Cities:
Detroit / Shanghai - Wuzhen - Hangzhou - Yixing- Nanjing / Xi'an / Beijing / Detroit
Day:
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Itinerary:
| Day | Date | Weekday | Flight | City | Time | Itinerary |
| 1 | 5/8 | Sun | NW11 | DTW | 3.25P | Leave Detroit for Shanghai |
| 2 | 5/9 | Mon | NW11 | NRT | 5:30P | Arr. Tokyo for transfer to Shanghai |
| NW25 | NRT | 6:35P | Depart from Tokyo to Shanghai | |||
| NW25 | PVG | 8:45P | Arr. Shanghai Pudong Airport in the evening. Local guide will pick you up at airport and transfer to the hotel | |||
| TOP | WE MADE IT! | |||||
| 3 | 5/10 | Tue | BUS | Shanghai | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Jade Buddha Temple and YuYuan | |||||
| Afternoon | Shanghai Museum | |||||
| Evening | Enjoy Acrobatic Show | |||||
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| 4 | 5/11 | Wed | BUS | Shanghai | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | The old house in French colony area and Shikumen and new houses if possible | |||||
| Afternoon | Sun Yat-Sen's former residence History of the founding of CCP | |||||
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| 5 | 5/12 | Thu | BUS | Shanghai | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Leave for Wuzhen | |||||
| Wuzhen | Late Afternoon | Longjing Tea festival party (see how tea is made) | ||||
| Hangzhou | Evening | Arrive in Hangzhou | ||||
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| 6 | 5/13 | Fri | BUS | Hangzhou | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Boating on the West Lake (YueFei Temple, LeiFeng Pagoda, Qiu Jin Memoria) | |||||
| Late Afternoon | Silk Factory and shopping (see how silk is made) | |||||
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| 7 | 5/14 | Sat | BUS | Hangzhou | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Leave for Yixing | |||||
| Yixing | Afternoon | Yixing Ceramics Factory and Museum | ||||
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| 8 | 5/15 | Sun | BUS | Yixing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Leave for Nanjing, on the way visit Shan-Juan Cave | |||||
| Nanjing | Evening | Free Time | ||||
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| 9 | 5/16 | Mon | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | KMT Presidential Palace | |||||
| Afternoon | Visit Nanjing Museum | |||||
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| 10 | 5/17 | Tue | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Visit Nanjing Massacre Museum | |||||
| Afternoon | Confucius Temple and Civil Exam Museum | |||||
| Evening | Enjoy Chinese Traditional Music | |||||
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| 11 | 5/18 | Wed | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Nanjing Textile Import and Export Company | |||||
| Afternoon | Activity with Nanjing Normal Univ. (Arranged by Prof. Bu) | |||||
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| 12 | 5/19 | Thu | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Visit a business: Zhuoming Inc. at Shangmao - Lunch at Shangmao Plaza with city view (Shangmao is the tallest building in Jiangsu) | |||||
| Afternoon | Sun Yat Sen's Mausoleum | |||||
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| 13 | 5/20 | Fri | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Day | Visit Middle school of Nanjing Normal Univ. (Arranged by Ms. Ning Zhang) | |||||
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| 14 | 5/21 | Sat | BUS | Nanjing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Leave for Xi'An by HU7822 | |||||
| HU7822NKG | 11:50A | Take flight to Xi'An | ||||
| XIY | 1:30P | Arrival in Xi'An | ||||
| Afternoon | Visit Ancient City Wall, Hui (Chinese Muslim) Restaurant Dinner | |||||
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| 15 | 5/22 | Sun | BUS | XiAn | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Visit the Qin Museum of Terracotta Figures | |||||
| Afternoon | Visit Big Goose Buddha Pagoda and Dinner | |||||
| Evening | Show of Tang Dynasty Songs and Dances | |||||
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| 16 | 5/23 | Mon | BUS | XiAn | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Leave for Beijing by HU7138 | |||||
| HU7138 | XIY | 10:35A | Depart XiAn to Beijing | |||
| PEK | 12:15P | Arrival Beijing | ||||
| Afternoon | Temple of Heaven | |||||
| Evening | Enjoy Peking Opera | |||||
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| 17 | 5/24 | Tue | BUS | Beijing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Great Hall of the People and Mao's Memorial | |||||
| Afternoon | The Forbidden City | |||||
| Evening | Peking Duck Dinner | |||||
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| 18 | 5/25 | Wed | BUS | Beijing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Day | Great Wall | |||||
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| 19 | 5/26 | Thu | BUS | Beijing | 7:00A | Get up and breakfast |
| 8:20P | Morning collection in the lobby | |||||
| Morning | Summer Palace | |||||
| Afternoon | Yuan Ming Yuan | |||||
| Evening | Making jiaozi in Chinese families | |||||
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| 20 | 5/27 | Fri | Beijing | Day | Free Time | |
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| 21 | 5/28 | Sat | BUS | Beijing | 6:00A | Leave Hotel to Beijing Airport |
| NW12 | PEK | 9:05A | Departure from Beijing to Tokyo | |||
| NRT | 1:40P | Arrive Tokyo for transfer | ||||
| NW26 | NRT | 3:05P | Departure Tokyo to Detroit | |||
| NW26 | DTW | 1:45P | Arriving Detroit | |||
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