Day 1/Arrive in Beijing                                                     
Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. Transfer to your comfortable hotel on arrival. (D)

Day 2/Beijing                                                                     
Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, National Center for the Performing Arts (no entry). In the afternoon, visit Temple of Heaven. Enjoy Peking Duck for Dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 3/Beijing                                                                    
Today's highlight is the visit to the Great Wall, MingTombs (the statue-lined Spirit Road and Changling Tomb).  On the way back to hotel, stop at Olympic Park and outside view the National Stadium (Bird's Nest, no entry) and the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube, no entry). (B,L,D)

Day 4/Beijing-Urumqi                                                    
Visit the enchanting Summer Palace, the Yonghe Lama Temple,. Take a late afternoon flight to Urumqi. (B,L,D)

Day 5/Urumqi                                                                  
Today's highlight is sightseeing of Heavenly Lake (Tianchi Lake), Xinjiang Regional Museum, and Erdao Qiao Market. (B,L,D)

Day 6/Urumqi-Kashgar                                                 
Take a morning flight to Kashgar. Pay a visit to Id Kah Mosque, and the local colorful Bazaar (the Sunday Bazaar is said to be the largest bazaar in Central Asia). (B,L,D)

Day 7/Kashgar-Urumqi-Turpan                                    
In the morning, visit the Apak Hoja Tomb, the ancient streetand visit some local handicraft workshop. Take an afternoon flight back to Urumqi. Then, drive to Turpan. (B,L,D)

Day 8/Turpan                                                                 
Visit the Emin Minaret, the largest ancient Islamic tower in Xinjiang; the Astana Tombs; the Ancient City Sites of Gaochang, the Ancient City of Jiaohe. Then, pay a visit the Grape Valley, where you can enjoy numerous kinds of grapes and experience the grape culture. (B,L,D)

Day 9/Turpan-Dunhuang                                               
Visit the Karez Irrigation System, Flame Mountain. Take overnight train to Dunhuang with soft sleeper (the 1st class in China, 4 persons sharing one cabin). (B,L,D)