Different regions are featured by different cultures: three ancient great capitals, located on the vast land of North China, display grand imperial palaces and gardens together with other historic relics; Taian city well-known for Mount. Tai is one of the greatest cradles for Chinese civilization which can date back to ten thousand years ago; Qufu, as the birth place of Confucianism, has left numerous historic and cultural heritages; both Qingdao and Shanghai are rising from the small villages to be influential cities marked by colonial and native heritages. This is a cultural heritage discovery in every way.

• Welcome to China! Welcome to Beijing! After arrival, clearing the customs and retrieving baggage by yourself, be met by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall who is holding a sign on which it says your name. And then transferred by your private car/vehicle to your hotel downtown. After check-in and a short rest in your hotel, you will pay a visit to the Temple of Heaven and the ancient pedestrian streets: Qianmen Street and Dashilan Street. The above-mentioned tour activities depend on your Arrival Time. If you miss our arrangements for you because of your flight schedule, then you are free to spend the remainder of the day.

• Today's excursion will first take you to the Badaling Great Wall and a Cloisonne Factory. After lunch, you'll move on to Beijing Olympic Village to take some photos of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube from the outside. And then proceed to the splendid Summer Palace. Feel a little tired after the full-day trip? No worry. Mandarin Tours will arrange a foot massage (free of charge) for you. It is a most incredible relaxing treatment! Take the delicious Peking Roast Duck as your dinner you will finish today's program.

• Today, you will first visit the world's largest city plaza - the historic Tian'anmen Square. Then walk to the marvelous "Egg" - National Centre for the Performing Arts, to take some pictures from its outside. Proceed to the magnificent Forbidden City. After having lunch in a local family during the following Hutong Tour by Rickshaw, you will be escorted to Jingshan Park. From its top you may enjoy a perfect panorama of the whole Forbidden City and the city of Beijing. In the early evening, you will take the overnight train to Luoyang (21:42-06:51).

• Upon arrival in Luoyang, you'll be met and transferred by our local guide to your hotel for breakfast. Then you will begin with today's excursion to the historic Longmen Grottoes and the well-known Shaolin Temple.

• Enjoy your own leisure time until our guide escorts you to the railway station, and you`ll travel to Xi'an by train (about 5 hours). Upon your arrival, be met and transferred to your hotel. Later, you will have a sight-seeing tour of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After this tour and a short rest in your hotel, you will be transferred to a notable restaurant to enjoy a savory Dumpling Dinner (Jiaozi banquet).

• Today, you will first visit the incredible life-size Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. After lunch, move on to Shaanxi History Museum and the Ancient City Wall. Lastly you can make a stroll along Xi'an Local Free Market and the Square of the Bell Tower.
• Optional: You might enjoy the popular Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show tonihgt (You could book it in advance with this tour together).

• Be free until your tour guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Ji'nan. Upon your arrival, be met and transferred to Tai'an. After check-in in your hotel, the rest of the afternoon is free for your arrangement! Dinner will be served on time as you require. Our tour guide will provide detailed information of the various restaurants, shops and sightseeing options in Tai'an.

• Today, you will spend almost a full day on Taishan Mountain. You may take a cable-car to the top of the Mountain or, if your prefer, you can alternatively climb the mountain on foot. Afterwards you will get down the mountain on foot.

• Today you will enjoy a full-day excursion to Qufu, Confucius' hometown. And you will visit the three attractions of Qufu: Confucious Mansion, Confucius Temple and Confucius Forest. Drive back to Tai'an.

• Enjoy your free time until your tour guide picks you up and escorts to the railway station, and you`ll travel to Qingdao (widely known as Tsingtao in western) by train. Upon your arrival, be met and transferred to your hotel downtown. The rest of the day is free for your own arrangement. Qingdao/Tshingtao is one of the most beautiful harbor cities in China. Walking along the pedestrian streets nearby your hotel will surely amaze and delight you very much.

• Today, you will start an excursion of Laoshan Mountain with a visit to the Taiqing Palace. Among all the famous Chinese mountains, it is the only one that shoots up directly from the seaside. Some emperors of Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) and Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) used to visit Laoshan Mountain to look for immortals. After your return to the city of Qingdao, you'll visit Qingdao's landmark, the Zhanqiao Pier. And then move on to the delicate Qingdao Guest House. At last you will enjoy a glass of beer in the worldwide famed Tsingtao Brewery.

• In the morning, you will leave for Shanghai by air. Upon your arrival, you will first take a visit to the French Consession, Dongtai Road and Yu Garden in the Old City of Shanghai.
• Optional: Shanghai`s Acrobatic Performance is the best one in whole China. This evening, you may have an opportunity to enjoy it! Mandarin Tours will be very glad to arrange this program for you. If you want, you can book it in advance with this tour together.

• Today, your full-day incredible Shanghai Sightseeing Tour will take you to the People's Square, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Nanjing Road, the Bund, Jinmao Tower and Pudong New Area. During this best selected tour, you`ll get to learn the real Shanghai from its each aspect. 
• Optional: In the evening, you could take a taxi to Xin Tian Di ( the New World), here you will get the taste of Shanghai in the 1920's and the sonic modern lifestyle of urbanites of the 21st century. Just relax, enjoy the local beer and jazz music. Another choice you have for this evening is to take a cruise on the Huangpu River. You may appreciate the splendid Shanghai by night. If you like, you could ask our local guide to arrange both of them, so that you can appreciate them at one time!

• Enjoy your free time until your tour guide picks you up from your hotel. Then, you will "fly" to the Pudong International Airport for your departure by taking the world's fastest train - the Shanghai Maglev! However, it depends on your return flight schedule. In case of missing the Maglev, you'll be driven by car/van to the airport.