( Lhasa )

Day 1/Arrive in Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. Transfer to the hotel for rest. (No meal)

Day 2/Beijing
Visit Tian'anmen Square, the largest urban square in the world. Move on to visit Forbidden City, the imperial palace of Ming and Qing dynasties. In the afternoon, visit Temple of Heaven. Enjoy Peking Duck for dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 3/Beijing
Today's highlight is your visit to Mutianyu Section of Great Wall (excluded Cable Car), and Ming Tombs (statue-lined Spirit Road, Changling Tomb).  (B,L)

Day 4/Beijing
Visit the enchanting Summer Palace. In the afternoon, visit Yonghe Lama Temple and Nanluogu Lane. Enjoy Peking Opera after dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 5/Beijing-Lhasa
After breakfast, walk through some old "Hutongs". Following time is at leisure. Transfer to Beijing West Railway Station and take train to Lhasa. (B,L)
Accommodation: on the train

Day 6/Tibet Train 
On the train. (no meal)
Accommodation: on the train

Day 7/Arrive in Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa in evening, and Transfer to the hotel on arrival. Rest and acclimatize yourself to the local time and altitude. (No meal)

Day 8/Lhasa
The first day of sightseeing is the visit to cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Market. (B,L)

Day 9/Lhasa
Sightsee of the Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulingka in Lhasa. (B,L)

Day10/Lhasa-Gyantse 
Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse, and pass by Yamdroktso Lake for sightseeing. In Gyantse, visit Kumbum Monastery and Kumbum Stupa. (B)

Day11/Gyantse-Shigatse-Lhasa
Proceed to Shigatse and visit Tashihunpo Monastery, the new Palace of Panchen Lama. Then, drive back to Lhasa. (B)

Day12/Lhasa-Yambajing-Lhasa
Today's highlight is to appreciate the Northern Tibet pastoral land & hot spring area --- Yambajing. (B,L)

Day13/Lhasa-Zhongdian 
Taka a flight to Zhongdian, known as Shangri-La. Transfer to the hotel on arrival. (B)

Day14/Zhongdian
Pay a visit to Dukezong Ancient Twon, Songzanlin Lamasery, Napahai Lake. (B,L,D)

Day15/Zhongdian-Lijiang
Drive to Lijiang, en route visit Tiger Leaping Gorge, located on the upstream of the Yangtze River in Yunnan. Check in hotel upon arrival. (B,L)

Day16/Lijiang
Take a cable car to visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain via Spruce Plateau. Then, visit Yufeng Temple, located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Drive back and walk around Lijiang Old Town, one of UNESCO's protected world Heritage Sites. Enjoy Dongba Religion Dance in the evening. (B,L)

Day17/Lijiang-Dali
Drive to Dali and enjoy the scenery on the way. Dali City stands against Cangshan Mountain in the west and adjoins Erhai Lake in the east, and is embraced by undulating hills around. Visit Xizhou Ancient Town and morning market. (B,L)

Day18/Dali
Enjoy a cruise on Erhai Lake, then, visit Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Monastery. Enjoy Three Flavors of Tea Ceremony of Bai People, walk around Dali Ancient City. (B,L,D)

Day19/Dali-Kunming-Shilin (Stone Forest)
The morning is at leisure. In the afternoon, take a shuttle bus for normal Chinese people to Kunming (depart at about 14:30, taking 4.5 hours). Pick up from the shuttle bus station, and transfer to Shilin. (B)
Attention: The train of Dali-Kunming has no soft-sleeper on the train. The train situation is also very bad. Normally no foreign tourist take this train, we suggest you use the shuttle bus which departs from Dali on 8:30 and 14:30(exactly departure time please confirm it with the local guide.)The bus takes about 4.5 hours.

Day20/Stone Forest-Kunming-Shanghai
The whole day's sightseeing is to visit the Ancient Alu Caves and Stone Forest. Then, drive back to Kunming and take an evening flight to Shanghai. (B,L)

Day21/Shanghai
Enjoy 1 hour cruise on Huangpu River. On its western shore, the colonial landmarks of the Bund serve as a reminder of Shanghai's 19th-century struggle to reclaim a waterfront from the bogs of this river; on the eastern shore, the steel and glass skyscrapers of the Pudong New Area point to a burgeoning financial empire of the future. Then, climb up Jinmao Tower, for the panoramic view of Pudong. The rest day is free for your exploration in Shanghai. (B,L)
Shanghai Destination Guide: Yuyuan Garden, a well-restored Suzhou-style garden, was specially built fro Pan's parents as a place to enjoy themselves a tranquil and happy time in their old age. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters are unique characteristic. Located next to the Yu Garden and also known today as the Yuyuan Garden Market, Chenghuangmiao was built in the fifteenth century during the Ming Dynasty. It filled with antique markets and specialty stores. Nanjing Road is a must-see metropolitan destination, China's No. 1 shopping street, Shanghai's past and present commercial centers.

Day22/Depart from Shanghai
Our guide leads the guests to the airport by Maglev (one-way, the luggage will be carried by the clients). TOUR ENDS! (B)

Hotels (or the same standard):
Beijing: *** Ping An Fu Beijing
Tibet: *** Gorka Hotel (or Dhud Gu, Shangbala)
Gyantse: Gyantse Hotel (best one in Gyantse)
Zhongdian: Gyalthan Dzong Hotel Zhongdian
Lijiang: **** Yinxiang Gucheng Wenyuan Hotel Lijiang
Dali: **** Landscape Hotel
Shilin: **(*) Shilin Hotel
Shanghai: *** New Asia Hotel Shanghai