The Silk Road, or Silk Route, is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting East and West Asia by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. The trade route was initiated around 114 BC by the Han Dynasty, largely through the missions and explorations of Zhang Qian although earlier trade across the continents had already existed.

 

Geographically, the Silk Road or Silk Route is an interconnected series of ancient trade routes connecting Chang'an (today's Xi'an). It was used to transport silk to the world plus to be a great source of information with people getting transported to different parts of the country in China, with Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, extending over 8,000 km (5,000 miles) on land and sea. Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of the great civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Indian subcontinent, and Rome, and helped to lay the foundations for the modern world. The first person who used the terms "Seidenstraße" and "Seidenstraßen" or "Silk Road(s)" and "Silk Route(s)", was the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877.

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Your guide will be holding your name sign and waiting for you at airport until you come, and then you will be transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

 

Day 02: Beijing
Today,we will go to visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Peking Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by Kongfu Show in the Red Theater. (B+L+D)

 

Day 03: Beijing
Badaling Great Wall. you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. (B+L)

 

Day 04: Beijing - Urumqi
Summer Palace. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

 

Day 05: Urumqi - Turpan
Drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)

 

Day 06: Turpan - Dunhuang
Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. (B+L+D)

 

Day 07: Dunhuang
Pick you up at Liuyuan railway station and transfer you to the hotel in Dunhuang. You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. Breakfast is on your side. (L)

 

Day 08: Dunhuang - Lanzhou
Mogao Grottoes. Take a flight to Lanzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Waterwheel Garden. (B+L)

 

Day 09: Lanzhou
Today,we will go to visit Binglingsi Grottoes. (B+L)

 

Day 10: Lanzhou - Xiahe
Transfer to Xiahe and check in at the hotel. Visit the Sangke Grassland and have a visit to a Tibetan family. (B+L)

 

Day 11: Xiahe - Lanzhou
Today,we will go to visit Labrang Monastery and have a watch of the morning devotion there. Drive back to Lanzhou and stay at the hotel. (B+L)

 

Day 12: Lanzhou - Xi'an
Fly to Xian and transfer to the hotel. Visit the City Wall. After enjoying the Sichuan Cuisine lunch at a famous restaurant, visit the Provincial History Museum. This evening we will offer you the best Cantonese Banquet. (B+L+D)

 

Day 13: Xian
Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a local famous restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. After you enjoy the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)

 

Day 14: Xi'an - Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Qibao Old Town, the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund. The farewell dinner is served at the famous restaurant followed by a breathtaking Acrobatics Show. (B+L+D)

 

Day 15: Departure from Shanghai
We drive you to the airport.See you again.(B)