Marygrove College Alumni Present… Beijing City Stay: Highlights: Experience the best of Beijing while spending each night of your tour in this fascinating city. Savor typical Chinese dinners, including a Peking Duck dinner and dumplings Enjoy a tour of Beijing's Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China    For more information on this vacation please contact: Diane Puhl Marygrove College Alumni Phone: (313) 927-1443 Day 1: Overnight Flight Day 2: Arrive Beijing, China Experience one of the most fascinating cities in the world, Beijing. Over the next several days, you will experience the beauty and intrigue of this ancient culture. Day 3: Beijing Start your journey into Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, with a sightseeing tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. You are free this afternoon to explore on your own or perhaps relax with an optional foot massage at a spa. (B, L, D) Day 4: Beijing This morning visit the Summer Palace, which is ranked amongst the most noted classical gardens in the world. In 1998, it was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. After lunch, the remainder of the day is at leisure. Tonight, a delicious dumpling dinner is included. (B, L, D) Day 5: The Great Wall No visit to China would be complete without seeing The Great Wall. Behold this awesome site and have the chance to walk along a portion of this 3,700-mile marvel. Travel through the Valley of the Ming Tombs, where you will walk along the Sacred Way. Enjoy a time-honored and favorite pastime of the Chinese when you go kite-flying along the Sacred Way. Your dinner this evening, a famous Peking duck dinner, is followed by a special treat: the Peking Opera show. (B, L, D) Day 6: Beijing This morning visit the Temple of Heaven where the emperor came twice each year to thank the gods for the good harvest and to pray for the new harvest. You will also see the locals doing their morning Tai Chi.exercises, playing cards or board games. The afternoon is at leisure. This evening you may choose an optional tour to the world-famous Beijing Acrobatic Show. (B) Day 7: Beijing Enjoy a full day of leisure to relax or independently explore this wonderful city. You may take an optional tour to Xian*, which includes a visit to the Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum. (B) Day 8: Beijing This morning, enjoy a visit to the Beijing Zoo, home of the famous Pandas. Afterwards you have the opportunity to experience ancient Beijing on a rickshaw tour through its narrow streets and alleys. With help from an interpreter, you will learn about a local family's history and way of life when you share lunch with them in their Hutong home. They will also teach you the art of traditional dumpling making! This afternoon you may enjoy one last walk through the bustling streets of the city before joining your fellow travelers for a farewell dinner. (B, L, D) Day 9: Beijing - Tour Ends On your return flight home you will cross the International Dateline. (B) Experience It! The Peking Opera The Peking Opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. It is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings. In Peking opera there are four main types of roles: male, young female, painted face male, and clown (male or female). The characters may be loyal or treacherous, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, with their images being vividly manifested. The repertoire of Peking opera is mainly engaged in fairy tales of pre-ceding dynasties, important historical events, emperors, ministers and generals. The performance is accompanied by a tune played on wind instruments, percussion instruments and stringed instruments. The costumes are graceful, magnificent, elegant and brilliant, most of which are made in handicraft embroidery. As the traditional Chinese pattern are adopted, the costumes are of a high aesthetic value. Join your fellow passengers for an incredible performance at the Peking Opera. *Unless otherwise noted, this offer is land only, valid on new retail bookings only and not combinable with any offer. All special offers are only valid for a set period of time, which varies by offer. Please also refer to our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions for more information. 9 days, 15 meals Tour Departs: October 14, 2008 Rates: Double $1,999 pp Single $2,329 Triple $1,989 pp Price Includes: Round Trip Air from Detroit Metro Airport-Detroit, Hotel Transfers, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges of $280 (subject to increase until paid in full) Not included in Price: Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $120 per person For details contact: Diane Puhl at: 1-(313) 927-1443 Your Itinerary at a Glance Day 1: Overnight Flight Day 2 - 8: Loong Palace Hotel & Resort, Beijing *On some dates alternate hotels may be used