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Xi’An Ancient Relics Tour Xi’An, LuoYang, ShangJie, JiaoZuo, LingBao 7 Days 5 Nights Experience Pure Tours (NO Shopping Shops & Compulsory Optional Tour) YunTai Mountain Yuntai Mountain, Yuntaishan in Chinese, is perched in the intersection of Henan and 西江千户苗寨 Shanxi Province. This picturesque landscape makes Yuntai Mountain reputed as A Long Art 凯里规模最大苗寨，约有 1000 多户人家， Gallery and Volumes of Historical Books. In 又称为“千户苗寨”。村寨依山势向两边展 Yuntai Mountain you can not only enter a 开，前后青山绿水，田园风光与民族风情融 virgin forest and appreciate the charm of the 为一体。这里亦是苗族歌舞之乡，节日 多 nature, but also take a deep breath of fresh air 规模大，内容形式多样。寨内房屋多是 以 and taste the local dishes. 枫木搭成的吊脚楼，暗红色的枫木板壁 在 夕阳照射下一片金黄，景色一绝。 Shaolin Monastery, in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province, is reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven'. Included on UNESCO's World 青岩古镇 Cultural & Natural Heritage List Tour Highlights in 2010, it is the cradle of the 古镇始建于明代，原为军事要 Direct flight to Xi’An by AirAsia X Chinese Zen Buddhism and the 塞，镇内完好地保存了大量明 Shaolin Martial Arts such as 清时期的古建筑，电影《寻 To Ensure that no any shopping stops Shaolin Cudgel. During the day and no optional at their own expense, plenty of 枪》的拍摄，使得青岩古镇为 time to visit. The Longmen Grottoes are 更多人所熟知。 Discover the mysterious army of terracotta warriors and learn located in the south of Luoyang City. They are between Mount about the start of unified China (221 BC). Xiang and Mount Longmen and A UNESCO World Heritage Site; the Mausoleum of the First Qin face Yi River. Longmen Grottoes, Emperor (Qin Shi Huang) Yungang Caves and Mogao Caves are regarded as the three Taste local snacks and the flavor of life in the Muslim Quarter most famous treasure houses of Chinese Han Zen Buddhism ancestral Chambe – ShaoLin Temple stone inscriptions in China. One of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art with tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples – The LongMen Guanlin Temple, about seven Grottoes kilometers (about 4.5 miles) south of Luoyang City, was built Carefully arranged: Unlimited mineral water provided in 1596, during the reign of Emperor Wanli in the Ming Luxury Accommodation Dynasty (1368-1644) and was Xi’An Local 5* ※ Xi’An Grand Noble Hotel expanded in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It is called General ShangJie 5* ※ Aloft ZhengZhou ShangJie Guan's Tomb as well. LuoYang 4* ※ Cygnus International Hotel Muslim Street Located in the center of Xian City, the Muslim Characteristics Flavor Street is a fantastic place to wander. All shops and Special Arrange : DengFeng Vegetarian, YunTaiShan Farm Cuisine, LuoYang Water-Banquet, BiangBiang Noodles, restaurants in the street are operated by Muslims. A variety Xi’An Dumpling Banquet of Muslim food and snacks can be tried here, tasty and very cheap, including the locals' favorites, roasted beef, roasted fish, and pancakes. The Terracotta Army was constructed to accompany the tomb of China’s First Emperor as an afterlife guard. The thousands of detailed life-size models represent the army that united China at the end of the Warring States Period (476–221 BC). They were molded in parts, fired, then assembled and painted. It is considered one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, and one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. Days Breakfast Lunch Dinner Hotel Accommodation or Similar Day 1 Own Own Meal on Board Xi’An 4* TaoYuan Holiday Hotel Day 2 Hotel DengFeng Vegetarian Chinese Cuisine ShangJie 5* Aloft ZhengZhou ShangJie Day 3 Hotel YunTaiShan Farm Cuisine Chinese Cuisine LuoYang 4* LuoYang Peony Plaza Hotel Day 4 Hotel LuoYang Water-Banquet Chinese Cuisine LingBao 4* ZiJingGong Hotel Day 5 Hotel Chinese Cuisine Chinese Cuisine Xi’An Local 5*Novetel Xi’An SCPG Day 6 Hotel BiangBiang Noodles Xi’An Dumpling Banquet Day 7 Meal on Board DAY 1：Kuala Lumpur Xi’An ~ Transfer to Check in Hotel DAY 2：Xi’An / LuoYang (by High Speed Train, 2nd Class Seat, about 2 hrs) /DengFeng (about 1.5hrs) ~ ShaoLin Monastery (include Battery Car) ~ The Pagoda Forest ~ Chinese Martial Arts / ShangJie (about 1hrs) DAY 3：ShangJie / JiaoZuo (about 1.5hrs) ~ YunTai Mountain (include Battery Car) ~ Red Stone Gorge ~ Tanpu Gorge (XiaoZhai Valley) / LuoYang (about 2hrs) DAY 4：LuoYang ~ LongMen Grottoes (include round trip Battery Car) ~ GuanLin Temple ~ LiJing Gate (LuoYang Old Town District) / LingBao (about 4hrs) DAY 5：LingBao / LinTong (about 2hrs) ~ Terracotta Army -Terracotta Warriors and Horses (include One way Battery Car) ~ Emperor QinShiHuang’s Mausoleum / Xi’An (about 1hrs) DAY 6：Xi’An ~ ShaanXi History Museum (closed on Monday) ~ Big Wild Goose Pagoda ~ North Square ~ Music Fountain Square ~ Muslim Street ~ Bell Tower & Drum Tower ~ After Dinner transfer to XianYang Inth Airport DAY 7：Xi’An Kual Lumpur ## The trip is finished and wish you a pleasant journey ## DAY 1 KUL – XIY D7 346 1815-2315 DAY 7 XIY – KUL D7 347 0015-0520 TOUR CODE : 6A)7XAA-NS/D7 .
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