When your flight arrives in Shanghai, our ACT guide will be waiting for you at the airport, holding a welcoming board with your names on it. On the way to your hotel, the host will help you have a brief idea about Shanghai-- Oriental Paris, a commercial center and bustling port. The rest of the day will be yours to get the first impression of the city.
Accommodation: Silk Road Hotel Shanghai (4 star)

Your Shanghai tour begins with the People’s Square; then Shanghai Museum, one of Shanghai’s landmarks. It has won a world-wide reputation for its collection of 120,000 valuable articles of Chinese bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy etc.
After a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant nearby, you will visit Yuyuan Garden, where you can enjoy the harmony between human and nature and learn the actualization of Chinese culture in daily life. And then you will have an opportunity to explore Shanghai Old Street which brings you back to the old Shanghai 100 years ago. And a leisure walk along the Bund, where you can enjoy the gallery of different styles of architectures built at the time.
Accommodation: Silk Road Hotel Shanghai (4 star)

After breakfast, you will visit Jade Buddha Temple, which was built in 1918, following the architectural style of Song Dynasty with a precise layout and harmonious structure; it is a very important religious place for calming the heart and comforting the soul. After lunch, you will be transferred to the airport for flight to Yichang.
Upon arrival at Yichang airport, you will be greeted by your local guide and visit the Chinese Sturgeon Museum. Here you can see the Chinese sturgeon. With a history of 140 million years, Chinese sturgeon is thought to have lived at the same time with dinosaurs, and it is considered as “living fossil”. Embark the cruise between 18:00 and 24:00.
Accommodation: Presidential series cruise (5 star)

Whole day will be sailing on the Yangtze River.
Accommodation: Presidential series cruise (5 star)

Excursion to Shennong Stream (Between 08:00 and 11:00)
Shennong Stream is a virgin land with China's ancient and traditional custom, mysterious and charming local cultures, the flowery and purified smile, the open-minded and impassioned folk songs, and in the countryside, the comfortable lifestyles. Drifting along Shennong Stream by a small sampan to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and small villages is a unique experience for you. The mysterious hanging coffins on both sides of cliffs may also astonish you. It is an enigma so far by what kinds of way the ancient people raise these coffins up to that height of cliffs.
Accommodation: Presidential series cruise (5 star)

Excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (Between 08:45 and11:30)
Fengdu is a city made famous by the ancient legends of sinister spirits and terrible ghosts that are the essential ingredients in Chinese culture, according to that, here is the place for punishing the devil and awarding the good. Apart from the sinister scenes in Fengdu County, the ancient temples are veiled inside the verdant forest; picturesque pathways are all around the countryside. The Shiping Forest Park, the Sanfu Virgin Forest Field and the Longhe Scenic Area are the great natural sightseeing spots in Fengdu County.
Accommodation: Presidential series cruise (5 star)

Disembark the cruise in CHONGQING after breakfast, at about 9am, our guide will pick you up from the pier, and send you to the airport, fly to your next stop - Xian.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. You will pay a visit to Shaanxi Historical Museum. It has a collection of over 370,000 precious relics including bronze wares, pottery figures, and mural paintings in Tang tombs, etc. Then Grand Mosque, first built in the reign of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), the mosque is one of the oldest and most famous mosques in China. The construction and architecture are complete Chinese style. And then you will have some time in the Muslim Street, see the most ordinary local life.
Accommodation: Royal City Plaza Hason Hotel (4 star)

Top of today’s visit is Terracotta Warriors, a must-see in China. The earth-made soldier and horse figures are taller and larger than the real ones at that time (about 2,200 years back). It took about 38 years to complete the whole project.
After lunch you will visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It was here that Tang monk Xuanzang translated the scriptures he brought from India.
Accommodation: Royal City Plaza Hason Hotel (4 star)

Today you will take the flight to Beijing, the historic and capital city of China.
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be greeted by the local guide and visit Temple of Heaven, one of Beijing’s most famous landmarks. This was the place where Ming and Qing emperors worshipped the God of rain and prayed for harvest. Highlights of the temple are the Hall for the Prayer of Good Harvest, the Circular Altar, the Imperial Vault of Heaven and the Echo Wall.
Accommodation: Dongfang Hotel (4 star)

After breakfast, your Beijing tour begins with Tiananmen Square. With 440,000 square meters of area, Tiananmen Square is the largest city square in the world. And then you will visit the Forbidden City which covers an area of 720,000 square meters and consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
Tour in the afternoon will take you to the Summer Palace, the biggest and best-preserved imperial garden in China. Afterwards, you will enjoy a rickshaw tour in the old Hutong and visit a local family to see how Beijingnese are living in these unique communities.
After dinner, the evening program will bring you to Beijing Opera, a traditional Chinese art form that combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It is regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.
Accommodation: Dongfang Hotel (4 star)

The full day exploration brings you to the world famous Badaling section of the Great Wall, the best preserved. It was the vital military pass and the important barrier, and protection wall against the minority's invasion from the north.
Following the lunch will be an exploration to Changling of Ming Tombs, and then a shopping trip to the renowned Silk Street where you can find some souvenirs for your family and friends.
In the evening, please enjoy the farewell dinner of Peking duck at Quanjude, the most famous restaurant for Peking duck. 
Accommodation: Dongfang Hotel (4 star)

You will be free till our guide transfers you to the airport for your homeward flight. The unforgettable 12–day China tour comes to an end.