Arrive at Beijing. After clearing customs and retrieving our baggage, we are met by our guide and transferred to the luxury hotel for well-deserved rest and relaxation.

Built to protect its people from northern marauders, the Great Wall snakes its way thousands of miles across Northern China and is one of the few objects on the earth visible even from the moon. This morning we spend time walking atop this man-made wonder of the world and appreciate its imposing wonder. After the Great Wall, our next destination is the Olympic Park where we will visit the new attractions including “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, “Water Cube” Aquatics Centre, and the National Grand Theatre. Tonight we indulge our plates with the famed Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.

Xian is home to the life-sized Terra-Cotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang. Made to protect China’s first emperor even in death, the Terra- Cotta Army was found by a farmer in 1974 and attracts thousands of visitors each year. After viewing the fine troops, we return back to the city limits for a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and a view of the Old City Wall. After dinner, we watch a Tang Dynasty stage opera.

We depart for Suzhou, a picturesque city known as the “Venice of the East”. Built around Grand Canal, Suzhou’s many excellent classical gardens have entitled Suzhou the “Garden City”. The city tour of Suzhou features visits to Lingering Garden and Hanshan Temple, overlook the Tiger Hill and pass by the Grand Canal. After a local cuisine for lunch, we head to Wuxi, where we will visit the Yuantoudu Park and Lake Tai. In the evening, the local cuisine with Wuxi Ribs are served for dinner.

Enjoy the full day free at leisure. You may choose either to stay at the hotel, or spend the day further exploring Shanghai at your own pace, or perhaps continue on to Nanjing Road for some last minute souvenir shopping.