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With names like “Rhinoceros Lake,” “Glowing Waterfall,” and “Panda Lake,” you just know Jiu Zhai Gou Nature Reserve and Huanglong Park (both UNESCO World Heritage Sites) have something special to show you. Here, you’ll see some of the world’s most dreamlike scenery: dazzling, sapphire blue & emerald green lakes; bizarre calcium formations, elegant, wispy waterfalls; lush virgin forest (habitat for Giant Pandas) and snow-capped mountains. Only the "Essential China + Jiu Zhai Gou" tour oftfers so much in the way of unique and rugged scenery.

Of course your 13-night ALL-INCLUSIVE adventure will also include all the must-see highlights of China. You'll begin in Beijing, touring Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and venturing north to walk The Great Wall! You'll travel to Xian, home of the famous Terracotta Warriors, and to Chengdu, whose nearby bamboo forests provide the natural habitat for the Giant Pandas.

But there's more... A 2-night visit with Suzhou, China's "Silk City", is followed by a stop at the canal town of Tongli. The skyline of Shanghai signals your journey's final destination. It's here where you can shop, take in a performance of the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe and ride the super fast Shanghai Maglev!

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Trip Overview
13 Nights/14 Days China,Essential China Tours + Jiu Zhai Gou
Beijing
Shanghai
2013
Aug 11,18,25
Sep 01,08,15
Oct 06,13
 
Beijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, 
Chengdu, Suzhou, Tongli, 
Xian, Jiu Zhai Gou


From $4480 per person
Tour Highlights and Attractions, Let
3 Nights
Orientation, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Great Wall of China, Temple of Heaven, Peking Duck Dinner, Hutong neighborhood, Peking Opera
2 Nights
Terracotta Warriors, Xian City Wall, Lacquer Furniture Factory, Dumpling Dinner, Rural Primary School, "Cave Farmhouse"
1 Night
Giant Panda Breeding Research Center, Chengdu Teahouse
2 Nights
Jiu Zhai Gou scenic touring
1 Night
Huanglong Park scenic touring
2 Nights
Humble Administrator's Garden, New Suzhou Museum, Suzhou Silk Museum
Day Tour
Tongli shops & markets
2 Nights
Bund & Pudong districts, Farewell Dinner, Acrobatic Show, Shanghai Maglev airport transfer (flight schedule permitting)
 

