Overview

7 Nights 8 Days Beijing Xian Shanghai Tour in China in 2024

Travel Beijing Xian Shanghai to explore the most popular and classic destinations of China. Tour the Golden Triangle Cities to witness China’s past, present and future!

Beijing and Xian were both ancient capitals of China. Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors and other numerous cultural relics are left standing in the two cities, even though the dynasties were gone one by one for years. Explore the survived cultural relics is a great choice for you to understand the past China. Shanghai, the largest city of China, is at the forefront of China’s economy and symbolizes the rapid modernization and urbanization of Chinese society.

Beijing is a city of contrasts, both modern and ancient, a huge metropolis spreading over 16,800 square kilometres and with a population of 13 million people.
Modern Beijing is truly astounding and the last five years have seen unprecedented growth with new office blocks, flats and ring roads and even traffic jams springing up all over the capital.

Ancient Beijing is still there for you to see and this famous capital has a history dating back more than 3,000 years. At various times it has been the capital of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties whose rise and fall has left behind a host of cultural relics and ruins. The city is now the proud owner of scores of splendid temples, palaces, monuments and old streets and courtyards (hutongs).

There are many wonderful sights to see both in the heart of Beijing and the surrounding area. In the city centre is Tiananmen Square, the largest square on earth covering 40 hectares and surrounded by the Great Hall of the People and Mao Zedong’s Mausoleum. Through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, topped by a giant portrait of Chairman Mao is the extraordinary Forbidden City, a mighty Imperial Palace for the emperors and their families during the Ming (1368 to 1644) and Qing (1644 to 1911) dynasties. Not just a palace but a small town, entry was forbidden to ordinary people for over 500 years.

Other places of interest are the Summer Palace, residence of the 19th century Empress Cixi with a classical imperial garden. Within the Palace grounds are Kunming Lake, meandering paths and hills and the Long Corridor, a wooden lakeside covered walkway, exquisitely painted with landscapes and Chinese legends. Another important Beijing landmark is the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties made sacrifices for a good harvest and worshipped Heaven.

However the most magnificent man-made project on earth, stretching more than 6,000 kilometres is the Great Wall, built 2,500 years ago to keep out the barbarians who threatened the Chinese Empire. It is not just a single fortification, but a whole system. In places it divides into two or more lines, with many outlying and unconnected sections. Silk Road Tours take you to the less crowded section at Mutianyu, for a walk along the Great Wall.

What you can do in three days in Beijing? Many! You won’t miss the landmarks, such as Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, even can take a half day’s visit to the famous Great Wall of China(Mutianyu Section). You even don’t have to hold a Chinese visa because Beijing is visa-free for 144 hours’ stay! Time is enough for you get out the airport to the city and enjoy a memorable trip in Beijing to explore the highlights of this capital city, then return to continue your international flight!

Xian was called Chang’an in ancient times.  As one of China’s seven ancient national capitals, it served as the capital for 12 dynasties spanning more than 1,000 years. Xi’an therefore, has a great number of precious relics and historical sites. More than 4,000 historical sites and tombs have been excavated and over 120,000 historical relics remain unearthed. The main tourist attractions include The Terra cotta Warriors and Horses, Great Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Pool, BanPo Site, Stele Forest, Mosque, QianLing Mausoleum, Famen Temple and Maoling Mausoleum. Xi’an was the starting point of the Old Silk Road that extended from Asia to Europe and played an important role in cultural inter flow between the East and West in ancient times.
Today Xian is one of China’s major tourist attractons. The big drawcard is the Army of Terracotta Warriors,but there are countless other sights scattered in and around the city.There is also an Islamic element to Xian,found in tucked-away mosques  and busy marketplaces,that lends the city a touch of the exotic rarely found in Chinese cities farther east.

Shanghai is well known in the world not only for its prosperous cosmopolitan feature but also for its rich humanistic resources. In recent years, a number of modern buildings have been added to the city, such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Library, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Circus City, Shanghai City-Planning Exhibition Hall and Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum. They have become new scenic sights in Shanghai. Colorful festivities, like Shanghai Tourism Festival and Shanghai China International Art Festival, have attracted and increasing number of tourists from home and overseas.
Since Shanghai succeeded in winning the bid for the sponsorship of world Expo 2010, all sectors of preparation work have started and are in progress. The world has given China a share of luck and Shanghai will add more splendor to the world. Shanghai is ushering in excellent opportunities for development. People of Shanghai warmly welcome visitors from home and overseas.