Wushu/Culture Travel to China:
Beijing, Xian, Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple, Shanghai

12-Day Itinerary, 05/29/07--06/09/07
05/29 Morning, leave DFW Intl Airport for Beijing
05/30 Evening, arrive at Beijing, transfer from Beijing airport to the hotel
05/31 Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace.
06/01 Visit the Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs & Sacred Way.
06/02 Take tour bus to Chengde, visit the Mountain Resort and the Eight Outer Temples (Small Potala Palace).
06/03 Return to Beijing from Chengde, eat lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven. Then fly to Xian.
06/04 Visit the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses (Pit 1, 2, & 3), Bronze Chariots and Huaqing Hot Springs.
06/05 Visit the Big Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), Ming City Wall and the Forest of Stone Steles Museum. Transfer to Luoyang by train.
06/06 Visit the White Horse Temple and Longmen Grottoes. Transfer to Zhengzhou.
06/07 Visit Shaolin Temple, Chenjiagou and the Yellow River scenery Area. Transfer to Shanghai by train.
06/08 Visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Nanjing Road, Yuyuan Garden. Tour the Huangpu River in the evening.
06/09 Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Bye, Shanghai. See you later, China. Arrive at the USA the same day.

** Also included: **
++ Special foods: Beijing Roast Duck, Xi'an Dumping Dinner, and Shanghainese cuisine.
++ Chinese performing arts: Chinese Acrobatics and the Tang Dynasty Show.