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    Chinese Firsts:
    Wheelbarrow, papermaking, “India” ink, moveable-type printing, compass, ship rudder, gunpowder, cannon & fireworks, gun, decimal system, crossbow, cast iron, iron plow, porcelain, silk, umbrellas, kites, stirrup, harness, spaghetti, hand-held fan, seismometer, abacus, cargo ship, high-fired stoneware, brandy, whiskey, chess, and fish-farming!
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    Essential China:
    "We had a wonderful time in China! It was everything we hoped for and more than we expected! Dino was such a wonderful guide...the buses, the bus drivers, the sites, the hotels, the tours, everything was excellent and well carried out...such a wonderful experience! We enjoyed being pampered!"
    -J. Bryson. Let's Travel China Tour Participant
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    The Great Wall Myth:
    Is the Great Wall of China the only manmade object viewable from space? No. Although the wall is sometimes barely visible at very low Earth orbit, highways, bridges, airports and dams are far easier to spot. In fact, even China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, circling the Earth in 2004, confirmed he couldn’t see the Great Wall.
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    Terracotta Warriors:
    Known for their creative reproductions (everything from "antique" Ming Dynasty vases to Madonna CDs, enterprising Chinese have even arranged illegal "knock-off" exhibitions of their own Terracotta Warriors. Unauthorized reproductions - sometimes excellent, sometimes shoddy - have cropped up at "exhibitions" in China, without any reference to the word "replica." Local authorities are doing their best to crack down on these fraudulent exhibitions.
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    Athens. Rome. Xian.
    Most historians are in agreement that by 500 B.C., Athens had achieved the distinction as the world's most prosperous city. Five hundred years later, Rome had eclipsed Athens for the title. Yet, by 500 A.D., while Rome was being sacked by Vandals, Xian stood at its peak of power and influence - the wealthiest city in all the world.
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    Trip of a Lifetime!
    "We had a wonderful time...things could not have gone more smoothly. The guides were great and the hotels were top rate. This was a trip of a lifetime for us."
    - The Kaeli family. Let's Travel China Tour Participants
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    Jiu Zhai Gou Jealousy:
    Legend has it that when a goddess received a magic mirror as a gift from her lover, a jealous devil scolded her, causing her to drop the mirror in fright. The mirror fell to earth where it shattered into 118 glistening lakes!
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    Welcome Rain
    on a Spring Night:
    "The good rain knows its season, When spring arrives, then it comes. It follows the wind secretly into the night, And moistens all things softly, without sound. On the country road, the clouds are all black, On the river, the single fire on a boat is bright. At dawn one sees this place now red and wet, The flowers are heavy in the Brocade City.” "
    -Chinese Poem by
    Du Fu. Tang Dynasty, c. AD 760
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    Silk:
    Chinese silk hand-embroidered “paintings” can rival photography in detail and realism – yet also convey impressionist moods running from delicate to dramatic. Shoppers can choose from pre-finished works or leave the artisan a photograph or painting for reproduction.
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    Suzhou:
    "By the 14th century Suzhou had established itself as China's leading silk producer, and aristocrats, pleasure-seekers, famous scholars, actors and painters were attracted to the city, constructing villas and gardens for themselves."
    -Lonely Planet. 2005
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    Shanghai Maglev:
    "The doors shut, and the train accelerates like a skyscraper elevator, silently, smoothly, and rapidly, and by the time the last car leaves the station you already seem to be going 50 miles per hour. Four minutes of gravity-simulator-style acceleration later...you reach the peak speed of 270 miles per hour for the tiny 20-mile run."
    - Henry Blodget - Slate.
    March 21, 2005
    Hong Kong - Shanghai Extensions



     
    Single Supplement: Add $1490 to above prices
    3rd Guest (age 9 to 12) Land + Air: 70% of Land Only price, plus applicable Air cost
    3rd Guest (age 9 to 12) Land Only: 70% of Land Only price

    3rd Guest (age 12+) Land + Air: 85% of Land Only price, plus applicable Air cost
    3rd Guest (age 12+) Land Only: 85% of Land Only price
     
     
    *Land + Air: Land + Air prices include all tour features as noted below in “All-Inclusive Pricing” as well as Roundtrip International Air Travel from Los Angeles (or selected departure city, where applicable and available) to/from China. In all cases prices are subject to change without notice due to airline seat availability.
    *Land Only: Land Only prices include all tour features as noted below in “All-Inclusive Pricing.” Please note that Land Only prices include all travel within China as noted in the tour’s Trip Itinerary.
    All prices listed above are quoted in USD, per person, and based on double occupancy. Single Supplement prices are shown above. Prices are subject to change without notice and are capacity controlled.
    "ALL-INCLUSIVE Pricing" includes: Accommodations; Meals as noted in Trip Details; Admission fees to attractions as noted in Trip Details; Air, Train & Motorcoach travel within China as noted in Trip Details; Airport Transfers in Beijing on arrival and Shanghai on departure (provided transfers dates coincide with tour “Departs On” or “Returns On” dates or if transfer dates coincide with pre-tour or post-tour hotel extension purchased through Let’s Travel China); Tour Guide services; Air Taxes and Fees; Luggage Handling.
    Not Included: Above prices do not include Excess Baggage Fees; Travel Passports or Visas; Expenses of a personal nature; Airport Transfers in Beijing and Shanghai which do not coincide with tour “Departs On” or “Returns On” dates or pre-tour or post-tour hotel extensions purchased through Let’s Travel China. Airport Transfers not otherwise included are available for purchase at $40.00 per person per transfer.
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