b'Discover ChinaSHANGHAIYOUR ITINERARYDays 1-2 - Arrival in Beijing, ChinasDay 4 is a highlight of our holiday as weDays 7-8 - Giant pandas and historic fascinating and historic capitalvisit the Great Wall of China. Taking atemples in gastronomic ChengduMeeting our Tour Manager and fellowcable car to the wall itself, we are freeA high-speed train takes us to Chengdu travellers at London Heathrow, weto explore the towers and walk alongtoday. On arrival in the Sichuan capital, board a direct overnightight to theparapets in the strikingly fresh air. Onwe are transferred to our 5-Star hotel Chinese capital. Arriving in Beijing onour way back to Beijing, we stop forbefore embracing localavours during Day 2, we are met by a local English- photo opportunities and lunch, beforea dinner of Sichuan specialities.speaking guide and transfer to ourenjoying an authentic experience this central 4-Star hotel for time at leisure. evening at a Peking duck restaurant.Sichuan may be famed for its food, but there is another reason that people Days 3-4 - Exploring the iconicDays 5-6 - The Silk Road city of Xian ock here. On Day 8, we visit the Panda Forbidden City and Great Wall and the incredible Terracotta ArmyResearch Centre to admire these Our expert local guide joins us for aBoarding the First Class carriages of aadorable creatures as they lounge in tour of this fascinating city, starting atmodern, high-speed train, we leave thetheir large enclosures. After lunch, we Tiananmen Square, the site of the 1989capital bound for Xian, one of therstvisit the 7th-century Buddhist Wenshu protests and the tomb of Mao Zedong.world cities at the end of the Silk Road. Temple and stroll amongst the teak In the spectacular Forbidden City, thebuildings of lantern-lined Jinli Street. worlds largest palace complex, we strollOn Day 6, we marvel at the astonishing through breathtaking palaces, ornateTerracotta Army. This mind-blowingDays 9-12 - Incredible Yangtze River halls, gorgeous gardens and amongstcollection features more than 8,000cruise to the Three Gorges Damquintessential Chinese architecture thatlife-sized and unique sculptures and isAfter a visit to an authentic teahouse stands as testament to Chinas longutterly captivating. Later, we discoverin Chengdu, we travel by train to history. Our explorations continue atmore about the melting pot of culturesChongqing to board our deluxe cabins the 15th-century Temple of Heaven,that resulted from the Silk Road in theon an exquisite Five-Star cruise shipa magni cent complex of Ming-eraMuslim Quarter before sitting down forready to sail along Asias longest river, religious buildings and parks.a dumpling banquet this evening.the mighty Yangtze, to Yichang. 54 ASIA'