The Emperor's Entertainment

The price does not include:

1. International air travel
2. Health insurance
3. Visa fee

Dates of arrival:

21/03-28/03/2013
04/04-11/04/2013
18/04-25/04/2013

For those wishing to extend the program:
After a rich excursion program, those who wish can continue their vacation on the island of Hainan

Follow-up dates and additional information can be obtained from our manager by calling: (812) 438 38 41, 275 59 42, 948 38 71

Day 1 - Beijing
Young children give inconsolable mothers of their sons to the monastery. Weeping at night, they part forever.
They know there is probably no way back.
From the age of four, boys are taught the art of martial arts. Crawl like a snake, attack like a tiger, jump like a monkey.
As you know, the Shaolin Monastery is the cradle of oriental martial arts. According to legend, the beginning of the Shaolin Wushu tradition was laid by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma who came to China from India in 495 AD. Having become the abbot of Shaolin, he developed a system of movements for monastic novices so that they could recuperate after long meditations.
Arriving in Beijing.
Meeting with flowers in a / p, transfer to the hotel, accommodation. Sightseeing tour of Beijing with a visit to Tiananmen Square (Square of Heavenly Tranquility) and the Forbidden City of Gugong (Winter Imperial Palace 1406-1420). A trip to a silk factory. Lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Evening program: dinner - Beijing duck, attending the performance of Kung Fu masters of Shaolin Monastery. Back to the hotel.

Day 2 - Beijing
Beijing Opera
Have you ever encountered this strange art for non-Chinese people, where men portray women, adults “false” on children’s falsetto, drums and gongs stun the audience, and artists do a good half of the action, instead of singing, fight swords and jump like acrobats? Where does this mixture of melodies, dialogues and oriental fighting techniques come from?
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Great Wall of China and the tombs of the Ming emperors (1368-1644). A trip to a pearl factory. Lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Evening program: dinner at the restaurant of the Qing emperors, a visit to the Beijing Opera. Hotel night.

Day 3 - Beijing
So, the bath in Chinese is a five-storey sparkling palace, in which each floor strictly carries its function.
In the first, you are undressed and affectionately led to a washroom, reminiscent of the royal chambers. And what else to call a room decorated with rare minerals and sitting showers with jade stools in the form of elephants? Next, you begin to rub with different brushes, lubricate with oils and creams, massage.
Several onyx and malachite basins resemble a chain of tiny lakes. Asian service is flawless: while you bask in warm waters, feeling like Cleopatra, slippers miraculously turn to you with their heels...
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Summer Imperial Palace (walk on the lake) and the Yunhegong Lamaist Temple. Lunch at the restaurant. Evening program: visit the Chinese bath. Hotel night.

Day 4 - Beijing Shanghai
Numerous skyscrapers, crazy rhythm of the city, countless advertising - all this is modern Shanghai. The Pearl of the East is the tallest television tower in Asia and the third tallest in the world, with a revolving restaurant at 267 meters. The rotating restaurant "Pearls of the East" is the only one in Asia located at such a height.
Breakfast at the hotel. Airport transfer. Flight to Shanghai. Arrival and meeting in a/p. Hotel accommodation. Sightseeing tour of Shanghai, the new Pudong district. Lunch at the restaurant. The Pearl of the Orient, the Garden of Joy, the Huangpu River cruise. Dinner at the revolving restaurant of the Pearl of the East TV Tower. Back to the hotel. Hotel night.

Day 5 - SUDJOW
Suzhou is an ancient Chinese city built on water, eastern Venice, whose history dates back 2,500 years. During the Ming Dynasties (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911), there were about 200 gardens.
Breakfast at the hotel. One day trip to Suzhou – “Chinese Venice”. Excursion to the Park of a modest official. Lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Inspection of City Gate. Return to a hotel in Shanghai. Night at the hotel.

Day 6 - Hanzhou
There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Heaven is in heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.” Only after visiting Hangzhou, Lake Shihu, and observing its splendor with your own eyes, you can understand the true meaning of this expression.
Breakfast at the hotel. A trip to Hangzhou. Sightseeing tour of the ancient city. Lunch. Walk through the most famous lake in China - Lake Sihu (West Lake). Lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Temple of the Soul Refuge of Linysa, Pagoda of the Six Harmonies of Luhet. Return to a hotel in Shanghai. Hotel night.

Day 7 - Zhujiajiao
The famous water village of Zhu Jiazzao has a history of more than 1,700 years, the village, consisting of numerous houses on the water of the Qing dynasty, stone bridges across canals and rivers, like a pearl, is surrounded by a beautiful landscape of mountains and numerous lakes.
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the suburban village on the water "Zhu jia jiao" - Garden "Ma", Post of the Jing Dynasty, North Street, Pharmacy of old times "Tong tian he", Shop-Museum selling rice. Lunch at the restaurant. Return to a hotel in Shanghai. Hotel night.

Day 8 - SHANGHAI
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Shanghai. Departure.