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Beijing -Pingyao (Taiyuan ) Two-Night Tour - $260
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 Included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1997,the perimeter of this square city is 6.4 kilometers long and the city wall is the earliest and largest intact city wall in China. The one that stands now was built early in the Ming Dynasty and is 12 meters high with an average width of five meters Its body is rammed earth strengthened with a covering of bricks. There are crenels, a water drainage system and the top is floored with bricks. Outside the city wall there is a moat four meters wide and four meters deep. The city has six gates, twoon the east wall and two on the west and one on the south and one on the north. All the gales project outwards and have two doors each. The city has resulted in the name of "Turtle City" with the two gates on the south and north representing the head and tail of the head and tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west as the four legs. The two doors on the south or on the north stand opposite to each other, like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond southern gate are like a turtle's two eyes. The outer door of the north gate turns east like the tail of a turtle turned to the right. There is a tower at each gate and seven-meter-high towers at each corner. Along the wall there are platforms 50 meters apart, 3,000 crenels on the outer wall and 72 watchtowers.The streets, old government offices, shops and residential houses inside the city retain their original styles and shapes and are a model for research on a county town seat of the Ming Dynasty. The city is under national protection We operate two kinds of Beijing-Pingyao Tours: 2 nights' rail & 3 nights'rail tours as follows: Itinerary One ( two nights on train ) : Day 01: Beijing-Pingyao by overnight train T203 ( starting at 21:30 from Beijing west station) Met at your hotel and transferred to Beijing West Rail Station. Day 02: Arrival in Pingyao at 5:21 am. After breakfast, visit City Wall of Pingyao, Ri Sheng Chang Private Bank, the streets in Ming & Qing Dynasty and other places of historical interest within the wall of Pingyao. After lunch, move on to Wang Family Buildings: Built in 1756, it is a group of well-preserved civilian buildings in Qing Dynasty. Then drive to Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi Province, 80 KM away from Pingyao.A short city tour and after dinner, take overnight train T 202 ( starting at 19:00 from Taiyuan ). Day 03: Arrival in Beijing at 7:50 AM. met and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Quotation for Per Person : Tour Cost :USD 260 per person Price to include : 1) Hotel-Beijing Station and Station to Beijing Hotel Transfer 2) Beijing-Pingyao-Beijing soft sleeper train Tickets 3) Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the second day 4) Sightseeing in Pingyao and Taiyuan in private car or van with Englsih speaking guide 5) Entrance fees Itinerary Two ( two nights on train & one night in Taiyuan ) : Day 01:Beijing-Taiyuan Transfer from hotel to Beijing railway station for overnight train K701 to Taiyuan depart at 21:13. Overnight on train 4 people sharing one compartment. Day 02:Taiyuan Arrival in Taiyuan at 7:30 am. Met and transfered to Shanxi Grand Hotel for 1 night .The rest of the day excursion to visit Qiao Family Courtyard and Pingyao Old Town.( L, D ) Day 03:Taiyuan- Beijing Morning visit Jinci Monastery, transfer to railway station for train K718(12:12-20:17) back to Beijing, transfer to hotel in Beijing. Quotation for Per Person : Group Size :( Minimum 2 people) USD 260 per person. on sharing twin room basis. Single Room Supplement :USD 35 per person. Quotation Includes : 1. Hotel accommodation as listed in the itinerary or similar class hotel. 2. Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach with English speaking local guide, admission fee,m eals (B = western breakfast in Hotel, L = Chinese lunch at local restaurant, D = Chinese dinner at local Restaurant) and arrival / departure transfers between railway station-hotel as listed in the itinerary. 3.Domestic train Beijing-Taiyuan-Beijing ( soft berth for overnight train and soft seat for day time train). Quotation Excludes : 1. Hotel in Beijing 2. Personal Expenses Note : (1)Payment: Payment in advance, or you may pay to our tour guide or come to our office in person for the payment in Beijing. (2)The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. A Brief Introduction to Scenic Spots : Wang Family Buildings : Wang Family Buildings Built in 1756, it is a group of well-preserved civilian buildings in Qing Dynasty. Ancient Pingyao City : Ancient Pingyao City First built in 1370, it shows the ancient Chinese architectural style of symmetry. Jin Ancestral Temple : Jin Ancestral Temple It was built around 400 A.D. The Hall of Holy Mother, the sculptures, tablets and other historical relics in the temple still remain intact. Ri Sheng Chang Private Bank : Ri Sheng Chang Private Bank A Building of the earliest old-style private bank in China. Tour-beijing Travel Service Terms For more information, please contact us: E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0086 10 67160201 ext. 1006,1007 Fax: 0086 10 67160150 Add: 2001-1-1, Nanxiaojie, Chongwen District, Beijing, China Emergent Call: 0086 13701067793 or 13901312027 ( mobile ). |
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