, it still provides a great challenge to climbers due to its devilish precipitousness. There is only one path on the ridge that winds to the south, a place that is notoriously easy to defend. The route starts from near the JadeFountainTemple (Yuchuan si) and follows a winding path called locally the "18 bends". After a slightly strenuous 3-4 hour climb you will arrive at the first peak, which is also home to the ZhenwuTaoistTemple (Zhenwu gong), a religious complex with a unique layout.
Accommodations: Wan Nian Grand Hotel, Xian (3 star)
Day 14 Tue 25-Sep-07 (B,L)
Xian
Program: In the morning, drive for one hour to visit HuxianCountyDonghanVillage. Visit the farmers' old houses and new houses, farmer's paintings and having lunch in the local farmers' new houses. CaotangTemple,
The pagoda, located in CaotangTemple in HuxianCounty thirty kilometers southwest of Xi'an City, was built for keeping the remains of Kumarajiva, an eminent monk in the Later Qin Dynasty. Kumarajiva (344-413) was a noted translator of Buddhist classics
Accommodations: Wan Nian Grand Hotel, Xian (3 star)
Day 15 Wed 26-Sep-07 (B)
Xian / Beijing /
Transfer via: by air HU7238 0900/1040
Return flight Air Lanka/UL 889 dep PEK 14:40 h // arr BKK 18:45 h-own arrangement
Program: Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination,
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PAYPMENT
◆Total Quotation: US$3526(2Adults) had been transferred to Sinoway’s Paypal account.
The quotation is based on twin share (two persons share one room with two beds) and is not available for Special Holidays.
Included in the QUOTATION are:
-Accommodation as shown in the itinerary, 1 twin room room in hotel
-Meals as mentioned in the itinerary "B" stands for American breakfast, "L" for Chinese Lunch in local restaurant. "D" for Chinese dinner in local restaurant.
*Exceptions: 1. If the occasional hotel does not offer western breakfast, “B” stands for Chinese breakfast, or 2. If the clients requested Chinese breakfast
-Privateland transfers by air-conditioned company coach
-All entrance fees of attractions mentioned in the itinerary
-Private escorted tour with service of EnglishSpeaking tour guide in each place.
-Service charge, room tax & baggage handing fee
-City transfers
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Not included in the QUOTATION are:
-Optional tour
-Insurance
-Visa Fees
-Entry or Exit China Internationaltransfers
-Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, telephone bill, laundry etc.
-Other tours & meals not mentioned in the program
-Gratuities to service staffs. Please read ourtipping policy
For group of 1-4 passengers, recommend-tipping policy is:
About US$ 5 per day (per tourist) for guide, US$ 2 per day (per tourist) for driver is standard. Of course, give more if you're feeling generous, but if you find a genuine reason not to tip, don't.
COTACT LIST
Beijing
BEIJING LONGRUN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERCIE
Mr. Marc Fu
Tel: 010-58237205
Mobile: 13910434856
Address: Room 1209 Building A, World View,Kandujiayuan 10 Dongsihuan
Datong/Wutaishan/Taiyuan/Pingyao
SHANXIINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE
Ms. Lily Wu
Tel: 0351-7244126
Fax: 0351-7229416
Mobile: 13603558752
Address: NO. 8 PINGYANG ROADTAIYUANSHANXI
Xian
XI`AN CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE CO.LTD.
Mr. Josie Bai
Tel: 029-85269800
Fax: 029-85392425
Mobile: 13609116222
Address: No.103 North Chang`an Road, Xi`an, China
TourConsultant Contacts:
(You are welcome to contact your Tour Consultant at any time for anything if you prefer.)
Your Tour Operator:Lina Huang
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TEL: Office:(86-773)2887306/2887305 (09.00-12.00 in the morning, 13.00-18.00 in the afternoon, from Monday through Friday)
FAX: (86-773) 2887310
Email:
Cell Phone (for Emergency):
Lina Huang: (86)015907731099(Please dial 15907731099 only while you are in Guilin)
ALTERATION OF ITINERARY
Sinoway Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary once there are air schedule or surface transport changes, and/or events beyond our control make such alteration necessary. If such a situation arises, the increase or decrease in the tour price will be calculated and charged accordingly.
If the arranged tour has to be changed according to the client’s request, he or she is responsible for the corresponding additional cost.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PHONE CALLS IN CHINA
To make a domestic call within China:
When you are in China, you don’t need to dial ++86 which is the country code for China. This is only needed when you call from outside China (including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau).
When you are in China, if you are in other cities like Beijing and want to make a phone call to Guilin, you need to add “0” plus the area code before the local number. To call 2887306, the local number of Sinoway Travel, for instance, you need to dial 07732887306, but only dial 2887306 when you are in Guilin.
If you are calling from another city, such as Beijing, to Billy Zeng on his cell phone (mobile) number 13978379708, which is registered in Guilin, you need to add a “0” before the number ie 013978379708, but only dial 13978379708 if you are in Gulin.
Usually you can tell the country and area code by the way in which we write our telephone number. For example, the phone number of Sinoway Travel office is ++86-773-2887306. ++86 is country code of China, 773 is the area code for Guilin. People sometimes also write their numbers in this way: (86773)2887306or (0773)2887306, but just remember that you need to dial 0 and area code before the local number if you are calling from one city to another.
To make an international call from China:
Before making an international call you should check with the operator or the front desk of your hotel to see whether the phone in your room is authorized to make international phone calls.. Most hotels do not open room telephones to international calls unless you ask them to do.
On the assumption that you want to call an American number “415 921 7000”, you need to dial “00 1” before dialing this number. “1” is the country code of USA, 00 is the international access number.