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Itinerary

Wednesday Leave LAX on ANA
Thursday Arrive in Beijing. Transfer to Song He Hotel.
Friday Visit Yong He Gong Temple complex . Lunch. Transfer to airport for flight to Urumchi. Overnight Holiday Inn.
Saturday Drive to Heavenly Lake (Boat ride on the lake). Lunch at Lake. Return to Urumchi.
Sunday Bus to Turpan. Jiaohe Ruins. Kerez. Lunch. Sugong Tower. Local Museum. Overnight at the Turpan Hotel.
Monday Morning visit to Flaming Cliffs and 1000 Buddha Caves. Gauchung. Return to Urumchi by bus. Overnight at Urumchi.
Tuesday Fly from Urumqi to Dunhuang. Tour local museum and Sand mountain. Overnight at the Dunhuang Hotel.
Wedneday Whole day tour to Mogao Grottos. Overnight at the Dunhuang Hotel.
Thursday Drive to Anxi. Visit the Yulin Grotto. Lunch along the way. Return to Dunhuang.
Friday Fly to Lanzhou. Visit city museum. Drive to Xiahe. Overnight Yurt Hotel.
Saturday Labrang Lamasery complex. Depart at 2 pm and drive back to Lanzhou.
Sunday Take a morning train from Lanzhou to Tianshui. Overnight Yatai Hotel.

Professor Springer at Labrang Lamasary (top), with a group of Lamas (bottom)  

Monday Maijishan Grottoes.
Tuesday Take a bus from Tianshui to Xi'an - almost whole day bus ride. Overnight at the Xian Sheraton Hotel. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Show.
Wednesday Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors. Afternoon visit to the History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Ancient City Wall.
Thursday Take train to Luoyang. Stay at Peony Plaza Hotel. Visit the local museum.
Friday Morning visit Longmen grottoes and White Horse Temple. After lunch, bus from Luoyang to Zhengzhou. Then change to train to Taiyuan. Overnight on the train soft sleeper.
Saturday Arrive in Taiyuan in the early morning. Breakfast.Tianlongshan Grottos. Drive to Visit Pingyao city,. Shuanglin Monastery. Overnight at the Yuyuan Hotel.
Sunday Drive to Wutaishan Mt. Visit the Foguang Temple. Overnight at the Yindu Hotel.
Monday Return to Datong by bus. Visit to Datong Grottoes. On the way visit HuaYang and Shanhua Monasteries. Take the overnight train leaving Datong for Beijing – soft sleeper.
Tuesday Arrive in Beijing. Overnight Peace Hotel.
Wedneday Morning flight to Narita. Transit to LAX

Price Includes: Chinese national guide to make certain all goes well on this difficult journey. Local guides; all transportation by air, bus and rail in China; three meals per day, hotels at double occupancy; entrance tickets to all listed sites and events; single entry Chinese visa.

Does not include: International airfare; airport departure or construction taxes in China; baggage overweight charges, local hotel bed taxes, or tips to local guides, or drivers, or porters who assist you with your luggage.